▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁academic ▁research , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁environmental ▁consult ant , ▁foc using ▁especially ▁on ▁water ▁quality . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁heading ▁the ▁transport ▁department ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁R ov ira ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Pos adas . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁first ▁term ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁M ision es . ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁elections ▁he ▁formed ▁the ▁Front ▁for ▁Ren ew al , ▁bringing ▁together ▁Per on ists ▁and ▁diss ident ▁Rad ical s ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁Front ▁for ▁Ren ew al ▁supports ▁the ▁national ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁fa ction ▁of ▁President ▁N ést or ▁Kirch ner . ▁ ▁R ov ira ▁attempted ▁to ▁alter ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁M ision es ▁to ▁allow ▁his ▁continued ▁re - e lection ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elections . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁constitution al ▁assembly ▁was ▁voted ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁R ov ira ▁administration ▁inaugur ated ▁an ▁unusual ▁number ▁of ▁public ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁engaged ▁in ▁co arse ▁pros ely t ism , ▁including ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁w