Fernández de Kirchner had previously served as the president of Argentina, being elected after her husband Néstor Kirchner, declined to run for a second term in 2007.[8] She served two terms before leaving office in 2015.[9][10] She was the running mate of Alberto Fernández (no relation) in the 2019 Argentine general election, and after winning the election on 27 October 2019, she has been serving as the vice president since 10 December 2019.[11]