Analía Alexandra Rach Quiroga (born 19 March 1984) is an

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politician, currently serving as Vice Governor of

Chaco Province Chaco (; Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( es, provincia del Chaco ), is one of the 23 provinces in Argentina. Its capital and largest city, is Resistencia. It is located in the north-east of the country. It is borde ...

, alongside

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Jorge Capitanich Jorge Milton Capitanich (born November 28, 1964) is an Argentine politician, businessman, and accountant who became Governor of Chaco Province in 2019, having held the position before from 2007 to 2013 and then from February to December 2015. A m ...

, since 10 December 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Rach Quiroga was a National Deputy elected in Chaco Province for the

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Early life and education

Analía Alexandra Quiroga was born on 19 March 1984 in

Juan José Castelli Juan José Castelli (19 July 176412 October 1812) was an Argentine lawyer who was one of the leaders of the May Revolution, which led to the Argentine War of Independence. He led an ill-fated military campaign in Upper Peru. Juan José Castel ...

. She was raised by her mother and grandmother; her father initially did not legally acknowledge her, and it wasn't until she was 17 years old that he agreed to give her his last name, henceforth being known as ''Analía Rach Quiroga''. Rach Quiroga studied law at the

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 ...

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; she has stated that during her studies, she largely depended on government subsidies and social assistance introduced during the administration of

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to support herself as she was away from her family.

Political career

Rach Quiroga's political involvement began as an intern and later as a private secretary in the Governorship of Chaco, working under then-government minister

. When Capitanich was appointed Cabinet Chief to President

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President ...

, Rach Quiroga was in turn appointed coordinator of the Ministers Unit of the Argentine government. During Capitanich's short return to the governorship in 2015, she also served as Legal and Technical Secretary of the province.

National Deputy

Ahead of the 2015 legislative election, Rach Quiroga was nominated as the first candidate in the

(FPV) list to the

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. The list received 53.75% of the votes, and Rach Quiroga was easily elected alongside the second candidate in the list,

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. As deputy, Rach Quiroga was perhaps best known for being the main author and driving force behind the "Micaela Law", a 2018 initiative to introduce courses and training on gender issues for all public servants in the national government. The law takes its name from Micaela García, a

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victim murdered in 2017. Rach Quiroga was also a supporter of the 2018 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill, which would have legalized abortion in Argentina; the bill passed the Chamber of Deputies on 13 June 2018 but failed to pass the

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, though it was later approved in 2020.

Vice Governor

In August 2019, ahead of the 2019 general election, Jorge Capitanich announced Rach Quiroga would be his

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in the '' Frente Chaqueño'' ticket to the governorship of Chaco. The ticket won 48.98% of the vote, and the two were elected. Capitanich and Rach Quiroga were both sworn in on 9 December 2019 and took office the following day. Rach Quiroga is the first female vice governor of Chaco.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rach Quiroga, Analía 1984 births Living people Vice Governors of Chaco Province People from Juan José Castelli Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Chaco Women members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies Justicialist Party politicians 21st-century Argentine politicians 21st-century Argentine women politicians Politicians from Chaco Province National University of the Northeast alumni