26 Notable alumni of Northeast National University
Updated: May 10, 2026 EliteDegrees
Northeast National University is ranked #2,075 in the world and #13 in Argentina by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from Northeast National University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Northeast National University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sandra Giménez
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Sandra Daniela Giménez is an Argentine politician who served as a National Senator for Misioness from 10 December 2011 to 9 December 2017, as Vice Governor of Misiones from 2007 to 2011, under Maurice Closs. Born in Jardín América, Giménez studied medicine in Corrientes, graduating from the National University of the Northeast (UNNE) with specializations in surgery and pediatrics in...
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2. Alicia Azula
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Graciela Alicia Digiuni de Azula, is an Argentine politician in the Radical Civic Union. By profession Professor in pre-elementary education, was elected mayoress (intendente) three times for the city of Barranqueras.
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3. Jorge Alberto Garramuño
1953-2015 (aged 62)
engineer
politician
Jorge Alberto Garramuño was an Argentine politician who was a Senator for the Fueguian People's Movement between 2013 and 2015. He began his political career as Minister of Public Works of Tierra del Fuego in 1992. He died on 7 September 2015 in Buenos Aires.
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4. Adriana Bortolozzi
1949-. (aged 77)
lawyer
politician
Adriana Raquel Bortolozzi de Bogado is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. She served both as a member of the Argentine Senate and in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, representing Formosa Province in the majority block of the Front for Victory.
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5. Fabio Biancalani
1961-2024 (aged 63)
engineer
businessperson
politician
Fabio Dario Biancalani was an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He sat in the Argentine Senate representing Chaco Province from 2007 to 2013.
6. Lía Fabiola Bianco
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Lía Fabiola Bianco is an Argentinian politician and lawyer. Bianco studied at the National University of the Northeast and graduated as a lawyer specializing in labor law on 8 July 1990.
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7. Leandro Zdero
1971-. (aged 55)
docent
architect
politician
Leandro Zdero is an Argentine politician. He was elected in 2023 to serve as Governor of Chaco Province.
8. María Lucila Masin
1984-. (aged 42)
teacher
politician
María Lucila Masin is an Argentine politician. She served as a National Deputy elected in Chaco Province, first elected in 2015 for the Front for Victory, and later re-elected in 2019 as part of the Frente de Todos.
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9. Maurice Closs
1971-. (aged 55)
lawyer
politician
Maurice Fabián 'Mauri' Closs is an Argentine politician, formerly of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) but now leading the Front for the Renewal of Concord, allied to the Front for Victory in support of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. He is a National Senator representing Misiones Province, which he led as governor from 2007 to 2015.
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10. Luis Basterra
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Luis Eugenio Basterra is an Argentine agricultural engineer and politician. He was the country's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries from 10 December 2019 to 20 September 2021, in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández.
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11. Ángel Rozas
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
politician
Ángel Rozas is a retired Argentine politician. A member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), Rozas was Governor of Chaco Province from 1995 to 2003, and served as a National Senator for Chaco from 2013 to 2019.
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12. Aída Beatríz Máxima Ayala
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Aída Beatriz Máxima Ayala is an Argentine politician. She served as a National Deputy from 2017 to 2021, and as intendenta (mayor) of Resistencia, Chaco for 12 years, from 2003 to 2015. She also served as Secretary of Municipal Affairs from 2015 to 2017, during the presidency of Mauricio Macri.
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13. Fabián Ríos
1964-2022 (aged 58)
politician
electrical engineer
Roberto Fabián Ríos was an Argentine politician. He was intendente (mayor) of Corrientes from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a National Deputy and a National Senator for Corrientes Province. He also served as an official of the state-owned bank Banco de la Nación Argentina. Ríos, an electrical engineer by profession, was a member of the Justicialist Party.
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14. Mónica Silvana González
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Mónica Silvana González González is an Argentine and Spanish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. She is a member of the Federal Executive Commission of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and previously served as member of the Assembly of Madrid.
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15. María Inés Pilatti Vergara
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
María Inés Patricia Elizabeth Pilatti Vergara is an Argentine politician, currently serving as a National Senator for Chaco Province since 2013. She previously served as a National Deputy from 2009 to 2013, elected in Chaco as well, and as a member of the Chaco Province Chamber of Deputies during two non-consecutive terms from 1997 to 2001 and from 2005 to...
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16. Arturo Colombi
1958-. (aged 68)
engineer
politician
Arturo Colombi is an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR) politician, and former governor of Corrientes Province.
17. Alicia Terada
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Alicia Terada is an Argentine politician who served as a National Deputy elected in Chaco Province. A member of the Civic Coalition ARI, Terada was first elected in 2009, serving a four-year term until 2013. Despite running for re-election in 2013, she only took office in 2014 in replacement of Miguel Ángel Tejedor. She sat in the Juntos por el...
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18. Gustavo Valdés
1968-. (aged 58)
lawyer
politician
Gustavo Adolfo Valdés is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician who is currently governor of Corrientes Province, since 10 December 2017. Previously, from 2013 to 2017, he was a National Deputy for Corrientes.
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19. Mempo Giardinelli
1947-. (aged 79)
essayist
novelist
writer
journalist
poet
Mempo Giardinelli is an Argentine novelist and academic, author of numerous books, including novels, essay collections, and short story collections.
20. Ricardo Colombi
1957-. (aged 69)
lawyer
politician
Ricardo Colombi is an Argentine lawyer and politician elected Governor of Corrientes Province in 2009.
21. Luis Petcoff Naidenoff
1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer
politician
Luis Carlos Petcoff Naidenoff is an Argentine lawyer and politician. He is National Senator and is the leader of the opposition political coalition Juntos por el Cambio in the Senate.
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22. Domingo Peppo
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Oscar Domingo Peppo is an Argentine politician. He was elected governor of the Chaco Province in 2015 (with 55.42% of the vote). In the early 1980s, he received a degree in construction, hydraulic and civil engineering in Resistencia and later worked as technical representative and general coordinator of the silo plants for a company. He also previously served as mayor...
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23. Sandra Mendoza
1963-2026 (aged 63)
politician
Sandra Marcela Mendoza was an Argentine politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, she served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2009 to 2017.
24. Elisa Carrió
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Elisa María Avelina "Lilita" Carrió is an Argentine lawyer, professor, and politician. She is the leader of Civic Coalition ARI, one of the founders of Cambiemos, and was National Deputy for Chaco Province and Buenos Aires. Carrió is considered a liberal, Christian, and heterodox politician in Argentina.
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25. Gildo Insfrán
1951-. (aged 75)
veterinarian
politician
Gildo Insfrán is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, who has been Governor of Formosa Province since 1995.
26. Jorge Capitanich
1964-. (aged 62)
economist
certified public accountant
politician
Jorge Milton Capitanich is an Argentine politician, businessman, and accountant. He served as Governor of Chaco Province from 2007 to 2013, from February to December 2015, and later from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers from 2013 until 2015, serving under President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, as...
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