Juan Luis Manzur

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Juan Luis Manzur
Daniel Gollán
Minister of Health of Tucumán
In office
10 December 2003 – 10 December 2007
GovernorJosé Alperovich
Succeeded byPablo Yedlin
Personal details
Born (1969-01-08) January 8, 1969 (age 55)
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Other political
affiliations
Front for Victory (2003–2015)
Frente de Todos (2019–present)
EducationNational University of Tucumán
University of Buenos Aires

Juan Luis Manzur (born 8 January 1969) is an Argentine surgeon and politician currently serving as a National Senator for Tucumán Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers from 2021 to 2023, under President Alberto Fernández. He previously served as Minister of Health of Argentina from 2009 to 2015, and as Governor of Tucumán from 2015 to 2021.

Early life and education

Manzur was born in

residency at the public Álvarez Hospital, in Buenos Aires. Manzur later received a master's degree in Health Systems and Services Administration from the University of Buenos Aires.[2]

Political career

Following a stint as Vice Minister of Health for the

infant mortality rate, fell from 23 per 1,000 births (40% above the national average) in 2003, to 13 in 2006 (matching the national average).[4][5] The perinatal mortality rate (a late fetal death, or of an infant under one week old) likewise fell during the same period in Tucumán from 24 to 18 per 1,000 births.[4][6]
These news helped Manzur secure Governor Alperovich's nod to be a running mate for his successful, 2007 bid for re-election.

Health minister

Manzur was sworn in on July 1, the day after a public health emergency was declared over a worsening

Argentina forced Manzur to reverse steps toward protecting women's reproductive rights, cancelling proposals in 2010 that would have guarantee access to legal abortions.[10]

He stepped down as Health Minister in February 2015 to return to the post of Vice Governor of Tucumán, and was expected to run to succeed Governor Alperovich in provincial elections later in the year.[11]

Cabinet Chief

On 20 September 2021, Manzur was appointed as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers by President Alberto Fernández in replacement of Santiago Cafiero. Manzur's appointment was part of a cabinet reshuffle following the government's poor showings in the 2021 legislative primary elections.[12] Manzur did not resign from his position as governor of Tucumán, instead taking a leave of office while vice governor Osvaldo Jaldo assumed interim executive powers.[13]

References

  1. ^ Took a leave from office from 20 September 2021 to 15 February 2023 to work as the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers.
  2. ^ "Un médico sanitarista tucumano reemplazará a Ocaña en Salud". Clarín.
  3. ^ "Se redujo la tasa de mortalidad infantil". Clarín.
  4. ^ a b DEIS: indicadores básicos, 2005 (2003 data) Archived 2007-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ DEIS: Boletín 121 (2007 data) Archived 2009-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ DEIS: indicadores básicos, 2008 (2006 data) Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Destinan mil millones de pesos para combatir la gripe A". La Nación.
  8. ^ "Vacunaron al 86% de grupos vulnerables". Río Negro. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Argentina: 2012 marcó un nuevo récord en donación y trasplantes". La Voz del Interior.
  10. ^ "Argentina Says "Don't Cry" About Unsafe Abortion". Ms.
  11. ^ "Electoral politics in provinces are behind reshuffle". Buenos Aires Herald.
  12. Página/12
    (in Spanish). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  13. ^ De Urieta, Déborah (20 September 2021). "Hubo acuerdo en Tucumán: Jaldo asume la gobernación y Manzur será jefe de Gabinete". El Cronista (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Health
2009–2015
Succeeded by
Daniel Gollán
Preceded by
Governor of Tucumán

2015–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
2021–2023
Succeeded by
Agustin Rossi