Martín Soria
National Deputy
Assumed office
10 December 2023
ConstituencyRío Negro
In office
10 December 2019 – 27 March 2021
ConstituencyRío Negro
Minister of Justice and Human Rights
In office
29 March 2021 – 10 December 2023
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byMarcela Losardo
Succeeded byMariano Cúneo Libarona
Mayor of General Roca
In office
10 December 2011 – 10 December 2019
Preceded byCarlos Soria
Succeeded byMaría Emilia Soria
Personal details
Born (1975-12-15) 15 December 1975
General Roca, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Other political
affiliations		Frente de Todos (2019–2023)
Union for the Homeland (2023–present)
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires

Martín Ignacio Soria (born 15 December 1975) is an Argentine lawyer and politician, who served as a Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina from since 29 March 2021 to 10 December 2023.[1] Having previously served as a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Río Negro Province, Soria was designated to succeed Marcela Losardo following her resignation.[2][3]

Soria previously served as intendente (mayor) of his hometown of General Roca from 2011 to 2019, succeeding his father Carlos Soria and preceding his sister, María Emilia Soria.[4][5] He belongs to the Justicialist Party.

In 2023, he was once again elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Union for the Homeland coalition.

Electoral history

Executive

Electoral history of Martín Soria
Election Office List Votes Result Ref.
Total  % P.
2011 Mayor of General Roca Front for Victory 32,430 64.93% 1st Elected [6]
2015 Front for Victory 36,337 71.23% 1st Elected [7]
2019 Governor of Río Negro Front for Victory 136,170 34.97% 2nd Not elected [8]

Legislative

Electoral history of Martín Soria
Election Office List # District Votes Result Ref.
Total  % P.
2019 National Deputy Frente de Todos 1 Río Negro Province 170,935 45.10% 1st[lower-alpha 1] Elected [9]
2023 Union for the Homeland 1 Río Negro Province 134,429 32.84% 1st[lower-alpha 1] Elected [10]
  1. 1 2 Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

References

  1. ↑ "Asumió Soria. "Losardo hizo exactamente lo que yo le pedí", afirmó Alberto Fernández". La Nación (in Spanish). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ↑ González, Enric (16 March 2021). "Alberto Fernández nombra a Martín Soria, un político cercano a Cristina Kirchner, como ministro de Justicia". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Menegazzi, Eduardo (16 March 2021). "Martín Soria, el nuevo ministro de Justicia, asumirá el viernes 26 de marzo". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Quién es Martín Soria, el nuevo ministro de Justicia". Página/12 (in Spanish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Cannataro, Micaela (16 March 2021). "Conocé a Martín Soria, el sustituto de Marcela Losardo y nuevo ministro de Justicia". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "RESULTADOS DE ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES". jusrionegro.gov.ar (in Spanish). Poder Judicial de la Provincia de Río Negro. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "RESULTADOS DE ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES". jusrionegro.gov.ar (in Spanish). Poder Judicial de la Provincia de Río Negro. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Elecciones Generales 2019". jusrionegro.gov.ar (in Spanish). Poder Judicial de la Provincia de Río Negro. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Elecciones 2019". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Elecciones 2023". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Cámara Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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