Susana Beatriz Decibe
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Susana Beatriz Decibe is an Argentine sociologist and beauty pageant titleholder who won Belleza Argentina 1977 and represented her country at Miss World 1977 but Unplaced. She has also served as the Minister of Education (1996–99).
Early life
Born in Bragado on 7 August 1949, Decibe is a cousin of comedian {{Ill|Eber Luis Decibe|es|Calígula (humorista)}}.{{cite news|title=Volvió "La revista dislocada"|url=http://www.eldia.com/ediciones/20040118/espectaculos1.asp|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=El Día (La Plata)|language=Spanish|date=18 January 2004}} After finishing her schooling, Decibe attended the University of Buenos Aires, from where she earned her degree in sociology. She did her master's degree from Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO).
Career
A member of the {{Ill|Peronist Youth|es|Juventud Peronista}}, Decibe joined the Montoneros for a brief period. During the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, she was detained at the Navy Petty-Officers School of Mechanics (ESMA). Decibe became an advisor to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies's Education Commission in 1989. In 1996, she was appointed minister of education, the third one during the presidency of Carlos Menem. Her predecessor {{Ill|Jorge Alberto Rodríguez (politician)|es|Jorge Alberto Rodríguez|lt=Jorge Alberto Rodríguez}} had suggested her name to Menem.{{cite news|last1=Vedia|first1=Mariano De|title=Susana Decibe una ministra que nadie esperaba|trans-title=Susana Decibes a minister that nobody expected|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/175989-susana-decibe-una-ministra-que-nadie-esperaba|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=La Nación|date=29 March 1996|language=Spanish}} However, she resigned from her office in 1999, as a protest to government's reduction in education budget. {{Ill|Manuel García Solá|es}} succeeded her.{{cite news|title=Decibe Renuncio y Menem Designo a su Segundo Para Reemplazarla|trans-title=Decibe resigned and Menem appointed his second to replace her|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/1999/99-05/99-05-08/pag03.htm|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Página/12|date=8 May 1999|language=Spanish}}
Personal life
Decibe married a company executive with whom she had four children. The couple separated in 2002.{{cite news|last1=Dandan|first1=Alejandra|title=Qué es de la vida de... Susana Decibe|trans-title=What is the life of ... Susana Decibe|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-107014-2008-07-01.html|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Página/12|date=1 July 2008|language=Spanish}}
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Category:Argentine sociologists
Category:Women government ministers of Argentina
Category:University of Buenos Aires alumni
Category:Argentine ministers of education
Category:Argentine women sociologists