Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province
| Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province | |
|---|---|
| Vicegobernador de la Provincia de Santa Fe | |
 Provincial coat of Arms | |
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Incumbent since 9 December 2025Vacant | |
| Style | Mr. Vice Governor (formal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Status | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Residence | Lives in his own residence |
| Seat | Santa Fe Province |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once consecutively |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Santa Fe |
| Inaugural holder | Mariano Comas |
| Formation | 1870 |
| Succession | First |
| Deputy | President pro tempore of Senate of Santa Fe |
| Website | www |
The vice governor of Santa Fe Province (Spanish: Vice-gobernador de la Provincia de Santa Fe) is the second-highest position in the executive branch of the government of Santa Fe Province, Argentina, after the governor, and ranks first in the state's governmental succession.
It has the function of replacing the governor in case of travel abroad or impediments and to succeed him in case of resignation, death or removal from office by specific process. To be vice-governor it is necessary to be Argentine born and to be at least 30 years old, and to prove two years of immediate residence in the province if the prospective candidate was not born there.
The last person to hold the position was Gisela Scaglia, who resigned. Currently, the vice-governorship is vacant from December 9, 2025.[1] Unofficially, Felipe Michlig, as the pro tempore president of the Senate of Santa Fe, would be next in line to assume the governorship in the event of a government vacancy, since there is no designated vice-governor.[2]
Overview
Election
Article 70 of the Constitution of Santa Fe states that:
The governor and vice-governor are directly elected by the people of the Province by a simple plurality of votes. The election must be held no more than six months and no less than three months in advance. In the event of a tie, the Legislative Assembly, elected in the same election, will decide in a single session and without debate by an absolute majority of the members present.
Intervention of the vice-governor
Article 66 states the following:
The vice-governor replaces the governor in case of death, removal from office, resignation, or subsequent physical or mental incapacity, for the remainder of the legal term; and in case of illness, absence, or suspension, until the impediment ceases.
Article 71:
If the elected governor dies or resigns before taking office, the jointly elected vice-governor shall replace him.
Vicegovernors since 1983
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Aurelio Martínez | 1983 - 1987 | |
| Miguel Ángel Robles | 1991–1995 | |
| Gualberto Venecia | 1995–1999 | |
| Marcelo Muniagurria | 1999–2003 | |
| Maria Eugenia Bielsa | 2003–2007 | |
| Griselda Tessio | 2007–2011 | |
| Jorge Henn | 2011–2015 | |
| Carlos Fascendini[3] | 2015–2019 | |
| Alejandra Rodenas | 2019–2023 | |
| Gisela Scaglia[4] | 2023–2025 | Resigned from her position to assume the role of National Deputy[5] |
| Vacant | 2025–present |
See also
References
- ^ "Santa Fe will be without a vice-governor this December 9th". El Litoral Newspaper (in Spanish). 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Michlig no asume como vicegobernador". Politicadesantafe Newspaper (in Spanish). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Fascendini will be Lifschitz's vice-governor". UNO Santa Fe (in Spanish). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Gisela Scaglia presentó su renuncia formal como vicegobernadora de la Provincia". Senate of Santa Fe (in Spanish). 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Gisela Scaglia formally resigned from her position as vice-governor of Santa Fe". Rosario3 (in Spanish). 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.