Legislature of Tierra del Fuego

Legislature of Tierra del Fuego
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Type
Type
Leadership
President
(Vice Governor)
Mónica Urquiza (MOPOF)
since 10 December 2019
First Vice President
Myriam Noemí Martínez (PJ/FDT)
since 10 December 2019
Second Vice President
Liliana Martínez Allende, UCR
since 10 December 2019
Structure
Seats15 legislators
Political groups
Government (6)
  •   FORJA (4)
  •   MOPOF (2)

Opposition (9)

Length of term
4 years
AuthorityConstitution of Tierra del Fuego
Elections
Proportional representation
Last election
16 June 2019
Next election
2023
Website
legistdf.gov.ar

The Legislature of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Spanish: Legislatura de la provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is the unicameral legislative body of Tierra del Fuego Province, in Argentina. It comprises 15 legislators, elected in a single province-wide multi-member district that encompasses the entirety of the province's territory.[1]

The legislature was established in 1983, as the legislature of the National Territory of Tierra del Fuego. In 1990, the territory became the 23rd province of Argentina, and the first such legislature was elected in 1991, alongside the first democratically elected governor.[2] Elections to the legislature take place every four years, when the entirety of its members are renewed. The legislature is presided by the Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego, who is elected alongside the governor every four years.[1]

The legislature formerly convened at the Old Government House, on Maipú Avenue, Ushuaia.[3] Although the old building is still used for ceremonial purposes and as headquarters of the vice governorship, legislative sessions are held in a new building on Yaganes 683, Ushuaia.[4]

Since 2019, the president of the legislature has been Mónica Urquiza, of the Fueguian People's Movement (MOPOF). Urquiza was elected in the gubernatorial ticket of Gustavo Melella.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tierra del Fuego". Observatorio Electoral Argentino CIPPEC (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "La Legislatura". Legislatura de Tierra del Fuego (in Spanish). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ Lupiano, Leonardo Luis (2003). La antigua Casa de Gobierno y residencia del Gobernador (ex palacio legislativo) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Dunken. p. 76. ISBN 987-02-0506-2.
  4. ^ "Parlamentarios sesionarán el viernes". Del Fuego Noticias (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Legislatura de Tierra del Fuego". Legislaturas Conectadas (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2022.


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