Ricardo Gómez Diez (born March 4, 1949) is an

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politician. He was until 2007 a

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for

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for the

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(PRS) and was vice-presidential candidate of the national

Recrear Recreate for Growth ( es, Recrear para el Crecimiento, often just Recrear) was a centre-right political party in Argentina, principally active in the Province of Buenos Aires. It existed from 2002 to 2009 and again during 2020, from August t ...

Federal Movement, now part of the

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alliance. In 2009 he is a candidate for National Deputy for the Civic and Social Agreement alliance of

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and the Civic Coalition, amongst others.Los candidatos, provincia por provincia
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'', 10 May 2009. Gómez Diez was born in

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and studied at the

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, becoming a lawyer. He became a member of the provincial legislature in 1984 and led the PRS block. In 1991, Gómez Diez became Vice-Governor of Salta Province, serving until 1995. He was elected to the

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in 1995, where he led the PRS block and sat until 2001, when he was elected a senator. At the 2003 Presidential election, Gómez Diez was candidate for Vice-President on the ticket of

Ricardo López Murphy Ricardo Hipólito López Murphy (born 10 August 1951) is an Argentine economist, academic and politician. He served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Economy during the presidency of Fernando de la Rúa. His time at the helm of the economy ...

for Recrear. They came third in the first round. Gómez Diez served as second Vice-President of the Senate and as a member of the

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. His term expired in 2007 and his departure from the Senate came shortly after an acrimonious dispute within the PRS which saw his faction set up a new party,

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. In May 2009 he was confirmed as a candidate for National Deputy for the

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alliance, made up at a national level by the Radical Civic Union and

Elisa Carrió Elisa María Avelina "Lilita" Carrió (born 26 December 1956) is an Argentine lawyer, professor, and politician. She is the leader of Civic Coalition ARI, one of the founders of Cambiemos, and was National Deputy for Chaco Province and Buenos ...

's Civic Coalition, amongst others. He is married to Inés Velarde and has three children.

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References

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