Former president of Argentina and leader of the Peronist movement, the amorphous populist movement that dominated Argentine politics for 80 years. She also served as economy minister in a previous Peronist government.
In June 2025 Argentina's Supreme Court upheld a six-year sentence for corruption. She is under house arrest and barred from public office. She has aspired to copy the path of Lula da Silva in Brazil, who was jailed for corruption, got his conviction annulled and won power again—but this is considered unlikely. Though she has a devoted core of supporters, she also carries considerable political baggage.
"There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again."