Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić , was the President of Argentina, from May 25, 2003 until December 10, 2007. A Justicialist Kirchner was previously governor of the province of Santa Cruz.
Kirchner was little-known internationally and even domestically before his election, which he won by default with only 22 percent of the vote in the first round when former President Carlos Menem withdrew from the race.