▁replace ▁the ▁value ▁added ▁tax ▁for ▁a ▁national ▁sales ▁tax ▁of ▁ 1 5 %, ▁and ▁would ▁limit ▁sp ending . ▁ ▁Governor ship ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Governor ▁of ▁C ór dob a ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁defe ating ▁Governor ▁M estre ▁( in ▁the ▁first ▁C ór dob a ▁governor ' s ▁race ▁won ▁by ▁Per on ists ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ). ▁He ▁launched ▁a ▁put ative ▁campaign ▁for ▁president ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁though ▁he ▁with d rew ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁four - year ▁term ▁as ▁governor , ▁which ▁he ▁obtained ▁by ▁nearly ▁ 1 5 %. ▁ ▁De ▁la ▁S ota ▁and ▁Ol ga ▁Ri ut ort ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁but ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁As ▁governor , ▁he ▁emphas ized ▁public ▁works , ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁ 3 4 0 ▁schools ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁public ▁housing ▁units ▁were ▁completed ▁( in ▁a ▁province ▁of ▁ 3 ▁million ▁inhabitants ). ▁He ▁re aped ▁controvers y , ▁however , ▁following ▁his ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Cor ruption ▁Pro sec ution ▁Office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁director ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁office , ▁Luis ▁J uez , ▁un cover ed ▁evidence ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁by , ▁among ▁others , ▁C ór dob a ▁Mayor ▁Germ án ▁Kam mer ath , ▁Public ▁Works ▁Minister ▁Carlos ▁Cas er io