2012 in Argentina

Events from the year 2012 in Argentina

Incumbents

 * President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
 * Vicepresident: Amado Boudou

Governors

 * Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Daniel Scioli
 * Governor of Catamarca Province: Lucía Corpacci
 * Governor of Chaco Province: Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff
 * Governor of Chubut Province: Martín Buzzi
 * Governor of Córdoba: José Manuel De la Sota
 * Governor of Corrientes Province: Ricardo Colombi
 * Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Sergio Urribarri
 * Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
 * Governor of Jujuy Province: Eduardo Fellner
 * Governor of La Pampa Province: Óscar Jorge
 * Governor of La Rioja Province: Luis Beder Herrera
 * Governor of Mendoza Province: Francisco Pérez
 * Governor of Misiones Province: Maurice Closs
 * Governor of Neuquén Province: Jorge Sapag
 * Governor of Río Negro Province: Carlos Ernesto Soria (until 1 January); Alberto Weretilneck (starting 1 January)
 * Governor of Salta Province: Juan Manuel Urtubey
 * Governor of San Juan Province: José Luis Gioja
 * Governor of San Luis Province: Claudio Poggi
 * Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Daniel Peralta
 * Governor of Santa Fe Province: Antonio Bonfatti
 * Governor of Santiago del Estero: Gerardo Zamora
 * Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Fabiana Ríos
 * Governor of Tucumán: José Alperovich

Vice Governors

 * Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Gabriel Mariotto
 * Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Dalmacio Mera
 * Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff
 * Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Pedro Braillard Poccard
 * Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: José Orlando Cáceres
 * Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
 * Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Guillermo Jenefes
 * Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Norma Durango
 * Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Sergio Casas
 * Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Hugo Passalacqua
 * Vice Governor of Neuquén Province: Ana Pechen
 * Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Carlos Peralta
 * Vice Governor of Salta Province: Andrés Zottos
 * Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Sergio Uñac
 * Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Jorge Raúl Díaz
 * Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Fernando Cotillo
 * Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Henn
 * Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Ángel Niccolai
 * Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Roberto Crocianelli

January 2012

 * January 1 -
 * The Governor of Río Negro Carlos Soria dies in office.
 * Alberto Weretilneck becomes governor of Río Negro.

January

 * January 1
 * Jorge Andrés Boero, 38, motorcycle racer, accident on the Dakar rally. (born 1973)
 * Carlos Soria, 63, politician, Secretary of Intelligence (2002) and Governor of Río Negro (2011), shot. (born 1948)

February

 * 8 February- Luis Alberto Spinetta, 62, lung cancer.

April

 * 3 April - Eduardo Luis Duhalde