Alberto Ángel Fernández (American Spanish: [alˈβeɾto feɾˈnandes] (listen); born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019. Born in Buenos Aires, Fernández attended the University of Buenos Aires, where he earned his law degree at the age of 24, and later became a professor of criminal law. He entered public service as an adviser to Deliberative Council of Buenos Aires and the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. In 2003, he was appointed Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, serving during the entirety of the presidency of Néstor Kirchner, and the early months of the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. A member of the Peronist faction within the Justicialist Party, Fernández was the party's candidate for 2019 Argentine general election and defeated incumbent president Mauricio Macri, with 48% of the votes. His political position has been described as left-wing. His presidency has been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina and the economy of Argentina, during which he imposed strict lockdown measures to suppress the spread of the disease, with a controversy of violating the rules, while the inflation was up at record levels of 100% and unemployment had risen. His approval ratings have been low throughout his presidency, with disapproval ratings from 60 percent to 80 percent.