Marcos Peña

Marcos Peña
Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina
Assumed office
10 December 2015
President Mauricio Macri
Preceded by Aníbal Fernández
Personal details
Born (1977-03-15) 15 March 1977
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party Front for a Country in
Solidarity (Before 2001)
Republican Proposal (2010–
present)
Other political
affiliations		 Republican Proposal
(2005–2010)
Cambiemos (2015–present)
Alma mater Torcuato di Tella University

Marcos Peña is an Argentine politician and political scientist.

Biography

Marcos Peña was born in March 15, 1977, in Buenos Aires. He attended elementary school in the United States, as his parents lived abroad. He returned to Argentina and completed high school in Buenos Aires.[1]

He graduated with a degree in political sciences from the university Torcuato Di Tella. He was elected legislator for Buenos Aires in 2003, in the ticket of Front for a Country in Solidarity. He helped create the Republican Proposal party, and headed the list of legislators in the 2005 elections. Mayor Mauricio Macri appointed him general secretary of Buenos Aires in 2007. Macri became president in 2015, and appointed him chief of the cabinet of ministers.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Marcos Peña, Jefe de Gabinete" [Marcos Peña, chief of cabinet] (in Spanish). La Nación. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Aníbal Fernández		 Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina
2015–present 		Incumbent
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