Education
Kirchner worked as a teacher and social worker, holding a Doctor of Philosophy in social work.
Kirchner worked as a teacher and social worker, holding a Doctor of Philosophy in social work.
She is the elder sister of the late former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she held under President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, her sister-in-law, until the end of her presidential term on December 9, 2015. On December 10, 2015, she was sworn in as the governor of the Province of Santa Cruz. From 1975 to 1983 she served as a sub-secretary of social action in her native Santa Cruz Province.
From 1987 to 1990 she was a minister in the municipality of Río Gallegos, leading on public health, education, culture, social action, recreation and sport.
She resigned in 1995 to stand for Mayor of Río Gallegos but lost and worked in the Argentine Senate advising on education and family matters, returning to her ministerial position between 1997 and 2003. From her senate seat in a few months she steered two important social development matters through the Senate and was widely seen as still holding great influence in the ministry.
However in August 2006 she returned to her former position in the cabinet replacing Juan Carlos Nadalich, leaving her senate seat vacant during a leave of absence. Kirchner was touted as a likely Front for Victory candidate to be governor of Santa Cruz in the 2007 elections, with fellow minister Julio de Vido as the other possible candidate mentioned.
Ultimately, however, Kirchner remained a minister following the 2007 elections (and Daniel Peralta became governor of Santa Cruz).
Alicia Kirchner also founded Louisiana Corriente de Liberación Nacional (KOLINA), a national political activist organization, on July 20, 2010. Gobernadora de Santa Cruz
= Gabinete gubernamental =.