Ricardo Jaime
Ricardo Raúl Jaime | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Transport | |
| In office 23 May 2003 – 1 July 2009 | |
| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2007-2009) Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007) |
| Preceded by | Guillermo López del Punta |
| Succeeded by | Juan Pablo Schiavi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1955 Córdoba, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Political party | Front for Victory |
| Spouse(s) | Gloria Edith del Corazón de Jesús Vílchez (separated) Silvia Reyss |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | National University of Córdoba |
| Profession | Surveying |
Ricardo Raúl Jaime (born January 16, 1955, in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine politician who was the longtime Secretary of Transportation under Presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Since he resigned that position in 2009, Jaime has been charged in dozens of criminal cases with such crimes as embezzlement, irregularities in awarding subsidies, abuse of authority, misappropriation of public funds, and conspiracy. In 2013, he received a suspended sentence of six months for concealment of evidence. In 2015 Jaime received an 18-month sentence for accepting bribes from the former train operator Trenes de Buenos Aires during his time as Secretary of Transport. Later that year, he then received a further six years imprisonment for failure to prevent the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster.