Mauricio Macri facts for kids

Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri
53th President of Argentina
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 10 December 2015
Vice President	Gabriela Michetti
Preceded by	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
5th Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
	In office; 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015
Deputy	Gabriela Michetti; María Eugenia Vidal
Preceded by	Jorge Telerman
Succeeded by	Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
30th Chairman of the Boca Juniors
	In office; 27 February 2008 – 1 June 2008
Preceded by	Pedro Pompilio
Succeeded by	Jorge Amor Ameal
	In office; 13 December 1995 – 4 December 2007
Preceded by	Pedro Pompilio
Succeeded by	Pedro Pompilio
Personal details
Born	8 February 1959 (age 60); Tandil, Argentina
Political party	Commitment to Change (2003–2009); Republican Proposal (2009–present)
Other political; affiliations	Cambiemos (2015–present)
Spouse(s)	Yvonne Bordeu (1981–1991); Isabel Menditeguy (1994–2005); Juliana Awada (2010–present)
Children	Agustina, Jimena, Francisco, Antonia
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Website	Official site

Mauricio Macri (Spanish pronunciation: [mauˈɾisjo ˈmakɾi]; born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine civil engineer, businessman and politician. He is the 53rd President of Argentina serving since 10 December 2015. He was the Mayor of Buenos Aires serving from 10 December 2007 through 10 December 2015.

On 22 November 2015, after a tie in the first round of presidential elections on 25 October, Macri won the first ballotage in Argentina's history, beating Front for Victory candidate Daniel Scioli and becoming president-elect. He was inaugurated on 10 December 2015.

Running for president when the Argentine economy was not performing well, Macri campaigned on a platform of change, and promised to pass free market reforms of the economy. Macri made major economic changes as soon as he entered office, hoping to help create jobs. He also is changing the country's foreign policy. While the president that came before him, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, had criticized the United States' policies, Macri has improved relations. In 2016, Barack Obama visited Argentina. The two talked about improving relations, issues in the hemisphere, and an apology from the United States for its support of the dictatorship in Argentina (as well as in several other Latin American countries) in the 1970s and 80s.

Macri has been critical of the government of Nicolas Maduro, and feels that the Venezuelan President is undemocratic and oppressive.

Images for kids

Macri was born in the city of Tandil, in Buenos Aires Province.
Macri playing beach soccer in 2011
Macri in 2007
Macri on a 200 Series train on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground
Macri inspecting Metropolitan Police graduates
Macri and Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio (now Pope Francis)
Macri's 2015 presidential campaign logo
Macri receives the presidential sash from acting president Federico Pinedo.
Macri with former president Bill Clinton, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and London mayor Sadiq Khan at the Clinton Global Initiative
Macri announcing an investment deal for the Vaca Muerta shale deposit in Patagonia
Macri with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
Macri with President of the United States Barack Obama during Obama's official visit to Argentina
Macri with President of China Xi Jinping during the 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit
Protest against Macri's government