Mauricio Macri
A businessman-turned-president who broke the Peronist political monopoly in Argentina, championing market reforms and global integration.
Born 1959 (age 67)·President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019·Birthday: February 8·Baby Boomers
Biography
Mauricio Macri emerged from the world of Argentine football and construction to mount a serious challenge to the country's entrenched political establishment. As president of the popular Boca Juniors football club, he honed a public profile before entering politics, founding the centre-right Republican Proposal (PRO) party. Elected as the first non-Peronist or Radical mayor of Buenos Aires in over a century, he positioned himself as a pragmatic manager. His victory in the 2015 presidential election marked a historic shift, promising to curb inflation, attract foreign investment, and mend international relationships. His single term was a rollercoaster of economic liberalization efforts, contentious reforms, and a persistent struggle with debt and currency crises, ending with a return of Peronism to power in 2019.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Mauricio was born in 1959, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Mauricio Was Born
The biggest hits of 1959
#1 Movie
Ben-Hur
Best Picture
Ben-Hur
#1 TV Show
Gunsmoke
Mauricio's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1959Born
Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba
Gas: $0.30/galHome: $12,400Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"The Battle of New Orleans" — Johnny HortonBest Picture: Ben-Hur
1964Started school
Civil Rights Act signed; Beatles arrive in America
Gas: $0.30/galHome: $13,450Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"I Want to Hold Your Hand" — The BeatlesBest Picture: My Fair Lady
1972Became a teenager
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1975Could drive
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1977Could vote
Star Wars premieres; Elvis dies
Gas: $0.62/galHome: $31,800Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Tonight's the Night" — Rod StewartBest Picture: Annie Hall
1980Turned 21
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1989Turned 30
Berlin Wall falls; Tiananmen Square protests
Gas: $1.00/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Look Away" — ChicagoBest Picture: Driving Miss Daisy
1999Turned 40
Columbine shooting; Y2K panic builds
Gas: $1.17/galHome: $113,900Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Believe" — CherBest Picture: American Beauty
2009Turned 50
Michael Jackson dies; Bitcoin created
Gas: $2.35/galHome: $148,500Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Boom Boom Pow" — The Black Eyed PeasBest Picture: The Hurt Locker
2019Turned 60
First image of a black hole; Hong Kong protests
Gas: $2.60/galHome: $224,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Old Town Road" — Lil Nas XBest Picture: Parasite
2026Age 67 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Served as the President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019, breaking a long period of Peronist dominance.
- Elected as Chief of Government of Buenos Aires in 2007, serving two terms and modernizing city management.
- Founded and became the leader of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party, a major force in Argentine centre-right politics.
- Previously served as president of the famed Boca Juniors football club from 1995 to 2007.
Did You Know?
He was kidnapped and held for ransom for 12 days in 1991 while an executive at his family's business.
He holds a degree in civil engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.
Under his presidency, Argentina hosted the 2018 G20 summit in Buenos Aires.
“We are going to build a normal country, a serious country, a country that you can be proud of again.”
