What is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s Net Worth?

Cristina Kirchner, a former President of Argentina and current Vice President, has a net worth of $115 million. During her time as President, she faced several corruption scandals and was later charged with fraud, obstruction of justice, and treason.

Kirchner served as President from 2007 to 2015 and was previously the First Lady to Néstor Kirchner. She has a background in law and politics.

In 2019, Kirchner became the Vice President of Argentina.

Nestor and Cristina Kirchner’s Increasing Wealth

When Nestor Kirchner first became president of Argentina in 2003, he and his wife Cristina reported a net worth of $3 million. However, by 2009, their combined net worth had grown to $14 million, with a reported 28 properties valued at $4 million and $8 million in bank deposits.

After Nestor’s death in 2010, Cristina reported a personal net worth of $82 million in 2013. The couple has been accused of using their political power to purchase land at low prices and build hotels and tourism complexes. One of their hotels, the Hotesur in El Calafate, has been investigated for tax evasion, while Cristina has been accused of operating “ghost hotels” for money laundering purposes.

Despite these accusations, no official wrongdoing has been found by investigators.

Cristina Kirchner’s Background

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was born on February 19, 1953 in La Plata, Argentina to single mother Ofelia, a Peronist union leader. Her father was Eduardo, a bus driver and anti-Peronist who married Ofelia when Kirchner was two.

Kirchner attended Popular Mercantil and Misericordia schools as an adolescent. Later, she went to the National University of La Plata, where she studied psychology before switching to law.

During her college years, Kirchner met her future husband Néstor, who influenced her political interests. She became involved in Peronism and leftwing beliefs.

Early Career and Political Rise

After college, Kirchner moved to Patagonia with her husband and began her career in the provincial legislature. She later worked as an attorney for the Justicialist Party and joined her husband’s law firm. In 1989, she was elected deputy of the provincial legislature and her husband became governor. Kirchner was elected national senator in 1995, but was removed from Congress in 1997. She ran for national deputy in the midterms and later became a senator in 2001.

When her husband was elected President of Argentina in 2003, Kirchner became the First Lady.

Cristina Kirchner’s Presidency

In 2007, Cristina Kirchner became the candidate for the Front for Victory alliance and won the presidency. She faced challenges such as inflation, poor energy infrastructure, public security, and protests from the agricultural industry. Despite her low approval rating during her first term, Kirchner ran again in 2011 and won reelection with the highest percentage of any Argentine presidential candidate since 1983.

As President, Kirchner clashed with the agricultural sector, proposed a rejected taxation system, and fired the president of the Central Bank. She renationalized the energy firm YPF and oversaw a variety of human rights policies. During her second term, she established currency controls, which led to the country’s fall into sovereign default in 2014. Kirchner left office the following year.

Corruption scandals marred Kirchner’s presidency

Cristina Kirchner’s presidency was plagued by corruption scandals, including money laundering, extortion, and corporate harassment. After leaving office, she faced charges for fraudulent low price sales of dollar futures, but was later acquitted. In 2017, she was indicted for treason, but was immune from prosecution as a sitting senator. The following year, she was indicted for obstructing the investigation of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack. Kirchner also faced corruption charges for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for public works contracts.

Kirchner Survives Assassination Attempt

Cristina Kirchner, despite being embroiled in numerous corruption scandals, was elected Vice President of Argentina in 2019 alongside President Alberto Fernández. She resigned from the Senate following her election. However, in September of 2022, Kirchner was the target of an attempted assassination when a man attempted to shoot her in the face. Fortunately, the weapon failed to fire and the assailant was subsequently arrested.

Personal Life and Other Activities

Cristina Kirchner was married to Néstor Kirchner and they had two children named Máximo and Florencia. Sadly, Néstor passed away from a heart attack in October 2010.

Aside from her political career, Kirchner founded the Patria Institute, a think tank. She also authored a book called “Sinceramente,” which was published in 2019.

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