Mónica Susana Urquiza (born 5 May 1965) is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

politician who has been Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego Province since 2019, under Governor Gustavo Melella. She previously served as a member of the

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for two non-consecutive terms. Urquiza belongs to the

Fueguian People's Movement The Fueguian People's Movement (; MOPOF) is a provincial political party in the Tierra del Fuego Province of Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern ...

(MOPOF).

Early life

Urquiza was born on 5 May 1965 in

Concepción del Uruguay Concepción del Uruguay is a city in Argentina. It is located in the Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 80,000 inhabitants ( ...

, Entre Ríos Province, to Justo José Urquiza and Estela. She moved to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, in 1983. In addition to politics, she has also worked as a public auctioneer.

Career

Urquiza was Secretary of Finances of the provincial government of Tierra del Fuego from 1998 to 2000, during the second governorship of José Arturo Estabillo. She later went on to have a similar position at the municipal government of Ushuaia, then led by '' intendente'' Jorge Alberto Garramuño, from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, she was elected to the

on the

(MOPOF) list for a four year-term, until 2011. She later served in the legislature again from 2015 to 2019. In the 2019 provincial elections, she was the running mate of Gustavo Melella (of the FORJA Party) in the "Vamos Todos a Vivir Mejor" ticket to the governorship of Tierra del Fuego. The ticket won over 50% of the vote. Upon taking office on 17 December 2019, she became the first female vice governor of Tierra del Fuego (despite the province having already elected two women to the governorship before). As vice governor, Urquiza is the constitutionally-recognised president of the provincial legislature.

References

External links

Profile at the website of the Legislature of Tierra del Fuego
* 1965 births Living people People from Uruguay Department People from Ushuaia Members of the Legislature of Tierra del Fuego Vice Governors of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina 21st-century Argentine politicians 21st-century Argentine women politicians {{Argentina-politician-stub