Graciela Alicia Digiuni de Azula (born 16 May 1957), is an Argentine politician in the

Radical Civic Union The Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina. It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from social liberalism to social democracy. The UCR is a member of the So ...

. By profession Professor in pre-elementary education, was elected mayoress (''intendente'') three times for the city of

Barranqueras Barranqueras is a city in the southeast of the province of Chaco, Argentina, on a small tributary river on the right-hand-side (western) shore of the Paraná River, only 7 km from the provincial capital Resistencia and within its metropoli ...

Life

She was born in

Resistencia, Chaco Resistencia () is the capital and largest city of the province of Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city proper was 291,720 inhabitants. It is the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, Greater R ...

on 16 May 1957, and got the title of electromechanical technician and of professor in pre-elementary education from

National University of the Northeast The National University of the Northeast (Spanish: ''Universidad Nacional del Nordeste'', UNNE) is an Argentine national university. It is located in the cities of Corrientes and Resistencia, capital cities of the Provinces of Corrientes and Ch ...

. She worked as teacher of Secondary Education in Educational Sciences Between 1999 and 2001 was Secretary of Government of the Municipality until she was chosen councilwomen of the city in October 2001 until 2002. Azula was elected Mayor of Barranqueras in 2003, and again re-elected twice more.Alicia Azula ganó en Barranqueras

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1957 births Living people People from Resistencia, Chaco National University of the Northeast alumni Radical Civic Union politicians 21st-century Argentine women politicians 21st-century Argentine politicians {{Argentina-politician-stub