1998 in Argentina

Events from the year 1998 in Argentina

Incumbents

 * President: Carlos Menem
 * Vice president: Carlos Ruckauf

Governors

 * Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
 * Governor of Catamarca Province: Arnoldo Castillo
 * Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
 * Governor of Chubut Province: Carlos Maestro
 * Governor of Córdoba: Ramón Mestre
 * Governor of Corrientes Province: Pedro Braillard Poccard
 * Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Jorge Busti
 * Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
 * Governor of Jujuy Province: Eduardo Fellner
 * Governor of La Pampa Province: Rubén Marín
 * Governor of La Rioja Province: Ángel Maza
 * Governor of Mendoza Province: Arturo Lafalla
 * Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta
 * Governor of Neuquén Province: Felipe Sapag
 * Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
 * Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
 * Governor of San Juan Province: Jorge Escobar
 * Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
 * Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
 * Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Obeid
 * Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
 * Governor of Tierra del Fuego: José Arturo Estabillo
 * Governor of Tucumán: Antonio Domingo Bussi

Vice Governors

 * Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Rafael Romá
 * Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Simón Hernández
 * Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Miguel Pibernus
 * Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Victor Hugo Maidana
 * Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Héctor Alanis
 * Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
 * Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: vacant
 * Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Manuel Baladrón
 * Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Miguel Ángel Asís
 * Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Julio Alberto Ifrán
 * Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Ricardo Corradi
 * Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
 * Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
 * Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rogelio Rafael Cerdera
 * Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Mario Merlo
 * Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eduardo Arnold
 * Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Gualberto Venesia
 * Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Darío Moreno
 * Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro

Events

 * 12 April - The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix is held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, and is won by Michael Schumacher.
 * 12 September - The Argentina national rugby union team plays the first match in its tour of Japan and Europe.

Births

 * 18 January - Lisandro Martínez, footballer

Deaths

 * 3 May - René Mugica, actor, film director and screenwriter (born 1909)
 * 17 October - Antonio Agri, violinist, composer and conductor (born 1932)