Daniel Katz (politician)
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Victor Daniel Katz Jora known as Daniel Katz born in 1961, is an Argentine
politician. He is a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
. He previously served as high-profile mayor of the city and beach resort of Mar del Plata
in Buenos Aires Province
.
Katz trained as an architect at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, where he later served as the Secretary General. He was elected a Mar del Plata councilor in 1995 and re-elected in 1999. He was elected Mayor of Mar del Plata (and the surrounding General Pueyrredón Partido
) in 2003.
Katz was a senior member of the Radical Civic Union
but became a leading supporter of Peronist
President Néstor Kirchner
. In the 2007 elections, he was place second on the list of Kirchner's Front for Victory
slate of candidates for national deputies for the Province of Buenos Aires. He was elected and took office in December 2007. He is currently a member and leader of the Consenso Federal party block. He leads his party in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
.
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...
politician. He is a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
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....
. He previously served as high-profile mayor of the city and beach resort of Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
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...
.
Katz trained as an architect at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, where he later served as the Secretary General. He was elected a Mar del Plata councilor in 1995 and re-elected in 1999. He was elected Mayor of Mar del Plata (and the surrounding General Pueyrredón Partido
General Pueyrredón Partido
General Pueyrredón Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.The partido covers 1,453 km² and has a population of 564,056 , most of whom live in the large coastal resort of Mar del Plata....
) in 2003.
Katz was a senior member of the Radical Civic Union
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
but became a leading supporter of Peronist
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...
President Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
. In the 2007 elections, he was place second on the list of Kirchner's 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...
slate of candidates for national deputies for the Province of Buenos Aires. He was elected and took office in December 2007. He is currently a member and leader of the Consenso Federal party block. He leads his party in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
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....
.