Jorge Busti
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Jorge Pedro Busti (b. 18 October 1947) is an Argentine politician, current Justicialist Party governor of Entre Ríos Province.
Busti was born in Concordia, Entre Ríos and graduated as a lawyer at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
Busti served as Mayor of Concordia 1983-87 and was first elected governor in 1987. In 1991 he retired as governor and was once again elected Mayor of Concordia. From 1995 to 1999 Busti returned for a second term as governor, then in 1999 became a deputy in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. In 2001, he was elected to the Argentine Senate, but stepped down in 2003 after being elected for a third term as governor. Two of his former vice-governors have been investigated or prosecuted for corruption.
Busti has played a leading role in the 2005/6 dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over the proposal to build a cellulose plant across the river from Entre Ríos.
Busti is married with three children.
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