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Clara Muzzio
Clara Muzzio
	Muzzio in 2023
Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 December 2023
Preceded by	Diego Santilli
Ministry of Public Space and Urban Hygiene
	In office; 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023
Preceded by	Eduardo Macchiavelli
Succeeded by	Ignacio Baistrocchi
Personal details
Born	María Clara Muzzio Diehl; 28 May 1981 (age 43); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Republican Proposal
Other political; affiliations	Juntos por el Cambio (since 2015)
Spouse	Jorge Aguado
Children	3
Residence	Buenos Aires
Education	University of Buenos Aires; University of San Andrés;
Occupation	Laywer; politician;

Clara Muzzio (born 28 May 1981) is an Argentine politician and lawyer who is the Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires since 7 December 2023. She previously served as the Minister of Public Space and Urban Hygiene of Buenos Aires from 2021 to 2023.^[1]

Early life and education

Muzzio was born on May 28, 1981, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was the forth child of Carlos Muzzio and Carola María Diehl Schindler.^[2] She studied Law at the University of Buenos Aires, and attended a Master of Public Policy and Administration at the University of San Andrés.^[3]

Muzzio has two children with Marcelo José Naveira; Felicitas and Bernarda before her marriage to Jorge Aguado, having a third son, Benjamín.^[3]

Political career

She had her first professional experience in politics by taking part in the Public Space Commission at Buenos Aires City Legislature, in 2008. Two years later, in 2010, chief of government Mauricio Macri named her Manager of Publicity and Use Permits of Buenos Aires Government, her first office in the public administration of the city. She resigned the post on December 31, 2011.^[4]

On September 1, 2013 she was designated by the Ministry of Environment and Public Space of the City of Buenos Aires to lead the project "Plan Microcentro", that aimed to renew street furniture, level streets to pedestrian height, bury waste containers, etcetera.^[5]

On January 1, 2014 she sworn in as Director of Urban Regeneration of Buenos Aires, until her next appointment to years later, on December 10, 2015, when newly elected mayor Rodríguez Larreta designated her Under Secretary of Pedestrian Space of the City of Buenos Aires. She served in this position for four years.^[6]

Ministry of Public Space and Urban Hygiene

On December 10, 2019 the Cabinet of Ministers of the City of Buenos Aires suffers many changes, as a result of the re-election of Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as chief of government, who designates Muzzio as Ministry of Public Space and Urban Hygiene.^[7]

The following four years as Ministry, Clara Muzzio had as her priorities the strengthening the plan BA Recycles, aiming to strengthen citizen commitment in waste separation and acquisition of sustainable habits,^[8] and the renovation of the historic centre of Buenos Aires.^[9]

Deputy Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires

On August 22, 2023, after winning the blanket primaries, Jorge Macri announced Clara Muzzio would join his electoral formula as candidate for Deputy Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires.^[10]

After the Macri-Muzzio formula won the general elections, and opposition candidate Leandro Santoro declined his candidacy before the second round, electoral victory was proclaimed. Clara Muzzio became then the new Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires. On December 7, 2023 she sworn in^[11]

References

^ "Elecciones 2023: Jorge Macri confirmó a Clara Muzzio como su candidata a vice para la Ciudad". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ Aubone Ibarguren, Marcelo (2020). "Familias Diehl de Argentina" [Diehl families of Argentina]. Genealogía (40). Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas.
^ ^a ^b "Elecciones 2023: quién es Clara Muzzio, la candidata a vice de Jorge Macri en la ciudad de Buenos Aires" [2023 Elections: who is Clara Muzzio, candidate to deputy chief of government of Jorge Macri in the City of Buenos Aires]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Ibarra, Aníbal (7 July 2012). "Resolución N.º 239/MMGC/12" [Resolution N.º 239/MMGC/12] (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (3931): 81, 82.
^ "El Plan Microcentro en números y a futuro". buenosaires.gob.ar. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ "Crearon la Subsecretaría de Vías Peatonales en la ciudad de Buenos Aires" [The Under Secretary of Pedestrian Space was created in the City of Buenos Aires]. Microjuris Argentina (in Spanish). 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Rodríguez Larreta, Horacio. "Decreto 458/2019" [Decree 458/2019]. Official Gazette of the City of Buenos Aires (in Spanish).
^ "Medio ambiente: qué porcentaje de porteños recicla la basura" [Environment: which percentage of porteños recycle their waste]. LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ "Adoquines, fachadas históricas y tradición: el plan para mejorar el corazón de la ciudad" [Cobblestones, historical facades and tradition: the plan to improve the heart of the city]. LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Carpena, Por Ricardo (2023-08-22). "Jorge Macri eligió a Clara Muzzio como su compañera de fórmula en la ciudad de Buenos Aires" [Jorge Macri chose Clara Muzzio as her formula companion in the City of Buenos Aires]. Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Clarín, Redacción (2023-12-07). "Así juró como vicejefa de Gobierno porteña Clara Muzzio" [How Clara Muzzio sworn in as Deputy Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-23.