María Carolina Moisés (born 5 March 1975) is an

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politician, currently serving as a National Senator for Jujuy Province. Originally a member of the

Justicialist Party The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...

, Moisés has co-led the local Arriba Jujuy party since 2013. She previously served as a National Deputy on two occasions, from

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to 2023, and from 2005 to 2009. She has also served as a member of the provincial legislature of Jujuy and as a councilwoman in her hometown of

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Early and personal life

Moisés was born on 5 March 1975 in

. Her father is Julio Moisés, a

politician who has served as mayor of San Pedro on a number of occasions. Moisés studied Political Science at the Universidad de Belgrano, graduating in 1997. She has one child.

Political career

As part of the

and the People's Justicialist Front (FREJUPO), Moisés was elected to the

Legislature of Jujuy The Legislature of Jujuy Province ( es, Legislatura la Provincia de Jujuy) is the unicameral legislative body of Jujuy Province, in Argentina. It convenes in the provincial capital, San Salvador de Jujuy. It comprises 48 legislators elected in a ...

in 1997. She was re-elected in 2001. In 2005, she was elected to the

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on the Front for Victory list, as the second candidate, behind Carlos Daniel Snopek. The list was the most voted in the province with 48.09% of the vote, and both Snopek and Moisés were elected. She served her four-year term until 2009. Moisés was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Jujuy in the 2009 provincial elections, serving until 2013. In 2013, Moisés and her father, Julio Moisés, co-founded the Arriba Jujuy party, remaining within the Front for Victory. Upon the end of her term as provincial deputy, she was appointed Secretary of State for International Relations and Regional Immigration of Jujuy Province, in the governorship of Eduardo Fellner. In 2016, she was elected to the City Council of

National Deputy (2017–present)

Moisés ran for a seat in the lower chamber of Congress again in the 2015 general election, as the second candidate in the Front for Victory list, behind Guillermo Snopek. The list received 37.75% of the vote, not enough for Moisés to be elected. In

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, Snopek was elected National Senator for Jujuy, and Moisés filled in Snopek's vacancy in the lower chamber. She took office on 18 December 2017. Ahead of the 2019 legislative election, Moisés was nominated, alongside Julio Ferreyra, to renew her term in the Chamber of Deputies as part of the

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list. Moisés was the first candidate in the list. The Frente de Todos list was the most voted in the province, with 45.40% of the votes, and both Moisés and Ferreyra were elected. During her 2019–2023 term, Moisés formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Culture, Foreign Affairs, Communications, Mercosur, Freedom of Expression, and General Legislation. She was a supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting in favour of the two Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that were debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020.

References

External links

Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies
(in Spanish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moises, Carolina Living people 1975 births People from Jujuy Province Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Jujuy Women members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies Members of the Legislature of Jujuy Justicialist Party politicians 20th-century Argentine politicians 21st-century Argentine politicians 21st-century Argentine women politicians University of Belgrano alumni