Daniel Osvaldo Scioli (Spanish: [daˈnjel ˈsjoli] ⓘ or [ˈʃoli],[1] Italian: [ˈʃɔːli];[2] born 13 January 1957) is an Argentine politician, businessman and former sportsman.

Scioli has described himself as a loyal man devoted to his stable and intimate circle, and an understanding but demanding father.

[7] Scioli attended Colegio Ward's primary school in Villa Sarmiento, where he lived until he was 17 years old.

For his secondary schooling, he graduated from the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini with a diploma in commercial expertise, having attained one of the three best grade averages.

"This made me very angry, so I decided to train until I started winning, and finally ended up as the world champion," he states.

On board La Gran Argentina, a Fabio Buzzi-designed FB 55, Daniel Scioli was a three-time winner of the World Superboat USA Championship and captured 4 European titles.

In 1991, the Swedish company Electrolux, which had left the Argentine market on account of the country's instability, nominated him as the agent of its brand for Argentina.

Scioli's political career took off in 1997, when he ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies on behalf of the Justicialist Party in the City of Buenos Aires.

In 2007, upon Néstor Kirchner's retirement as president, Daniel Scioli was elected Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, considered one of the most influential political jobs in Argentina.

[11] Scioli was the FPV candidate in the 2015 Argentine presidential election, and was endorsed by incumbent President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

[16] Scioli would end up leaving the Ministry of Productive Development on 3 August of the same year, 43 days after being appointed to the office.

[19] On 30 January 2024 Scioli was designated by the government of President Javier Milei to become the Secretary of Tourism, Environment and Sport.