Mauricio Macri

Mauricio Macri (Spanish pronunciation: [mauˈɾisjo ˈmakɾi]; born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine civil engineer, businessman and politician who was the 56th President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. He was the Mayor of Buenos Aires serving from 10 December 2007 through 10 December 2015.^[1]

Mauricio Macri
Official portrait, 2015
56th President of Argentina
In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019
Vice President	Gabriela Michetti
Preceded by	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Succeeded by	Alberto Fernández
10th President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations
In office 17 April 2017 – 17 April 2018
Preceded by	Nicolás Maduro
Succeeded by	Evo Morales
5th Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015
Deputy	Gabriela Michetti María Eugenia Vidal
Preceded by	Jorge Telerman
Succeeded by	Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2005 – 18 July 2007
Succeeded by	Julián Obiglio
Constituency	City of Buenos Aires
30th Chairman of Boca Juniors
In office 27 February – 1 June 2008
Preceded by	Pedro Pompilio
Succeeded by	Jorge Amor Ameal
In office 3 December 1995 – 4 December 2007
Preceded by	Antonio Alegre
Succeeded by	Pedro Pompilio
Personal details
Born	(1959-02-08) 8 February 1959 (age 66) Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Republican Proposal (PRO) (2008–present)
Other political affiliations	Commitment to Change (2003–2008) Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present)
Spouse(s)	Yvonne Bordeu ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1991)​ Isabel Menditeguy ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2005)​ Juliana Awada ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	4
Father	Franco Macri
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina Columbia University
Occupation	Politician, Businessman
Profession	Civil engineer
Signature
Website	Official website

Presidency

On 22 November 2015, after a tie in the first round of presidential elections on 25 October, Macri won the first ballotage in Argentina's history, beating Front for Victory candidate Daniel Scioli and becoming president-elect. He was inaugurated on 10 December 2015.^[2][3]

Running for president when the Argentine economy was not performing well, Macri campaigned on a platform of change, and promised to pass free market reforms of the economy. Macri made major economic changes as soon as he entered office, hoping to help create jobs. He also is changing the country's foreign policy. While the president that came before him, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, had criticized the United States' policies, Macri has improved relations. In 2016, Barack Obama visited Argentina. The two talked about improving relations, issues in the hemisphere, and an apology from the United States for its support of the dictatorship in Argentina (as well as in several other Latin American countries) in the 1970s and 80s.

Macri has been critical of the government of Nicolas Maduro, and feels that the Venezuelan President is undemocratic and oppressive.

Macri lost his re-election bid in the 2019 election to Alberto Fernández and left office on 10 December 2019.^[4]