Victoria Villarruel
Vice President of Argentina since 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victoria Eugenia Villarruel (born 13 April 1975) is an Argentine politician, lawyer, writer, and activist who has served as vice president of Argentina since 2023. Described as a neoconservative politician, she is the founder of the civil association Centro de Estudios Legales sobre el Terrorismo y sus Víctimas (transl. Center for Legal Studies on Terrorism and its Victims), which she has chaired since its inception. She was a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies from 2021 to 2023. Villarruel belongs to the La Libertad Avanza political coalition. She has been accused of Argentine state terrorism denial by several media outlets and human rights organisations. Villarruel denies such accusations, maintaining that she does not support the last Argentine military dictatorship.
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Vice President of Argentina | |
Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
President | Javier Milei |
Preceded by | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
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In office 10 December 2021 – 29 November 2023 | |
Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
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Born | Victoria Eugenia Villarruel (1975-04-13) 13 April 1975 (age 49) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Political party | Democratic (since 2022) |
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Awards | Friend della forze dell'Ordine (2012) |
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