Miguel Lifschitz
Miguel Lifschitz | |
|---|---|
Mayor of Rosario | |
| In office 10 December 2003 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Hermes Binner |
| Succeeded by | Mónica Fein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1955 Rosario, Argentina |
| Died | 9 May 2021 (aged 65) Rosario, Argentina |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive, Civic and Social Front (2006–2021) |
Roberto Miguel Lifschitz (13 September 1955 – 9 May 2021) was an Argentine politician and civil engineer of the
Career
Lifschitz earned his degree at the Engineering Faculty of the National University of Rosario in 1979, and worked in the private sector until 1989, when he became Director-General of the Public Housing Service (Director General del Servicio Público de la Vivienda) of the city of Rosario, under the socialist administration of Héctor Cavallero.[1]
He continued working in various public offices, as Municipal Secretary-General (Secretario General de la Municipalidad), Public Services' Secretary (Secretario de Servicios Públicos) and General Cabinet Coordinator for the Municipality of Rosario (Coordinador General de Gabinete de la Municipalidad de Rosario), between June and December 2003, under the administration of Hermes Binner.
Lifschitz ran for Mayor of Rosario and was elected in the provincial elections of 7 September 2003 for the period 2003–2007. In 2006 he began acknowledging he could run for re-election.[2] In March 2007, a survey showed that Lifschitz would win by a wide margin over any of the other major prospective candidates (52.9% of the total votes). [3]
Lifschitz competed in the primaries of the
In the elections of 14 June 2015, he was elected as the new governor of the Province of Santa Fe, a position he assumed on 10 December.
Death
In late April 2021, Lifschitz was admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. His condition worsened by 25 April and he was transferred to intensive care unit and placed on a respirator and was in a coma.[5] He died on 9 May.[6]
References
- ^ Roberto Miguel Lifschitz - Trajectory at the Municipality of Rosario website.
- ^ La Capital, 27 May 2006. Ganó por sólo 5 mil votos, muchos no lo conocían y ahora piensa en quedarse[permanent dead link].
- ^ Rosario/12, 6 March 2007. Binner, fuerte en Rosario.
- ^ La Capital, 3 September 2007. Lifschitz aplastó a Cavallero y fue reelecto intendente[permanent dead link].
- ^ "Se agravó el cuadro de coronavirus de Miguel Lifschitz: está en coma farmacológico conectado a un respirador" [Miguel Lifschitz's coronavirus condition worsened: he is in a pharmacological coma connected to a respirator]. Infobae (in Spanish). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Murió por coronavirus el ex gobernador de Santa Fe, Miguel Lifschitz (in Spanish)
External links
Media related to Miguel Lifschitz at Wikimedia Commons
