Darío Martínez Explained

Normán Darío Martínez (born 3 September 1974) is an Argentine politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, Martínez served as a National Deputy representing Neuquén Province from 2016 to 2020, and later as Secretary of Energy in the Ministry of Economy, in the administration of minister Martín Guzmán, from 2020 to 2022.

Early life and education

Martínez was born on 3 September 1974 in Ingeniero Luis A. Huergo, a small town in Northern Río Negro Province. He studied public accounting at the National University of Comahue, but dropped out before finishing his degree.^[1]

Political career

Martínez was elected to the City Council of Neuquén in 2005, and served continuously until 2013. He unsuccessfully ran for the mayoralty of Neuquén in 2011, landing fourth with 7% of the vote.^[2]

In the 2013 legislative election, Martínez ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies as the second candidate in the Front for Victory list, behind Nanci Parrilli. The list received 21.31% of the vote, not enough for Martínez to be elected. Parrilli resigned in 2016, and Martínez assumed office in her stead.^[3] He was re-elected in 2017, as the first candidate in the Unidad Ciudadana list, which landed third with 19.36%.^{[4] [5]}

Martínez ran for re-election in the 2019 legislative election as the first candidate in the Frente de Todos list, which was the most voted, with 36.39% of the vote. As he was still a sitting deputy with mandate to 2021, upon taking office on 10 December 2019 he resigned from his 2017–2021 term, and Carlos Alberto Vivero took his seat.^[6]

As a national deputy, Martínez was a supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting in favour of the 2018 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill.^[7]

In August 2020, Martínez was appointed Secretary of Energy in replacement of Sergio Lanziani.^[8] Martínez's seat in the Chamber of Deputies was taken by Guillermo Carnaghi.^[9]

External links

• Official website of the Secretariat of Energy (in Spanish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darío Martínez. Quién es el diputado cristinista que llega a la secretaría de Energía. La Nación. Lafuente. Esteba. 21 August 2020. 16 August 2021. es.
2. Web site: ¿Quién es Darío Martínez, el nuevo secretario de Energía?. Ámbito. 21 August 2020. 16 August 2021. es.
3. Web site: Quién es Darío Martínez, el diputado que denunció a Macri por los Panamá Papers. Parlamentario. 7 April 2016. 16 August 2021. es.
4. Web site: Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia. Clarín. 23 October 2017. 17 July 2021. es.
5. Web site: Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre. Primera Fuente. 30 October 2017. 3 August 2021. es.
6. Web site: Juraron los nuevos diputados. Página/12. 19 December 2019. 16 August 2021. es.
7. Web site: Martínez resaltó que tener una ley a favor del aborto es una decisión política. Río Negro. 14 June 2018. 16 August 2021. es.
8. Web site: Darío Martínez será el nuevo secretario de Energía. Parlamentario. 21 August 2020. 16 August 2021. es.
9. Web site: Juró el reemplazante de Darío Martínez. Parlamentario. 24 September 2020. 16 August 2021. es.