José Ignacio de Mendiguren
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José Ignacio "Vasco"[1] de Mendiguren (born 23 August 1950) is an Argentine industrialist and politician. He was chairman of the Argentine Industrial Union, director of the National Bank of Argentina, and Minister of Production during the presidency of Eduardo Duhalde. From 2013 to 2021, he was a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province, as part of the Renewal Front and later as part of the Frente de Todos.
José Ignacio de Mendiguren | |
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Secretary of Industry and Productive Development | |
Assumed office 16 August 2022 | |
President | Alberto Fernández |
Preceded by | Daniel Scioli (as Minister of Productive Development) |
National Deputy | |
In office 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2021 | |
Constituency | Buenos Aires |
Minister of Production | |
In office 3 January 2002 – 3 October 2002 | |
President | Eduardo Duhalde |
Preceded by | Livio Kühl |
Succeeded by | Aníbal Fernández |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-08-23) 23 August 1950 (age 73) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Political party | Justicialist Party (until 2013) Renewal Front (since 2013) |
Other political affiliations | United for a New Alternative (2013–2015) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
From 2020 to 2022, he was president of the Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE). In 2022, he was appointed as Secretary of Production by new economy minister Sergio Massa, mirroring his previous position as Minister of Production and succeeding Daniel Scioli.