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Martín Menem - Wikipedia

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Martín Menem
Menem in 2023

President of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2023
Preceded by	Cecilia Moreau
National Deputy
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2023
Constituency	La Rioja
Provincial Deputy of La Rioja
In office 10 December 2021 – 7 December 2023
Constituency	Capital Department

Personal details
Born	(1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 49) La Rioja, Argentina
Political party	La Libertad Avanza (2024–present)^[a]
Other political affiliations	Union of the Democratic Centre (formerly)
Children	2
Parents	Eduardo Menem Susana Valente
Relatives	Adrián Menem (brother) Carlos Menem (uncle) Munir Menem (uncle) Amado Menem (uncle)

Martín Alexis Menem (born 19 April 1975) is an Argentine lawyer, businessman and politician, elected national deputy for La Rioja. He served as provincial deputy of La Rioja between 2021 and 2023. He was appointed to preside over the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies as of December 10, 2023.^[1]

Early life and career

Martín was born on 19 April 1975, in the Argentine province of La Rioja. Son of the former senator, Eduardo Menem and the social worker, Susana Cristina Valente. He is the nephew of former president Carlos Menem. At the age of fifteen he moved to the City of Buenos Aires.

In 1997, after studying law at the Universidad de Belgrano, he obtained his law degree. He later founded “Gentech”, a dietary supplement company.^[2]

In May 2002, he was kidnapped in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez and released three hours later in Bernal, Quilmes district, after paying a ransom of 1,800 pesos. According to judicial and police sources, Menem was kidnapped along with three friends by eight men in three vehicles. However, both Menem and his family denied the incident, ensuring that nothing strange had happened.^[3]

Political career

He entered politics in 2021 with the help of La Libertad Avanza, the coalition led by Javier Milei, with whom he held a joint electoral event, this being the only one carried out by him outside the City of Buenos Aires.^[4]

He was elected provincial deputy with 11.55% of the votes, in the 2021 provincial elections, with the Union of the Democratic Center for the Capital department (UCEDE).^[5]

Menem after being elected president of the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation.

He was a candidate for governor of La Rioja, in the provincial elections of May 2023. He was defeated, coming third with 14.70% of the votes, against the Peronist candidate Ricardo Quintela who obtained 52.63% of the votes.^[6] His application generated controversies in the province, highlighting that he did not live there 30 years ago.^[7]

He was elected national deputy in the 2023 legislative elections, representing La Rioja, for La Libertad Avanza (which had been founded as a provincial party in said district) with 38.01% of the votes. Although, on 7 December, he was elected as president of the Chamber of Deputies by all the parliamentary blocs, with the exception of the Left Front bloc, which abstained, as it traditionally does.^[8]

Electoral history

Executive

Electoral history of Martín Menem
Election	Office	List		Votes			Result	Ref.
Election	Office	List		Total	%	P.	Result	Ref.
2023	Governor of La Rioja		La Libertad Avanza	28,926	14.70%	3rd	Not elected	^[9]

Legislative

Electoral history of Martín Menem
Election	Office	List		#	District	Votes			Result	Ref.
Election	Office	List		#	District	Total	%	P.	Result	Ref.
2021	Provincial Deputy		Union of the Democratic Centre	1	Capital Department	15,810	11.55%	3rd^[b]	Elected	^[10]
2023	National Deputy		La Libertad Avanza	1	La Rioja Province	85,794	38.01%	2nd^[b]	Elected	^[11]

^ Member of the coalition of the same name since 2021
^ ^a ^b Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

References

^ Clarín, Redacción (7 December 2023). "Asumió Martín Menem como presidente de la Cámara de Diputados y pidió bajar los gastos en el Congreso: "Como dijo Milei, no hay plata"". Clarín. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ Valleboni, Gabriela (19 September 2021). "Cómo es Gentech, la compañía pionera de suplementos dietarios que factura $ 116 millones". Forbes Argentina (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Página/12 :: Sociedad :: Secuestro express de un hijo del senador Menem". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Martín Menem, un empresario riojano con linaje político y discurso "anticasta"". Página 12 (in Spanish). 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Sistema de Publicación de Resultados Electorales". 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Quintela fue reelecto por amplio margen y los libertarios quedaron en un lejano tercer lugar". Télam (in Spanish). 8 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ Página|12 (29 February 2024). "Una diputada riojana, dura contra Martín Menem: "Hace 30 años que no vive en la provincia" | Milei amenazó con intervenir La Rioja". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "MARTIN MENEM FUE ELEGIDO COMO PRESIDENTE DE LA CÁMARA DE DIPUTADOS DE LA NACIÓN". Diputados Argentina (in Spanish). 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Escrutinio Definitivo" (PDF). boletinoflarioja.com.ar (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de La Rioja. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Escrutinio Definitivo" (in Spanish). Cámara Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Escrutinio Definitivo". Cámara Nacional Electoral (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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Political offices
Preceded by Cecilia Moreau	President of the Chamber of Deputies 2023–present	Incumbent

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Election cycles: 2021 2023 President: Martín Menem
UP (102)	BA: Alonso Arroyo Cafiero Castagneto Gollán R. Gutiérrez Iparraguirre Kirchner Litza Macha Manrique Marino Molle Monzón Morán C. Moreau L. Moreau Ormachea Palazzo Passo Potenza Pereyra Propato Selva Siley Strada Tailhade Tolosa Paz Vargas Matyi Volnovich Yasky Zaracho DF: Hagman Heller Marziotta Penacca Pokoik Santoro Valdés CT: F. Avila Ginocchio López Rodríguez Nóblega CC: Chomiak Leiva Pedrini CH: Alianiello Glinski CB: Carro G. Estévez CN: J. Romero Sand Zulli ER: Bordet Gaillard Ledesma Osuna FM: Basterra Fernández Patri Parola JY: Chaher Snopek LP: Marín Rauschenberger LR: H. Aguirre Casas R. Herrera Pedrali MZ: Aveiro Bermejo Paponet NQ: Bertoldi Toredo RN: Soria SA: Estrada SJ: Allende Aubone Chica SL: Ali Zabala Chacur SC: G. González Ianni SF: Carignano Giuliano G. Martínez Mastaler Mirabella Toniolli SE: Campitelli Daives J. Gómez B. Herrera Montoto Moyano Neder TF: Araujo Hernández Freites Yutrovic TM: Medina Cisneros Fernández de Mansilla A. Fernández Yedlin
LLA (40)	BA: Ansaloni Benegas Lynch Falcone Lemoine Macyszyn Montenegro Pagano Píparo Santillán Santurio DF: Araujo Emma Ferreyra Zago § CC: C. García CH: Treffinger CB: Bornoroni Ibáñez Ponce CN: Almirón ER: Benedit FM: G. G. González JY: Quintar LR: Menem MZ: Arrieta Correa Llano Llano NQ: Márquez RN: Villaverde SA: Ovalle Orozco Zapata SJ: Peluc SL: Arancibia Rodríguez D'Alessandro SF: Bonacci Diez Mayoraz TF: Pauli TM: Huesen
PRO (37)	BA: Besana De Sensi Finocchiaro Lombardi Lospennato Milman Ritondo Santilli Sotolano Vázquez Yeza DF: Ajmechet Arabia Fernández Molero Giudici A. González Iglesias Vidal CC: Quiroz CH: A. Romero CB: Avico Baldassi Rodríguez Machado CN: Brambilla LP: Ardohain Maquieyra MN: Bianchetti RN: Capozzi Tortoriello SL: Bachey SF: Bongiovanni Chumpitaz Figueroa Casas Laspina Núñez Razzini TF: Stefani
UCR (34)	BA: Banfi Juliano Manes Quetglas Tavela DF: C. Carrizo Coletta Tetaz CT: Monti CC: Cipolini Polini CB: Brouwer de Koning S. Carrizo De Loredo Picat CN: Aguirre Vallejos ER: Antola Benedetti Galimberti FM: Carbajal JY: Rizzotti Sarapura LP: Coli MZ: Cobos Nieri Verasay MN: Arjol NQ: Cervi SC: Reyes SF: Barletta Giorgi TM: Campero
HCF (23)	BA: Borrego Campagnoli Frade López Massot Monzó Pichetto § Randazzo Stolbizer DF: Ferraro López Murphy Oliveto CH: J. Avila CB: Agost Carreño Brügge De la Sota García Aresca C. Gutiérrez Torres ER: Morchio MN: Klipauka SF: Fein Paulón
IF (9)	MN: Arrúa C. Fernández Ruiz Vancsik NQ: Llancafilo RN: Domingo SA: Calletti § Outes Vega
FIT (5)	BA: Castillo Del Caño Del Plá Scholtthauer Bregman § DF: Biasi JY: Vilca
PSC (2)	SC: Acevedo Garrido §
PyT (2)	SJ: Moreno Picón §
Others (3)	BA: Espert (AL) MZ: Martínez (LUM) TM: Omodeo (CREO)
§ Bloc leaders; Italics = Resigned / died before term end

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