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.

Alexis Guerrera
Minister of Transport
Assumed office
3 May 2021
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byMario Meoni
Provincial Deputy of Buenos Aires
In office
10 December 2019 – 22 December 2020
ConstituencyFourth Electoral Section
Mayor of General Pinto
In office
10 December 2003 – 10 December 2019
Preceded byLuis Alberto Bruni
Succeeded byJorge Alfredo Zavatarelli
Personal details
Born (1971-02-02) 2 February 1971
General Pinto, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party (until 2016)
Renewal Front (2016–present)
Other political
affiliations		Front for Victory (2003–2016)
Frente de Todos (2019–present)

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.[1] In his youth he joined the Justicialist Party's Peronist Youth, becoming the secretary-general of the General Pinto Peronist Youth aged 25.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5]

In 2020, Guerrera was appointed president of Trenes Argentinos Infraestructura (also known as ADIF, a state-owned train infrastructure company), succeeding Ricardo Lissalde.[6] 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.[7]

Personal life

Guerrera is openly gay.[8] 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.[9]

References
  1. "Alexis Guerrera asumió como nuevo ministro de Transporte de la Nación". Ministerio de Transporte (in Spanish). 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. "Quién es Alexis Guerrera, que jura hoy como sucesor de Mario Meoni". Perfil (in Spanish). 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. "El massista Alexis Guerrera será el nuevo ministro de Transporte". Infobae (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "Alexis Guerrera asumió como ministro de Tranporte". Página/12 (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. "Quién es Alexis Guerrera, el nuevo ministro de transportes que reemplazará a Mario Meoni". AS (in Spanish). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. "El presidente de ADIF, Alexis Guerrera, será el nuevo Ministro de Transporte". enelSubte (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. "Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay: qué dijo el nuevo ministro de Transporte, Alexis Guerrera". La Nación (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. "Alexis Guerrera es el primer ministro abiertamente gay de la historia". MDZ Online (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. "La Federación Argentina LGBT celebró la elección de Alexis Guerrera como Ministro de Transporte". BAE Negocios (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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