Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), commonly kent as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner,She is variously kent as CFK, Cristina K, Kristina, Señora K / Sra. K (Mrs. K) or simply Cristina an aw. wis the 55t Preses o Argentinae frae 2007 tae 2015 an the widow o umwhile Preses Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentinae's first electit female preses, the seicont female preses iver tae serve (efter Isabel Martínez de Perón, 1974–1976) an the first wumman iver reelectit. A Juisticialist, Fernández servit ane term as Naitional Deputy an three terms as National Senator for baith Santa Cruz an Buenos Aires Provinces.

A native o La Plata, Buenos Aires, Fernández is a graduate o the Naitional University o La Plata. She met her husband durin her studies, an they muivit tae Santa Cruz tae wirk as lawyers. In Mey 1991, she wis electit tae the provincial legislatur. Atween 1995 an 2007, she wis repeatedly electit tae the Argentine Naitional Congress, baith as a Naitional Deputy an Naitional Senator. Durin Kirchner's presidency (2003–2007) she actit as First Lady. Fernández wis chosen as the Front for Victory presidential candidate in 2007. 

In the October 2007 general election she obtained 45.3% o the vote an a 22% lead ower her nearest rival, avoidin the need for a runaff. She wis inauguratit on 10 December 2007, an wis reelectit tae a seicont term in the first roond o the October 2011 general election, wi 54.1% an 37.3% ower the seicont candidate. As a First Lady, an later Preses, she haes become a fashion icon for weemen an a notable advocate for human richts, poverty awareness and health improvement. Durin her presidency she haes been an ootspoken promoter o Argentinae's claim tae sovereignty o the Falkland Islands an aw.

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