Ángel Eduardo Maza (born 18 December 1954) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component [1] He was the governor of La Rioja Province during several terms, until he was ousted by impeachment in 2007. La Rioja is a one of the Provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country His sister, Ada Maza, is a national senator. Ada Mercedes Maza (b August 15 of 1951 in La Rioja) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician
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. The government of Argentina, functioning within the framework of a Federal system, is a presidential representative democratic Republic.
Political career
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. Carlos Saúl Menem Akil (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state That year he was elected governor of his province, taking office on 9 December. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003.
Maza served as minister and collaborator 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. The Front for Victory ( Spanish: Frente para la Victoria, FPV) is a leftist political front and electoral alliance in Argentina Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December In 2006, Maza won the primary elections to head the Justicialist Party of La Rioja, defeating the Menemist candidate. This was seen as a final defeat against Carlos Menem by Kirchner. [2]
Impeachment
In mid-2006 a political conflict between Maza and his lieutenant governor Luis Beder Herrera erupted, as the legislature, dominated by supporters of Herrera, heavily modified the budget, restricted certain powers of the governor, and admitted impeachment accusations against Maza. Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official Later, as Maza contradicted a previous agreement with Herrera regarding his willingness to step aside and forfeit re-election, the legislature amended the provincial constitution to forbid re-election. [3]
On 13 March 2007 the legislature suspended Maza while impeachment procedures were followed. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [4] The impeachment commission resolved to oust Maza on 12 April, charging him with not fulfilling his duties and ilegally bypassing the legislative branch in the case of an expropriation operation in 2004. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. [5] Beder Herrera assumed the governor's office pro tempore and announced upcoming elections. Pro tempore or pro tem is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English
References
- ^ Governor's profile at the La Rioja Province government website.
- ^ El Periódico Austral, 3 July 2006. Kirchner ganó en La Rioja.
- ^ Clarín, 8 March 2007. Una larga disputa política en la que se cruzan ambiciones y deslealtades.
- ^ Clarín, 13 March 2007. Tras los incidentes, Maza abandonó la Casa de Gobierno de La Rioja y ya la ocupa su vice.
- ^ Clarín, 12 April 2007. Destituyeron al suspendido gobernador Ángel Maza.
| Preceded by Bernabé Arnaudo |
Governor of La Rioja 1995–2007 |
Succeeded by Luis Beder Herrera |
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