Élida María Vigo (born 6 October 1944, in San Juan Province) is an

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politician. From 2005 to 2011 she sat in the

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representing

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in the majority block of the

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. Vigo followed the left wing politics of Jorge Abelardo Ramos who described his ideology as the ' National Left'. She founded a party, the Movement for a New Country, which is part of the electoral alliance, the Front for the Renewal of Concordia. This Front was formed by

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and

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to support then governor Carlos Rovira and which supports the government of President

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and her predecessor

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and their Front for Victory. Vigo moved to Misiones in 1975. She served as a councillor in Posadas from 1987 until 1991, then served as a provincial deputy until 1995. From 1995 she was undersecretary of women and families in Misiones until 1996. From 1999 until 2002 she was deputy representative of Misiones Province in

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, then returned to Misiones to become undersecretary of government. In 2005 Vigo was elected to the Senate, with mandate until 2011. She was also a member of the

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. Vigo is also secretary general of the Union of Housewives and of its Misiones branch. Her sister, Alejandra Vigo, is also active in politics and currently serves as a National Senator for

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since 2021.

External links

Senate profile

References

1944 births Living people People from San Juan Province, Argentina Members of the Argentine Senate for Misiones Argentine socialists 21st-century Argentine women politicians 21st-century Argentine politicians 20th-century Argentine women politicians 20th-century Argentine politicians {{Argentina-politician-stub