César Gioja
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César Ambrosio Gioja is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
politician. He sits in the Argentine Senate
representing San Juan Province in the majority block of the Front for Victory
.
Gioja qualified as a teacher from secondary school and as a lawyer from the University of Morón
in Buenos Aires Province
. He was active in student politics, leading the Catholic university youth movement and serving as president of the law faculty student union 1965-7. He was also a leading activist in the Peronist Youth
.
In 1973, Gioja was elected as a provincial deputy. Following the military coup of 1976, he was detained without trial until the following year. He continued to be politically active and, at the return of democracy, stood as Justicialist Liberation Front candidate for Governor of San Juan in 1983. Although he was unsuccessful, his brother José Luis Gioja
was elected governor in 2003. Another brother, Juan Carlos Gioja, has been a national deputy
. From 1984 he was an advisor to the mayoralty of Iglesia Department
in San Juan and in 1991 he became subsecretary of Interior Security under the national Interior Ministry.
In 1992 Gioja was minister of government of the San Juan Province and from 2003 he became an adviser to his brother's governorship. In 2005 he was elected as a Senator. He is President of the Mining, Energy and Fuel Committee.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
politician. He sits in the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
representing San Juan Province in the majority block of the Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
.
Gioja qualified as a teacher from secondary school and as a lawyer from the University of Morón
Universidad de Morón
The Universidad de Morón is a private university located in Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 1960.Ten faculties offer courses on Agronomy and Agro-alimentary Sciences; Architecture, Design, Art and Urbanism; Law, Political and Social Sciences; Exact, Chemical, and Material Sciences;...
in Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
. He was active in student politics, leading the Catholic university youth movement and serving as president of the law faculty student union 1965-7. He was also a leading activist in the Peronist Youth
Peronism
Peronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
.
In 1973, Gioja was elected as a provincial deputy. Following the military coup of 1976, he was detained without trial until the following year. He continued to be politically active and, at the return of democracy, stood as Justicialist Liberation Front candidate for Governor of San Juan in 1983. Although he was unsuccessful, his brother José Luis Gioja
José Luis Gioja
José Luis Gioja is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, current governor of San Juan Province and former President of the Argentine Senate....
was elected governor in 2003. Another brother, Juan Carlos Gioja, has been a national deputy
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
. From 1984 he was an advisor to the mayoralty of Iglesia Department
Iglesia Department
Iglesia is a department of the province of San Juan . Located in the northwest corner of this province, which is predominantly a landscape of mountains, hills and valleys with substantial vegetation...
in San Juan and in 1991 he became subsecretary of Interior Security under the national Interior Ministry.
In 1992 Gioja was minister of government of the San Juan Province and from 2003 he became an adviser to his brother's governorship. In 2005 he was elected as a Senator. He is President of the Mining, Energy and Fuel Committee.