Normando Álvarez García

Normando Miguel Álvarez García (born 13 September 1952) is an Argentine politician and lawyer. He served as the Argentine ambassador to Bolivia between 2016 and 2019, during the presidency of Mauricio Macri. As of 2021, he serves as minister of work in Jujuy Province, under the governorship of Gerardo Morales.

Normando Miguel Álvarez García
Argentine ambassador to Bolivia
In office
11 January 2016 – 10 December 2019
PresidentMauricio Macri
Preceded byAriel Basteiro
Succeeded byAriel Basteiro
Minister of Labor of Jujuy Province
Assumed office
10 December 2019
GovernorGerardo Morales
Personal details
Born (1952-09-13) 13 September 1952 (age 72)
San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
Political partyRadical Civic Union
EducationNational University of Lomas de Zamora

Biography

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Álvarez García began his political career when he was elected councilor for San Salvador de Jujuy between 1985 and 1989; he later ascended to the provincial legislature when he was elected between 1989 and 1991, that last year he was a national deputy for his province, until 1999. He graduated as a lawyer in 2003 from the National University of Lomas de Zamora.[1]

After passing through the Congress, he did not hold any political office again, dedicating himself to the practice of law and political advisory activities as well as business, until the inauguration of Mauricio Macri as president in 2015. He was appointed as ambassador to Bolivia.[2]

2019 Bolivian political crisis

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When he served as ambassador in that country, the Bolivian political crisis occurred in 2019 when president Evo Morales resigned amid increasing protests against his reelection for a fourth term. The government of Macri immediately recognized Jeanine Áñez as president and refused to label the removal of Morales as a coup. In July 2021, the Bolivian government denounced that a commander of the Bolivian Air Force had thanked Álvarez García for the Argentine government involvement in the removal, by sending shotguns and tear gas amid the political and social crisis.[3][4]

On 17 July 2021, he was formally accused in Argentina for his involvement in the case known as the "coup d'état" case in Bolivia.[5]

Minister of Labor in Jujuy

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On 15 July 2021, Governor Gerardo Morales publicly defended Álvarez García from the accusations by the current Argentine government and the government of Luis Arce in Bolivia. Morales awarded Álvarez García the Order Juan Manuel Belgrano and said that the provincial government would not allow the "lie to take place" and reassured Álvarez García in his position.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Quién es Normando Álvarez García, el nuevo ministro de Trabajo" [Who is Normando Álvarez García, the new Minister of Labor] (in Spanish). Jujuy Al Momento. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nuevamente un jujeño será Embajador argentino en Bolivia" [Again a Jujuy native will be Argentine Ambassador to Bolivia] (in Spanish). Jujuy al Día. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "El exembajador argentino en Bolivia negó haber recibido la carta de agradecimiento por las armas" [The former Argentine ambassador to Bolivia denied having received the thank you letter for the weapons]. La Nación (in Spanish). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Qué se sabe sobre el "material bélico de agentes químicos" enviado a Bolivia en 2019". Perfil (in Spanish). 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  5. ^ "Charges filed against former Argentine President Macri for helping overthrow Evo in Bolivia". MercoPress. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Gerardo Morales condecoró al ex embajador argentino en Bolivia luego de la denuncia de envío de material bélico durante la gestión Cambiemos" [Gerardo Morales decorated the former Argentine ambassador to Bolivia after the denunciation of the shipment of war material during the Cambiemos administration]. Infobae (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.