Daniel Scioli

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Daniel Scioli (b. 13 January 1957) is the current vice president of Argentina under Néstor Kirchner (May 25, 2003–Present). Scioli presides over the Senate.

Before becoming a politician, Scioli was a champion motorboat racer. He lost his right hand during a race. He became a Deputy for Buenos Aires in 1997 for the Justicialist Party and was re-elected in 2001. That year he became Secretary for Sport and Tourism. Scioli was a former protege of Carlos Menem, a former President of Argentina who was also running in the 2003 election, leading to some complaints from his peers when he chose to run with Kirchner. [1]

Scioli is seen as a likely candidate for the mayoralty of Buenos Aires in 2007 [2].