Mónica Susana Urquiza (born 5 May 1965) is an
Argentine
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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
provincial legislature 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
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(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, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 80,000 inhabitants ().
History
The city ...
,
Entre Ríos Province
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, to Justo José Urquiza and Estela.
She moved to
Ushuaia
Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital city, capital of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of 82,615 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, U ...
, 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
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''
Jorge Alberto Garramuño, from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, she was elected to the
provincial legislature on 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, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area ...
(MOPOF) list for a four year-term, until 2011. She later served in the legislature again from 2015 to 2019.
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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).]
References
External links
Profile at the website of the Legislature of Tierra del Fuego
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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
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