Jorge Augusto Sapag (b. July 18, 1951) is an Argentine politician and lawyer, a member of the Neuquino People's Movement (MPN) and governor of

Neuquén Province Neuquén () is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west. It also me ...

in Argentina since 2007.Neuquén: Sapag sucederá a Jorge Sobisch
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, Jorge Sapag is a member of a prominent family in the politics of Neuquén Province. He is the son of the late senator

Elías Sapag Elías Canaán Sapag (Arabic language, Arabic: إلياس كنعان صباغ) (August 5, 1911 – June 21, 1993) was a Lebanon, Lebanese-born Argentina, Argentine politician, long-serving senator for Neuquén Province, founder of the Neuqué ...

, nephew of Felipe Sapag, five times governor of the province and brother of Luz María Sapag, former senator, provincial deputy and mayor of

San Martín de los Andes San Martín de los Andes is a city in the south-west of the , serving as the administration centre of the Lácar Department. Lying at the foot of the Andes, on the Lácar lake, it is considered one of the main tourism destinations in the province. ...

. In 1976 Sapag completed his law studies at the

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (), also known as Catholic University of Argentina (; UCA), is a private university in Argentina with campuses in the cities of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Rosario, Paraná, Mendoza and Pergamino. The ...

. Between 1991 and 1995 he worked at the government ministries of education and justice of Neuquén. In 1999 was elected Vice Governor of the province, and in 2007, he was elected Governor of the province for a term ending in 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapag, Jorge 1951 births Living people People from Neuquén Province Argentine people of Lebanese descent Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina alumni Governors of Neuquén Province 20th-century Argentine lawyers Neuquén People's Movement politicians Sapag family