Ángel Maza
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Governor of La Rioja
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| In office 1995 – 2007 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Luis Beder Herrera |
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| Preceded by | Bernabé Arnaudo |
| Succeeded by | incumbent |
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| Born | 18 December 1954 La Rioja |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Profession | Geologist |
Ángel Eduardo Maza (born 18 December 1954) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, current governor of La Rioja Province.
Maza was educated at the National University of Córdoba and qualified as a geologist, later gaining a doctorate. He worked in the geological and mining services of the Government of Argentina and of La Rioja Province.
From 1985, Maza served as a minister in the provincial government of La Rioja under then governor Carlos Menem, continuing until 1992, when Menem, by now President of Argentina, appointed Maza as minister for mining, a position which he held until 1995. That year he was elected governor of his province, taking office on 9 December. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003.
Maza had been an ultra-loyal minister to and foot soldier of former President and La Rioja governor Carlos Menem, whose family dominated local politics. However Maza switched to support the Front for Victory faction of fellow Peronist President Néstor Kirchner. In 2006, Maza won the internal elections to head the Justicialist Party of La Rioja, defeating the Menemist candidate. This has been seen as a final defeat against Carlos Menem by Kirchner [1]. However, Menem is leading polls to defeat Maza in the 2007 elections for governor [2].
His wife, Ada Maza, is a national senator.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) La Rioja Province
Ada Maza is not the wife of governor Maza. She is his sister.
[edit] References
- (Spanish) Profile by La Rioja Province
| Preceded by Bernabé Arnaudo |
Governor of La Rioja 1995 – present |
Incumbent |
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