Gerardo Zamora (born 6 January 1964) is an Argentine politician[1] who has served as Governor of Santiago del Estero since 2017, and previously from 2005 to 2013.

[2] Born in rural Bowen, Mendoza Province, Zamora's family moved to Santiago del Estero in 1968.

He was elected governor in 2005 on the Civic Front for Santiago ticket, with the support of some Peronists and Socialists as well as most Radicals (UCR) in the province.

[6] His alliance with Kirchnerists had by then led to his break with the UCR,[7] which opted to endorse former Vice Governor Emilio Rached in a Progressive, Civic and Social Front ticket for the upcoming 2013 gubernatorial elections.

[10] His current and second wife, Claudia Ledesma Abdala, has served as Governor of Santiago del Estero and as provisional president of the Senate as well.