Jesus Rodríguez (b. June 16, 1955) is a politician from Argentina, from the Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, UCR).
Jesús Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
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| National deputy | |
| In office 1983–1991 | |
| National deputy | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 1989–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 16, 1955 Quilmes |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Economic Sciences |
| Website | https://www.jesusrodriguez.com.ar/ |
Biography
editJesús Rodríguez was born in Quilmes. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the age of 28 for the 1983-1987 period. He was reelected for the 1987-1991 period, and elected again for 1993-1997. He was also elected for the 1994 amendment of the Constitution of Argentina.[1][2]
He was appointed minister of economy of Raúl Alfonsín in 1989, amid a hyperinflation crisis, and stayed until the end of Alfonsín term.[1][2]
As the leading opposition party, the UCR selected him to lead the Auditoría General de la Nación (AGN) in 2020 and up to 2023, during the presidency of Peronist Alberto Fernández.[1][2] Although both the UCR and Republican Proposal (Propuesta Republicana, PR) have 60 legislators each, the UCR prevailed because the PR had legislators who were elected under other tickets.[3] The AGN made a report in 2023 against a IMF credit taken by the presidency of Mauricio Macri during the 2018 Argentine monetary crisis. Rodríguez, who was in the minority despite being the president of the AGN, clarified that the report was not officially endorsed by the AGN.[4] He also pointed that the report rejects the credit for not being approved by a law, although no law required to do that, nor previous similar credits had been approved in such way.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sofía Diamante (October 23, 2023). "Jesús Rodríguez: "En materia económica, en el país hay amor por ideas muertas y fracasadas"" [Jesús Rodríguez: "In economic issues, this country loves dead and failed ideas"] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Exposición del Presidente de la Auditoría General de la Nación, Lic. Jesús Rodríguez" [Speech of the president of the General Audit of the Nation, Lic. Jesús Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Universidad del Salvador. October 12, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Juan José Domínguez (March 2, 2020). "Confirmado: Jesús Rodríguez será presidente de la Auditoría General de la Nación" [Confirmed: Jesus Rodríguez will be president of the AGN] (in Spanish). La Voz. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Daniel Santoro (May 20, 2023). "La "manganeta" del informe de la mayoría K de la AGN sobre el crédito del FMI "perjudica" a Sergio Massa" [The "request" of the report with K majority about the IMF credit "harms" Sergio Massa] (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
External links
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