Preceded by Alfonso Verges Governor Adolfo Rodriguez Saa Succeeded by Enrique Ponce Preceded by Omar Moran | Preceded by Adolfo Rodriguez Saa Name Alicia Lemme Role Politician | |
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Succeeded by Alberto Rodriguez Saa | ||
María Alicia Lemme (born 1954) is an Argentine Peronist politician. She is a former Vice-Governor and Governor of San Luis Province and also former Mayor of San Luis.
Born in Villa Mercedes, San Luis Province, Lemme became an architect by profession and served as Mayor of Juana Koslay (1991–97), and in the Provincial Legislature (1997–99). She was elected Vice-Governor of the Province alongside Adolfo Rodríguez Saá in 1999. Rodríguez Saá's appointment as President of Argentina by Congress in December 2001 left Lemme the governorship. She was the first female governor since the restoration of democracy.
Lemme stepped down in 2003, allowing Alberto Rodríguez Saá to stand for election to the Governorship formerly held by his brother Adolfo. Later that year, she and Adolfo were elected as National Deputies.
In 2006, Lemme took a leave of absence from Congress. She was elected as Mayor of San Luis in August 2007 with just over 50% of the vote defeating incumbent Mayor Alfonso Vergés, the candidate of the Front for Victory of then President Néstor Kirchner.