José Miguel Ángel Mayans (born 19 March 1957) is an

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politician. He sits in the

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representing

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in the parliamentary bloc of the

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. Mayans has been described as a "fanatic

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lobbyist" despite being part of the progressive-leaning

. His conservative views have, at times, put him at odds with Peronist presidents

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and

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. Mayans was elected to the

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, and has been re-elected three times: in

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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, and

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

. After having served as vice-president of the

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bloc for 17 years, he was elected as president of the Frente de Todos bloc upon the coalition's establishment in 2019. Prior to being elected to the Senate, he was a member of the

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from 1987 to 2001.

References

External links

Official profile on the Senate website
1957 births Living people People from Formosa Province Members of the Argentine Senate for Formosa Justicialist Party politicians {{Argentina-politician-stub