Analía Alexandra Rach Quiroga (born 19 March 1984) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as Vice Governor of Chaco Province, alongside Governor Jorge Capitanich, since 10 December 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Rach Quiroga was a National Deputy elected in Chaco Province for the Front for Victory.
Analía Rach Quiroga | |
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| Vice Governor of Chaco | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Jorge Capitanich |
| Preceded by | Daniel Capitanich |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Chaco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Analía Alexandra Quiroga 19 March 1984 Castelli, Chaco Province, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2015–2017) Citizen's Unity (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of the Northeast |
Early life and education
editAnalía Alexandra Quiroga was born on 19 March 1984 in Juan José Castelli, Chaco Province. 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.[1]
Rach Quiroga studied law at the National University of the Northeast in Corrientes;[2][3] she has stated that during her studies, she largely depended on government subsidies and social assistance introduced during the administration of Néstor Kirchner to support herself as she was away from her family.[1]
Political career
editRach Quiroga's political involvement began as an intern and later as a private secretary in the Governorship of Chaco, working under then-government minister Jorge Capitanich. When Capitanich was appointed Cabinet Chief to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, 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.[1][2]
National Deputy
editAhead of the 2015 legislative election, Rach Quiroga was nominated as the first candidate in the Front for Victory (FPV) list to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.[4] The list received 53.75% of the votes, and Rach Quiroga was easily elected alongside the second candidate in the list, Lucila Masin.[5]
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 femicide victim murdered in 2017.[6][7]
Rach Quiroga was also a supporter of the 2018 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill, which would have legalized abortion in Argentina;[8][9] the bill passed the Chamber of Deputies on 13 June 2018 but failed to pass the Senate, though it was later approved in 2020.[10]
Vice Governor
editIn August 2019, ahead of the 2019 general election, Jorge Capitanich announced Rach Quiroga would be his running mate in the Frente Chaqueño ticket to the governorship of Chaco.[2] The ticket won 48.98% of the vote, and the two were elected.[11] 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.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c Roth, Sabrina (15 October 2019). "Analía, feminista de cuna y vicegobernadora de Chaco". Nuestras Voces (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Analía Rach Quiroga acompañará a Capitanich en la fórmula gubernamental". El Litoral (in Spanish). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Analía Rach Quiroga será la primera vicegobernadora". Vía País (in Spanish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Analía Rach Quiroga encabeza la lista oficialista de diputados nacionales del Frente Chaco Merece Más". Diario Chaco (in Spanish). 20 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Elecciones 2015: la conformación del próximo Congreso en tiempo real". La Nación (in Spanish). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Aprobada la Ley Micaela: funcionarios con perspectiva en género". El Popular (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "The Micaela Act was presented at UTN Buenos Aires". National Technological University. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Rach Quiroga sobre el aborto: "Celebro que se salde esta deuda de la democracia"". Primera Línea (in Spanish). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Una diputada que votó a favor de la ley de aborto en 2018, ahora está en contra". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Tom; Goñi, Uki (30 December 2020). "Argentina on brink of historic vote to legalise abortion". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Capitanich fue electo gobernador de Chaco con amplia diferencia sobre sus opositores". Télam (in Spanish). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Capitanich juró por tercera vez como gobernador". Télam (in Spanish). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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