Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff Explained

Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff
Office:Governor of Chaco
Status:Interim
Term Start:20 November 2013
Term End:26 February 2015
Predecessor:Jorge Capitanich
Successor:Jorge Capitanich
Office1:Vice Governor of Chaco
Term Start1:10 December 2007
Term End1:10 December 2015
Governor1:Jorge Capitanich
Predecessor1:Eduardo Moro
Successor1:Daniel Capitanich
Birth Name:Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff
Birth Date:1 January 1949
Birth Place:Castelli, Chaco Province, Argentina
Party:Justicialist Party

Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff (born 1 January 1949) is an Argentine politician who served as interim governor of Chaco Province from 2013 to 2015. He was vice governor of Chaco from 2007 to 2015, serving under Jorge Capitanich; upon Capitanich's appointment as Cabinet Chief of Argentina in November 2013, Bacileff Ivanoff stepped in as governor in interim position until Capitanich's dismissal in February 2015.

From 2001 to 2005, he was a member of the provincial Chamber of Deputies for the Justicialist Party.

Early life and career

Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff was born on 1 January 1949 in Juan José Castelli, Chaco Province.[1] He is of Bulgarian descent.[2] He worked as a lawyer in Resistencia until 2001, when he ran for a seat in the provincial Chamber of Deputies.[1]

He was Jorge Capitanich's running mate in the 2007 gubernatorial election; the ticket won and Bacileff Ivanoff was sworn in on 10 December 2007. The same ticket ran for re-election in 2011, winning again.[3]

On 20 November 2013, Capitanich was appointed Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Capitanich asked for a leave from his post as governor, which was granted by the Provincial Legislature. The granting of the leave meant Capitanich would not resign from the governorship, and instead, Bacileff Ivanoff would take his place in interim fashion while Capitanich served in the national government.[4]

Capitanich was dismissed from the Cabinet Chief Office on 25 February 2015, and the following day, he returned to the governorship, taking over from Bacileff Ivanoff once again. Bacileff Ivanoff did not run for a third term as vice governor, and was succeeded by Capitanich's brother, Daniel Capitanich, on 10 December 2015.[5]

Bacileff Ivanoff ran for the governorship in the 2019 general election in the Frente Integrador ticket. He landed third with 13.91% of the vote, behind Capitanich (who won his third term) and the UCR's Carim Peche.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff. Tres Líneas. 3 January 2021. es.
  2. Web site: Bacileff Ivanoff recibió al embajador de Bulgaria, declarado Huésped de Honor en la provincia. Diario Chaco. 15 April 2014. 3 January 2021. es.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131228043701/http://www.diarionorte.com/article/98754/bacileff-ivanoff-asumio-la-gobernacion-. Diario Norte. Bacileff Ivanoff asumió la gobernación. 19 November 2013. 3 January 2021. 28 December 2013. es.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131226224033/http://www.diarionorte.com/article/98707/el-gobernador-pedira-licencia-para-asumir-el-miercoles-la-jefatura-de-gabinete. Diario Norte. El gobernador pedirá licencia para asumir el miércoles la Jefatura de Gabinete. 18 November 2013. 3 January 2021. 26 December 2013. es.
  5. Web site: Jorge Capitanich reasumió en Chaco: echó a todos los ministros y suspendió la campaña electoral del peronismo. La Nación. 27 February 2015. 3 January 2021. es.
  6. Web site: La sorpresa de la elección chaqueña es el Frente Integrador liderado por Bacileff Ivanoff. Télam. 13 October 2019. 4 January 2021. es.