Marcos Peña

Marcos Peña
Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina
Assumed office
10 December 2015
President Mauricio Macri
Preceded by Aníbal Fernández
Personal details
Born (1977-03-15) 15 March 1977
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party Front for a Country in
Solidarity (Before 2001)
Republican Proposal (2010–
present)
Other political
affiliations		 Republican Proposal
(2005–2010)
Cambiemos (2015–present)
Alma mater Torcuato di Tella University

Marcos Peña is an Argentine politician and political scientist.

Personal Life

Marcos Peña was born in March 15, 1977, in Buenos Aires. He attended elementary school in the United States, as his parents lived abroad. He returned to Argentina and completed high school in Buenos Aires.[1]

Peña is the son of Félix Peña, a foreign trade specialist and Clara Braun, an academic.

He graduated with a degree in political sciences from the university Torcuato Di Tella.

In 2002, he married journalist Luciana Mantero, with whom he has two children.

Political Career

He was elected legislator for Buenos Aires in 2003 in the ticket of Front for a Country in Solidarity at the age of 26, making him the youngest legislator in the chamber. He helped create the Compromiso para el Cambio and subsequent Republican Proposal parties, and headed the list of legislators in the 2005 elections.

Mayor Mauricio Macri appointed him general secretary general of the city of Buenos Aires in 2007.

Peña was campaign manager for Macri's 2015 Presidential campaign. Macri became president in 2015, and appointed Peña Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, after the approval of the Senate.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Marcos Peña, Jefe de Gabinete" [Marcos Peña, chief of cabinet] (in Spanish). La Nación. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Aníbal Fernández		 Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina
2015–present 		Incumbent
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