Martín Menem
{{Short description|Argentine lawyer, businessman and politician (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Martín Menem
| order =
| office = President of the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start = 10 December 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Cecilia Moreau
| office2 = National Deputy
| term_start2 = 10 December 2023
| term_end2 =
| constituency2 = La Rioja
| office3 = Provincial Deputy of La Rioja
| term_start3 = 10 December 2021
| term_end3 = 7 December 2023
| constituency3 = Capital Department
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|4|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = La Rioja, Argentina
| parents = Eduardo Menem (father)
| children = 2
| relatives = Carlos Menem (uncle)
| party = La Libertad Avanza (2024–present){{efn|Member of the coalition of the same name since 2021}}
| otherparty = Union of the Democratic Centre (formerly)
| caption = Menem in 2023
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Martín Alexis Menem (born 19 April 1975) is an Argentine lawyer, businessman and politician, elected national deputy for La Rioja. He served as provincial deputy of La Rioja between 2021 and 2023. He was appointed to preside over the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies as of December 10, 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/asumen-nuevos-diputados-vivo-definen-autoridades-integracion-bloque_0_iL8C0Zm2Dn.html|title=Asumió Martín Menem como presidente de la Cámara de Diputados y pidió bajar los gastos en el Congreso: "Como dijo Milei, no hay plata"|first=Redacción|last=Clarín|date=December 7, 2023|website=Clarín|access-date=7 December 2023|archive-date=7 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207233515/https://www.clarin.com/politica/asumen-nuevos-diputados-vivo-definen-autoridades-integracion-bloque_0_iL8C0Zm2Dn.html|url-status=live}}
Early life and career
Martín was born on 19 April 1975, in the Argentine province of La Rioja. Son of the former senator, Eduardo Menem and the social worker, Susana Cristina Valente, he is the nephew of former president Carlos Menem. At the age of fifteen he moved to the City of Buenos Aires.
In 1997, after studying law at the Universidad de Belgrano, he obtained his law degree. He later founded “Gentech”, a dietary supplement company.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbesargentina.com/negocios/como-gentech-compania-pionera-suplementos-dietarios-factura-116-millones-n8299|work=Forbes Argentina|title=Cómo es Gentech, la compañía pionera de suplementos dietarios que factura $ 116 millones|last=Valleboni|first=Gabriela|date=19 September 2021|access-date=13 December 2023|language=es|archive-date=13 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213141427/https://www.forbesargentina.com/negocios/como-gentech-compania-pionera-suplementos-dietarios-factura-116-millones-n8299|url-status=live}}
In May 2002, he was kidnapped in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez and released three hours later in Bernal, Quilmes district, after paying a ransom of 1,800 pesos. According to judicial and police sources, Menem was kidnapped along with three friends by eight men in three vehicles. However, both Menem and his family denied the incident, insisting that nothing strange had happened.{{Cite web |title=Página/12 :: Sociedad :: Secuestro express de un hijo del senador Menem |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-4654-2002-05-02.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=www.pagina12.com.ar |language=es}}
Political career
He entered politics in 2021 with the help of La Libertad Avanza, the coalition led by Javier Milei, with whom he held a joint electoral event, this being the only one carried out by him outside the City of Buenos Aires.{{cite news|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/691318-martin-menem-un-empresario-riojano-con-linaje-politico-y-dis|work=Página 12|title=Martín Menem, un empresario riojano con linaje político y discurso "anticasta"|date=2 December 2023|access-date=13 December 2023|language=es|archive-date=13 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213141427/https://www.pagina12.com.ar/691318-martin-menem-un-empresario-riojano-con-linaje-politico-y-dis|url-status=live}}
He was elected provincial deputy with 11.55% of the votes, in the 2021 provincial elections, with the Union of the Democratic Center for the Capital department (UCEDE).{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Sistema de Publicación de Resultados Electorales |url=https://resultados.gob.ar/resultados/2021/2/6/12/0/1 |access-date=2024-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713195935/https://resultados.gob.ar/resultados/2021/2/6/12/0/1 |archive-date=13 July 2024 }}
He was a candidate for governor of La Rioja, in the provincial elections of May 2023. He was defeated, coming third with 14.70% of the votes, against the Peronist candidate Ricardo Quintela who obtained 52.63% of the votes.{{cite news|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202305/627663-elecciones-la-rioja.html|title=Quintela fue reelecto por amplio margen y los libertarios quedaron en un lejano tercer lugar|work=Télam|date=8 May 2023|access-date=13 December 2023|language=es|archive-date=13 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213140850/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202305/627663-elecciones-la-rioja.html|url-status=live}} His application generated controversies in the province, highlighting that he did not live there 30 years ago.{{Cite web |last=Página{{!}}12 |date=2024-02-29 |title=Una diputada riojana, dura contra Martín Menem: "Hace 30 años que no vive en la provincia" {{!}} Milei amenazó con intervenir La Rioja |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/716841-una-diputada-riojana-dura-contra-martin-menem-hace-30-anos-q |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=PAGINA12 |language=es}}
He was elected national deputy in the 2023 legislative elections, representing La Rioja, for La Libertad Avanza (which had been founded as a provincial party in said district) with 38.01% of the votes. Although, on 7 December, he was elected as president of the Chamber of Deputies by all the parliamentary blocs, with the exception of the Left Front bloc, which abstained, as it traditionally does.{{Cite web |date=7 December 2023 |title=MARTIN MENEM FUE ELEGIDO COMO PRESIDENTE DE LA CÁMARA DE DIPUTADOS DE LA NACIÓN |url=https://www.hcdn.gob.ar/prensa/noticia/MARTIN-MENEM-FUE-ELEGIDO-COMO-PRESIDENTE-DE-LA-CAMARA-DE-DIPUTADOS-DE-LA-NACION/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Diputados Argentina |language=es |archive-date=7 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207234143/https://www.hcdn.gob.ar/prensa/noticia/MARTIN-MENEM-FUE-ELEGIDO-COMO-PRESIDENTE-DE-LA-CAMARA-DE-DIPUTADOS-DE-LA-NACION/ |url-status=live }}
Electoral history
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! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. |
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| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2023
| style="background-color:{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}};"| | 28,926 | 14.70% | 3rd | {{no2|Not elected}} |
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! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. |
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| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2021
| style="background-color:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Argentina)}};"| | Union of the Democratic Centre | 1 | 15,810 | 11.55% | 3rd{{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;" | 2023
| style="background-color:{{party color|La Libertad Avanza}};"| | 1 | 85,794 | 38.01% | 2nd{{efn|name=fn1}} | {{yes2|Elected}} |
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Category:Argentine businesspeople
Category:La Libertad Avanza politicians
Category:Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in La Rioja
Category:Members of the Legislature of La Rioja
Category:People from La Rioja Province, Argentina
Category:Presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies