Santiago Maggiotti

Santiago Maggiotti
Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat
In office 1 November 2022 – 10 December 2023
President	Alberto Fernández
Preceded by	Jorge Ferraresi
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Mayor of Navarro
In office 10 December 2011 – 11 November 2020
Preceded by	Alfredo Castellari
Succeeded by	Facundo Diz
Personal details
Born	(1974-12-09) 9 December 1974 (age 49) Navarro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Political party	Justicialist Party

Santiago Alejandro Maggiotti (born 9 December 1974) is an Argentine politician and economist who served as Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat from 2022 to 2023 in the cabinet of Alberto Fernández.

Early life and education

Santiago Alejandro Maggiotti was born on 9 December 1974 in Navarro, Buenos Aires Province. His father, Santiago Aníbal Maggiotti, was a Justicialist Party National Deputy and mayor for Navarro in the 1990s. Maggiotti studied economics and received a master's degree in public policy.^[1]

Political career

In 2011, Maggiotti was elected as mayor of Navarro for the first time, defeating the Radical Civic Union for the first time in 12 years. He was reelected in 2015 and 2019. In November 2020, he resigned from the office of mayor to serve as Secretary of Territorial Development and Habitat under Jorge Ferraresi. He was succeeded as mayor of Navarro by Facundo Diz.^[1][2]

At the end of October 2022, Jorge Ferraresi announced his intention to return to his former position as mayor of Avellaneda. Alberto Fernández announced that Maggiotti would replace Ferraresi on 1 November 2022.^{[3] [1]}

References

1. "Tres veces intendente de Navarro y de familia política: Santiago Maggiotti, el nuevo ministro de Hábitat". Perfil. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
2. "Quién es Santiago Maggiotti, el nuevo ministro de Desarrollo Territorial y Hábitat que reemplazará a Jorge Ferraresi". Infobae. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
3. "Santiago Maggiotti juró como ministro de Desarrollo Territorial y Hábitat". Argentina.gob. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.