Mercedes Aragonés de Juárez
Argentine politician (1926–2023)
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Mercedes Mariana "Nina" Aragonés de Juárez[2] (12 September 1926[1] – 25 July 2023) was an Argentine politician who was Governor of Santiago del Estero Province from 2002 to 2004. The wife of longtime governor and local caudillo[3] Carlos Arturo Juárez, Aragonés was the last head of a provincial state in Argentina removed from office through federal intervention.
- Darío Moreno
- Joaquín Botta
Mercedes Aragonés de Juárez | |
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| Governor of Santiago del Estero | |
| In office 12 December 2002 – 1 April 2004 | |
| Vice Governor |
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| Preceded by | Darío Moreno (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Lanusse (interim) |
| Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 15 December 2001 | |
| Governor | Carlos Arturo Juárez |
| Preceded by | Luis María Juan José Peña |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Leguizamón |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 1993 – 1 September 1999 | |
| Constituency | Santiago del Estero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1926[1] Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| Died | 25 July 2023 (aged 96) Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| Party | Justicialist |
| Spouse | Carlos Arturo Juárez |
Biography
Mercedes Aragonés de Juárez was born on 12 September 1926.[1] She was the second-ever woman to serve as governor of a province in Argentina, and the first in Santiago del Estero.[4] She assumed office upon the resignation of Governor Carlos Ricardo Díaz, in whose ticket Aragonés had been elected as vice-governor.[5] In 2004, facing numerous accusations of corruption and embezzlement, she was removed from office by President Néstor Kirchner through federal intervention, a constitutional mechanism wherein the federal government of Argentina can intervene in a provincial government.[6]
In addition to the governorship, she held the positions of National Deputy representing Santiago del Estero, Minister of Women's Affairs, and president of the provincial chapter of the Female Peronist Party.[2]
Aragonés de Juárez died on 25 July 2023, at the age of 96.[7]