Mónica Litza
{{short description|Argentine politician}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Mónica Litza
|image = Mónica Litza.png
|imagesize=
|order=
|office = National Deputy
|term_start = 10 December 2021
|term_end =
|constituency = Buenos Aires
|term_start1 = 1 March 2016
|term_end1 = 10 December 2017
|constituency1 = Buenos Aires
|office2 = Provincial Senator of Buenos Aires
|term_start2 = 10 December 2003
|term_end2 = 10 December 2007
|constituency2 = Third Electoral Section
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|4|2|df=y}}
|birth_place = Avellaneda, Argentina
|profession =
|party = Justicialist Party {{small|(until 2013)}}
Renewal Front {{small|(since 2013)}}
|otherparty = Front for Victory {{small|(2003–2013)}}
United for a New Alternative {{small|(2015–2017)}}
1País {{small|(2017)}}
Red por Argentina {{small|(2018)}}
Frente de Todos {{small|(2019–present)}}
|spouse =
|alma_mater = Universidad de Belgrano
}}
Mónica Edith Litza (born 2 April 1961) is an Argentine politician currently serving as a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province. Litza previously held the position from 2016 to 2017. She was a member of the Senate of Buenos Aires from 2003 to 2007 and of the Avellaneda City Council from 2015 to 2019.
Formerly a member of the Justicialist Party, Litza was one of the founding members of the Renewal Front, a dissident peronist alliance formed by Sergio Massa. In addition to her elected posts, she has also served as head of the National Directorate for Recidivism from 2008 to 2013, and as Vice President of Correo Argentino from 2019 to 2021.
Early life and education
Litza was born on 2 April 1961 in Avellaneda, a port city in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation. She studied law at the Universidad de Belgrano, and has a doctorate in Political Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).{{cite web|url=https://www.lanoticia1.com/funcionarios/perfil/monica-edith-litza|work=La Noticia 1|title=Mónica Edith Litza|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}}
Political career
In 2003, Litza was elected to the Senate of Buenos Aires Province as part of the Justicialist Party list in the Third Electoral Section.{{cite web|url=https://larz.com.ar/noticias/monica-litza-el-domingo-si-pone-en-juego-si-volvemos-para-atras-o-seguimos-adelante/|work=La RZ|title=Mónica Litza: "El domingo se pone en juego si volvemos para atrás o seguimos adelante"|date=10 November 2021|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}} In 2008, she was appointed as head of the National Directorate for Recidivism ({{langx|es|Dirección Nacional de Reincidencia}}), an agency within the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina.
Ahead of the 2013 legislative election, Litza broke away from the Justicialist Party and joined the Renewal Front, led by Sergio Massa. She ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires Province as the 18th candidate in the Renewal Front list,{{cite web|url=https://www.lapoliticaonline.com.ar/nota/nota-91824/|work=La Política Online|title=Sorpresa: Massa sumó a un hombre de Servini en su lista|date=25 June 2013|access-date=20 August 2021|language=es}} which was the most voted list in the province, with 43.95% of the popular vote, but still did not receive enough votes for Litza to make it past the D'Hondt cut.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2013/10/131028_argentina_elecciones_conclusiones_jrg|work=BBC Mundo|title=Sergio Massa, el gran ganador de las elecciones legislativas argentinas|last=De los Reyes|first=Ignacio|date=28 October 2013|access-date=9 August 2021|language=es}}
In 2015, she ran for and won a seat in the Avellaneda City Council as part of the Renewal Front list.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncn.com.ar/jura-de-doce-nuevos-integrantes-del-concejo-deliberante-de-avellaneda/|work=NCN|title=Jura de doce nuevos integrantes del Concejo Deliberante de Avellaneda|date=17 December 2015|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}} In March 2016, PRO deputy Christian Gribaudo (who had run in the Renewal Front list in 2013) resigned from his seat to take up a post in the Buenos Aires provincial government, and Litza filled in his vacancy.{{cite web|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201603/138039-camara-de-diputados-asuncion-jura-congreso.html|archivedate=2023-11-26|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20231126052854/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201603/138039-camara-de-diputados-asuncion-jura-congreso.html|work=Télam|title=Juraron 26 diputados nacionales en reemplazo de quienes renunciaron|date=1 March 2016|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}}
She initially intended to run for mayor of Avellaneda in the 2019 election, but later declined her candidacy when the Renewal Front joined other sectors of Peronism in forming the Frente de Todos (FDT), which backed the re-election campaign of incumbent Jorge Ferraresi.{{cite web|url=https://datosur.com.ar/politica/2019/06/11/avellaneda-monica-litza-se-bajo-de-su-candidatura-a-la-intendencia/|work=Dato Sur|title=Avellaneda: Mónica Litza se bajo de su candidatura a la intendencia|date=11 June 2019|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}} In January 2020, she was appointed Vice President of Correo Argentino.{{cite web|url=https://laciudadavellaneda.com.ar/monica-litza-sera-vicepresidenta-del-correo-argentino/|work=La Ciudad Avellaneda|title=Mónica Litza será vicepresidenta del Correo Argentino|date=9 January 2020|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}}
In the 2021 legislative election, Litza once again ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, now as the 11th candidate in the FDT list.{{cite web|url=https://quedigital.com.ar/politica/elecciones-2021-las-seis-listas-de-candidatos-a-diputados-nacionales-por-buenos-aires/|work=Qué Digital|title=Elecciones 2021: las seis listas de candidatos a diputados nacionales por Buenos Aires|date=14 November 2021|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}} With 38.59% of the vote, the FDT received enough votes for Litza to be elected. She was sworn in on 7 December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/primeros-resultados-elecciones-provincia-buenos-aires-leve-ventaja-juntos-frente_0_yU9Vx4d_1.html|work=Clarín|title=Resultados elecciones Provincia de Buenos Aires: Juntos le sacó una leve ventaja al Frente de Todos|date=15 November 2021|access-date=19 December 2021|language=es}}
Electoral history
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|+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Mónica Litza}} ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Election ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Office ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | List ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|2=List number|#}} ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | District ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=3 | Votes ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Result ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|2=Reference|Ref}}. |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. |
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| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2003
| style="background-color:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| | 9 | 907,448 | 45.15% | 1st{{efn|name=fn1|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}} | {{yes2|Elected}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2013
| style="background-color:{{party color|Renewal Front}};"| | 18 | 3,943,056 | 43.95% | 1st{{efn|name=fn1}} | {{no2|Not elected{{efn|name=fn2|Assumed office on 10 December 2019 following the resignation of Christian Gribaudo.}}}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2015
| Councillor | style="background-color:{{party color|United for a New Alternative}};"| | United for a New Alternative | 1 | 31,448 | 14.52% | 3rd | {{yes2|Elected}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2021
| style="background-color:{{party color|Frente de Todos}};"| | 11 | 3,444,446 | 38.59% | 2nd{{efn|name=fn1}} | {{yes2|Elected}} |
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