Mauricio Macri

**Mauricio Macri** (; 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.

## 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.

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.

## Other websites

- Office of the President
- Mauricio Macri's Official Website
- Official Facebook
- CityMayors profile
- Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Mauricio Macri
- **image**: Retrato oficial del Presidente Mauricio Macri.jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2015
- **office**: 56th President of Argentina
- **vicepresident**: Gabriela Michetti
- **term start**: 10 December 2015
- **term end**: 10 December 2019
- **predecessor**: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- **successor**: Alberto Fernández
- **office1**: 10th President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations
- **term start1**: 17 April 2017
- **term end1**: 17 April 2018
- **predecessor1**: Nicolás Maduro
- **successor1**: Evo Morales
- **office2**: 5th List of mayors and chiefs of government of Buenos Aires, Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
- **term start2**: 10 December 2007
- **term end2**: 10 December 2015
- **predecessor2**: Jorge Telerman
- **successor2**: Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
- **office3**: Argentine Chamber of Deputies, National Deputy
- **term start3**: 10 December 2005
- **term end3**: 18 July 2007
- **constituency3**: Buenos Aires, City of Buenos Aires
- **successor3**: Julián Obiglio
- **office4**: 30th List of Boca Juniors chairmen, Chairman of Boca Juniors
- **term start4**: 27 February
- **term end4**: 1 June 2008
- **predecessor4**: Pedro Pompilio
- **successor4**: Jorge Amor Ameal
- **term start5**: 3 December 1995
- **term end5**: 4 December 2007
- **predecessor5**: Antonio Alegre
- **successor5**: Pedro Pompilio
- **birth place**: Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- **party**: Republican Proposal (PRO) (2008–present)
- **children**: 4
- **father**: Franco Macri
- **occupation**: Politician, Businessman
- **profession**: Civil engineer
- **signature**: Firma de Mauricio Macri.svg