Juan Carlos Arcando

Juan Carlos Arcando
Juan Carlos Arcando
Governor of Tierra del Fuego
	In office; 10 December 2019 – 17 December 2019
Vice Governor	Vacant
Preceded by	Rosana Bertone
Succeeded by	Gustavo Melella
Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego
	In office; 17 December 2015 – 10 December 2019
Governor	Rosana Bertone
Preceded by	Roberto Crocianelli
Succeeded by	Mónica Urquiza
Personal details
Born	18 July 1961 (age 63); Río Tercero, Argentina
Political party	Justicialist Party

Juan Carlos Arcando (born 18 July 1961) is an Argentine politician and retired navy officer. He served as Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego Province from 2015 to 2019, under Governor Rosana Bertone. In 2019, following Bertone's election to Congress, Arcando served as Governor for a week from 10 December to 17 December 2019. He belongs to the Justicialist Party.

Arcando was born in Río Tercero, Córdoba Province. He served in the Argentine Navy from 1977 to 1986, and was involved in logistical operations during the Falklands War.^[2] He served as a town councillor and as a member of the Provincial Legislature before being elected Vice Governor alongside Bertone in the 2015 provincial election.^[1]

In the 2019 general election, Bertone was elected to the National Chamber of Deputies. She took office on 10 December 2019, seven days before her successor to the governorship, Governor-elect Gustavo Melella, was due to be sworn in. Arcando then took office as governor to complete Bertone's four-year term for seven days.

During his seven-day term, Arcando caused a number of nationwide controversies, including commissioning a $450,000 ARS-gubernatorial baton for his inauguration ceremony, replacing the entire provincial cabinet (including the chief of police), increasing the governor's salary by 66%, and reincorporating a convicted thief to the provincial government.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Menichetti, Fabián (9 March 2019). "Tres ex gobernadores, un vicegobernador y un juez de la Corte Suprema que nacieron en Río Tercero". Tercer Río (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ ""En ningún momento vi preocupación en la tripulación", dijo el vicegobernador de Tierra del Fuego". Infobae (in Spanish). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Tierra del Fuego: Juan Carlos Arcando será gobernador por una semana, pero gastó $450 mil en su bastón de mando". Infobae (in Spanish). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Arcando reincorporó a un empleado condenado por robar insumos del Hospital". El Diario del Fin del Mundo (in Spanish). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

External links

Juan Carlos Arcando on Twitter

Political offices
Preceded by Roberto Crocianelli	Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego 2015–2019	Succeeded by Mónica Urquiza
Preceded by Rosana Bertone	Governor of Tierra del Fuego 2019	Succeeded by Gustavo Melella

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[tercer-1] Menichetti, Fabián (9 March 2019). "Tres ex gobernadores, un vicegobernador y un juez de la Corte Suprema que nacieron en Río Tercero". Tercer Río (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[2] ""En ningún momento vi preocupación en la tripulación", dijo el vicegobernador de Tierra del Fuego". Infobae (in Spanish). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[3] "Tierra del Fuego: Juan Carlos Arcando será gobernador por una semana, pero gastó $450 mil en su bastón de mando". Infobae (in Spanish). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[4] "Arcando reincorporó a un empleado condenado por robar insumos del Hospital". El Diario del Fin del Mundo (in Spanish). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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