Carlos Ruckauf
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Carlos Ruckauf (born 1944) is a Peronist politician in Argentina. He is a member of the Justicialist Party. He became the vice-president of Argentina in July 1995 in the government of Carlos Menem and held that position until December 1999, when the Menem government left office. In the elections of 1999, he was elected governor of Buenos Aires Province.
Ruckauf left that position amidst Argentina's political turmoil in December 2001 to rejoin the federal government under Eduardo Duhalde. He became foreign minister and served in that position until May 25, 2003 when the Duhalde government left office.
Later in 2003 Ruckauf was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for Buenos Aires Province. He sits in the Federal Peronist block.
| Preceded by: Eduardo Duhalde |
Vice-President of Argentina 1995–1999 |
Succeeded by: Carlos Álvarez |
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