José Arnaldo "Pitín" Ruiz Aragón (born 14 January 1987) is an

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politician. A member of the

Justicialist Party The Justicialist Party (, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Following the 2023 presidential election, it has been the largest party in the opposition against President Javier Milei. Fo ...

and

La Cámpora La Cámpora is an Argentine left-wing political youth organization supporting the governments of Néstor Kirchner, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and Alberto Fernández. It is named after former Peronism, Peronist president Héctor José Cá ...

, Ruiz Aragón was a National Deputy from

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to 2021, when he was elected to the provincial Senate of

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Early and personal life

Ruiz Aragón was born on 14 January 1987 in

. He is married to Marlene Gauna and has two children.

Political career

Ruiz Aragón began his political activism in

, a

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youth political organization. He became involved in peasant and rural workers' movements in his native

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early on. From 2009 to 2011 he was director of the Corrientes government's Youth Directorate, during the governorship of

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. Later, from 2012 to 2013, he worked in the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina, under the administration of

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. From 2014 to 2015 he was regional director for the Argentine North-East (NEA) of the Ministry of Social Development, under

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. At the 2015 legislative election, Ruiz Aragón was the first candidate in the

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list to the

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in Corrientes. The list was the most voted with 51.97% of the vote, and Ruiz Aragón was easily elected. He was re-elected in the 2019 legislative election, this time as the first candidate in the

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coalition list, which received 50.98% of the vote. During his 2019–2023 term, Ruiz Aragón presided the parliamentary commission on Agriculture and Livestock, and formed part of the commissions on Elderly People, Energy and Fuels, Maritime Interests, Small and Medium-sized Companies, Tourism, and National Defense. He was a supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting in favour of the two Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that were debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020. Ahead of the 2021 primary election, Ruiz Aragón announced his candidacy to the Corrientes Provincial Senate as part of the Justicialist Party list.

References

External links

Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies
(in Spanish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz Aragón, José Living people 1987 births People from Corrientes Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Corrientes Justicialist Party politicians Members of La Cámpora Argentine deputies 2015–2017 Argentine deputies 2017–2019 Argentine deputies 2019–2021