Héctor Icazuriaga
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Héctor Icazuriaga is the Secretary of Intelligence
of Argentina
since 2003.
Icazuriaga was born in Chivilcoy
, Buenos Aires Province
to Basque Argentine parents (his Basque
descent inspired his nickname, El vasco, though he is also known as Pancho and El Chango). He enrolled at the University of La Plata, and earned a juris doctor
; he later married and had two children.
He relocated to Santa Cruz Province, where he was elected to the Provincial Legislature on the Justicialist Party
ticket. Icazuriaga was elected Vice President of the Legislature by his peers, and upon Vice Governor Sergio Acevedo
's election to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
in 1999, he was nominated as Governor Néstor Kirchner
's running mate, taking office as Vice Governor on December 10.
Kirchner's own election to the Presidency in April 2003 led to Icazuriaga's appointment as governor. Acevedo, who had been named President Kirchner's first Intelligence Secretariat
Director, became a candidate for the post later that year, however, and upon the latter's election, Icazuriaga was named to replace him, effective December 10. He served President Néstor Kirchner, as well as his wife and successor, Cristina Kirchner, as Director of Intelligence, becoming among the longest-serving officeholders in the post's history. Icazuriaga has enjoyed a relatively good working relationship with both Presidents Kirchner, though his Deputy Director, Francisco Larcher
, is reportedly closer to the couple than the Director himself.
Secretaría de Inteligencia
Secretaría de Inteligencia is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System....
of Argentina
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...
since 2003.
Icazuriaga was born in Chivilcoy
Chivilcoy
Chivilcoy is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, the head town of the Chivilcoy Partido. It has 60,762 inhabitants according to the ....
, 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...
to Basque Argentine parents (his Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
descent inspired his nickname, El vasco, though he is also known as Pancho and El Chango). He enrolled at the University of La Plata, and earned a juris doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
; he later married and had two children.
He relocated to Santa Cruz Province, where he was elected to the Provincial Legislature on the 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...
ticket. Icazuriaga was elected Vice President of the Legislature by his peers, and upon Vice Governor Sergio Acevedo
Sergio Acevedo
Sergio Edgardo Acevedo is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, formerly a provincial governor and secretary in the national government.-Life and times:...
's election to 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....
in 1999, he was nominated as Governor 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 ...
's running mate, taking office as Vice Governor on December 10.
Kirchner's own election to the Presidency in April 2003 led to Icazuriaga's appointment as governor. Acevedo, who had been named President Kirchner's first Intelligence Secretariat
Side
Side was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey...
Director, became a candidate for the post later that year, however, and upon the latter's election, Icazuriaga was named to replace him, effective December 10. He served President Néstor Kirchner, as well as his wife and successor, Cristina Kirchner, as Director of Intelligence, becoming among the longest-serving officeholders in the post's history. Icazuriaga has enjoyed a relatively good working relationship with both Presidents Kirchner, though his Deputy Director, Francisco Larcher
Francisco Larcher
José Francisco 'Paco' Larcher is the current Argentine Subsecretary of Intelligence.Larcher was born in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz and has a degree in economics...
, is reportedly closer to the couple than the Director himself.
See also
- Francisco LarcherFrancisco LarcherJosé Francisco 'Paco' Larcher is the current Argentine Subsecretary of Intelligence.Larcher was born in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz and has a degree in economics...
- List of Secretaries of Intelligence