Miguel Ángel Toma
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Miguel Ángel Toma is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
politician.
Toma was a deputy in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
and was a member of the defence and security committees. He lost the internal Peronist primaries in Buenos Aires
city to Daniel Scioli
, the favoured candidate of President
Carlos Menem
, and consequently left Congress. Nevertheless, in 1998 Menem appointed him to be Secretary of Security.
In the political crisis of December 2001, Toma was appointed Minister of Justice, Interior, Defense and Human Rights, holding all roles concurrently for just 48 hours.
Toma was the Secretary of Intelligence
of Argentina from July 2002 to 2003. He was appointed by then President Eduardo Duhalde
to replace the previous Secretary Carlos Soria
.
Under his administration, the final report on the AMIA bombing was published to the judicial branch and foreign intelligence services, but still remains classified to the general public.
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.
Toma was a deputy 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....
and was a member of the defence and security committees. He lost the internal Peronist primaries in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
city to Daniel Scioli
Daniel Scioli
Daniel Osvaldo Scioli was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and is the current Governor of Buenos Aires Province and the president of the Justicialist Party. He is a sportsman, an entrepreneur and a politician.- Family :...
, the favoured candidate of President
President of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
, and consequently left Congress. Nevertheless, in 1998 Menem appointed him to be Secretary of Security.
In the political crisis of December 2001, Toma was appointed Minister of Justice, Interior, Defense and Human Rights, holding all roles concurrently for just 48 hours.
Toma was the Secretary of Intelligence
Secretaría de Inteligencia
Secretaría de Inteligencia is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System....
of Argentina from July 2002 to 2003. He was appointed by then President Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Duhalde
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to replace the previous Secretary Carlos Soria
Carlos Soria
Carlos Soria is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, currently mayor of General Roca, Río Negro Province. He was the Secretary of Intelligence of the Argentine Republic during parts of 2002...
.
Under his administration, the final report on the AMIA bombing was published to the judicial branch and foreign intelligence services, but still remains classified to the general public.