María Julia Alsogaray
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María Julia Alsogaray (born October 8, 1943) is an Argentine politician.
The daughter of right-wing politician Álvaro Alsogaray, she was elected for Congress in 1983 and became an outspoken defender of free markets during the presidency of Raul Alfonsin.
Alsogaray was put in charge of the privatisation of the ENTeL phone company and the SOMISA steel works during Carlos Menem's first term, and was appointed Secretary of the Environment during Menem's second term. The controversial[1] politician raised a public outcry when she appeared in a magazine dressed only with a fur coat.[2][3].
Alsogaray was held in custody and processed for corruption while holding public office; her net worth reputedly grew from 400,000 US dollars to 2.5 million[4]. Among the open cases are the pay raises she gave to herself[5], over-pricing during the restoration of the former building of the secretary, and no-bid contracting (with inflated fees) in the failed project to clean the polluted Riachuelo[6].
[edit] References
- ^ Un símbolo del menemismo - Clarín (Spanish)
- ^ Del esplendor de los noventa a la acumulación de causas penales - Clarín (Spanish).
- ^ María Julia Alsogaray - Aníbal Martinez. (Spanish)
- ^ Argentina: Corruption Notebook - Global Integrity
- ^ La secretaria que tiene coronita - Página/12 (Spanish).
- ^ María Julia Alsogaray - PaísGLOBAL (Spanish)
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