Alexis Guerrera
Alexis Raúl Guerrera (born 2 February 1971) is an Argentine teacher and politician, currently serving as a Minister of Transport of Argentina, since 3 May 2021. Guerrera was appointed following the death of his predecessor, Mario Meoni, in a car accident on 23 April 2021. He previously served as president of Trenes Argentinos Infraestructura, a state-owned subsidiary of Ferrocarriles Argentinos. Guerrera previously served as "intendente" (mayor) of his hometown of General Pinto from 2003 to 2019. A former member of the Justicialist Party and the Front for Victory, Guerrera joined the Renewal Front in 2016. Early life  and career. Guerrera was born on 2 February 1971 in General Pinto, a "partido" in the North-west of Buenos Aires Province. In his youth he joined the Justicialist Party's Peronist Youth, becoming the secretary-general of the General Pinto Peronist Youth aged 25. He served as a member of the General Pinto city council and, in 2003, Guerrera became "intendente" (mayor) of General Pinto as a member of the Front for Victory coalition. In 2016, Guerrera joined the Renewal Front led by Sergio Massa. In 2019, as a member of the newly formed Frente de Todos (of which  the Renewal Front is part), Guerrera was elected as a member of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies in the Fourth Electoral Section. In 2020, Guerrera was appointed president of Trenes Argentinos Infraestructura (also known as ADIF, a state-owned train infrastructure company), succeeding Ricardo Lissalde. Following the death of Transport Minister Mario Meoni in a car accident on 23 April 2021, Guerrera was appointed as the new Minister of Transport of Argentina on 3 May 2021. Minister of Transport. Guerrera has stated his opposition to the nationalization of the Paraná-Paraguay riverway. Personal life. Guerrera is openly gay . During his term as member of the Provincial Chamber of Deputies, Guerrera presided the parliamentary commission on gender and diversity and sponsored one of the province's anti-discrimination bills.