# 1997 in Argentina

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Events from the year 1997 in Argentina

## Incumbents

* President: Carlos Menem
* Vice President: Carlos Ruckauf

### Governors

* Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
* Governor of Catamarca Province: Arnoldo Castillo
* Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
* Governor of Chubut Province: Carlos Maestro
* Governor of Córdoba: Ramón Mestre
* Governor of Corrientes Province:
** Raúl Rolando Romero Feris (until 10 December)
** Pedro Braillard Poccard (from 10 December)
* Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Jorge Busti
* Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
* Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Ferraro
* Governor of La Pampa Province: Rubén Marín
* Governor of La Rioja Province: Ángel Maza
* Governor of Mendoza Province: Arturo Lafalla
* Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta
* Governor of Neuquén Province: Felipe Sapag
* Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
* Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
* Governor of San Juan Province: Jorge Escobar
* Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
* Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
* Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Obeid
* Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
* Governor of Tierra del Fuego:
** José Arturo Estabillo (until 4 November)
** Miguel Ángel Castro (4 November-10 December)
** José Arturo Estabillo (from 10 December)
* Governor of Tucumán: Antonio Domingo Bussi

### Vice Governors

* Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Rafael Romá
* Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Simón Hernández
* Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Miguel Pibernus
* Vice Governor of Corrientes Province:
** Lázaro Chiappe (until 10 December)
** Víctor Hugo Maidana (from 10 December)
* Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Héctor Alanis
* Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
* Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Vacant
* Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Manuel Baladrón
* Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Miguel Ángel Asís
* Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Julio Alberto Ifrán
* Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Ricardo Corradi
* Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
* Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
* Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rogelio Rafael Cerdera
* Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Mario Merlo
* Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eduardo Arnold
* Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Gualberto Venesia
* Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Darío Moreno
* Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro

## Events

* 13 April - The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, and is won by Jacques Villeneuve.
* 14 September - The 1997 Buenos Aires Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez and won by Gabriel Furlán.

### October

* 26 October: The Argentine legislative election is held. The Justicialist Party dominates the elections, by winning 119 seats. The Alliance for Work, Justice and Education, with a larger share of the vote, wins only 110 seats. The results anticipate the end of President Menem's dominance of Argentine politics.
* date unknown - La Voz del Interior, the leading daily newspaper of Córdoba, is acquired by the Clarín Group.

## Births
### March

* 21 March - Tini, singer and actress

## Deaths
### January

* 29 January - Osvaldo Soriano, journalist and writer (born 1943)

### June

* 18 June - Héctor Yazalde, footballer (born 1946)

### July

* 18 July - Gregorio Weber, scientist (born 1916)