# Jorge Yoma

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Argentine politician (b. 1953)

Jorge Yoma National Deputy In office December 10, 2009 – December 10, 2013 Constituency La Rioja In office December 10, 1989 – December 10, 1993 Constituency La Rioja In office July 19, 1989 – December 10, 1989 Preceded by Julio Corzo [es] Succeeded by Bernardo Eligio Herrera Constituency La Rioja Ambassador of Argentina to Mexico In office December 10, 2007 – December 10, 2009 Preceded by Oscar Guillermo Galie Succeeded by Patricia Vaca Narvaja [es] Ambassador of Argentina to Peru In office May 10, 2018 – December 10, 2019 Preceded by Ana María Ramírez Succeeded by Carlos Álvarez National Senator In office December 10, 1995 – December 10, 2005 Constituency La Rioja Councilor of Magistracy In office November 12, 2001 – November 12, 2005 Appointed by National Senate In office May 30, 1994 – August 22, 1994 Appointed by La Rioja Minister of Government and Justice of La Rioja In office 1995–1995 Governor Bernabé Arnaudo [es] Personal details Born (1953-11-10) November 10, 1953 (age 72) Chilecito, Argentina Party ERF (since 2021) Justicialist Party (until 2021) Relatives Amira Yoma (cousin) Alma mater National University of Córdoba

**Jorge Raúl Yoma** (born November 10, 1953) is an [Argentine](/source/Argentine) [politician](/source/Politician) and [lawyer](/source/Lawyer) who served as both a [national deputy](/source/Argentine_Chamber_of_Deputies) and [senator](/source/Argentine_Senate) on various occasions, as well as positions in the [province of La Rioja](/source/La_Rioja_Province%2C_Argentina). He was Argentine ambassador to [Mexico](/source/Mexico) between 2007 and 2010. In March 2018, he was appointed by President [Mauricio Macri](/source/Mauricio_Macri) as [Argentine ambassador to Peru](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_Argentina_to_Peru).

## Career

He was twice a National Representative for [province of La Rioja](/source/La_Rioja_Province%2C_Argentina), first between 1989 and 1993, and later between 2009 and 2013. In addition, he was a National Senator for that province between 2001 and 2005. While he held that position, he was a member of the Judicial Council.

In his last stage as a deputy he chaired the committees on Constitutional Affairs of the [Chamber of Deputies of the Nation](/source/Argentine_Chamber_of_Deputies), on Constitutional Affairs of the [Honorable Senate of the Nation](/source/Argentine_Senate) and the Bicameral Commission "City of Buenos Aires".

He was Minister of Government and Justice of La Rioja in 1995.

He was national councilor of the [Justicialist Party](/source/Justicialist_Party) (PJ), normalizing controller of the PJ of [Tucumán](/source/Tucum%C3%A1n_Province) in 1993 and 1994, and president of the National Electoral Board of that party.

He was president of the *Frente con Todos* Party of La Rioja and of the *Lema Riojano por el Trabajo y la Producción* in La Rioja in 2003.

## Ambassador to Mexico (2007–2009)

Appointed Ambassador to [Mexico](/source/Mexico) in 2007, he moved the Embassy and Consulate General of Argentina from the building where a bank with [Canadian](/source/Canada) capital operated. In [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City) he organized the "Argentine Week of Historical Recognition of the Mexican People", for which he placed a plaque at the entrance thanking Mexican hospitality during the Argentine exile due to dictatorships.[1]

Months before the 2001 crisis, Senator Jorge Yoma presented a bill to repeal the decrees that established, among other measures, a reduction in the salaries of state employees promoted by the Minister of Labour [Patricia Bullrich](/source/Patricia_Bullrich). They demanded that the Alliance Government begin a dialogue between the ruling party and the opposition as soon as possible and call for social consultation.[2] Also as senator, Yoma promoted, from the presidency of Constitutional Affairs of the Upper House, the regulations of the Bicameral Commission that will be responsible for endorsing or rejecting the decrees of the Executive and moving forward with a project to regulate decrees of necessity and urgency.[3]

### Projects

In his capacity as deputy and together with [Diana Conti](/source/Diana_Conti), he presented a project to reform the Electoral Code to allow voluntary voting for young people from 16 years of age. Yoma had already promoted a similar initiative when he was a senator in 1997. If the initiative is approved, it would be effective from 2013. "Statistics indicate that around 1,500,000 young people would be added to the electoral roll; about 750,000 each year," Yoma told [Télam](/source/T%C3%A9lam). As references he uses countries like [Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Nicaragua](/source/Nicaragua), [Cuba](/source/Cuba) and [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador).[4]

He held the presidency of the Transportation Commission and the Bicameral Commission of Agreements of the Legislative Assembly, the vice-presidency of the Culture and Social Media Commission and was a member of the Environment and Natural Resources commissions.

## Controversies

In mid-2010 he had a clash with the American [rabbi](/source/Rabbi) Eli Meir Libersohn, who had purchased 200 thousand hectares of land in Valle Hermoso, west of La Rioja, whom he accused (without naming him) of illicit enrichment and money laundering.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Taborda, Daniel. ["Ofrecen apoyos a empresarios locales en el Cono Sur"](https://www.informador.mx/Economia/Ofrecen-apoyos-a-empresarios-locales-en-el-Cono-Sur-20090218-0262.html). *[El Informador de México](/source/El_Informador_(Mexico))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090221162903/http://www.informador.com.mx/economia/2009/79802/6/ofrecen-apoyos-a-empresarios-locales-en-el-cono-sur.htm) from the original on 2009-02-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Almirón, Fernando (2000-06-25). ["El peronismo prepara su entrada a la mesa del diálogo del Gobierno"](https://www.pagina12.com.ar/2000/00-06/00-06-25/pag04.htm). *[Página 12](/source/P%C3%A1gina_12)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Para descomprimir el Senado"](https://www.pagina12.com.ar/2000/00-06/00-06-29/pag05.htm). *[Página 12](/source/P%C3%A1gina_12)*. 2000-06-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["En el kirchnerismo proponen que se vote desde los 16 años"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150705014530/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1459207-en-el-kirchnerismo-proponen-que-se-vote-desde-los-16-anos). *[La Nación](/source/La_Naci%C3%B3n)*. 2012-05-24. Archived from [the original](http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1459207-en-el-kirchnerismo-proponen-que-se-vote-desde-los-16-anos) on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["La Rioja: Diputado Yoma denunció lavado de dinero con la compra de tierras • ¿Aludió al Rabino, sin nombrarlo?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124842/http://www.noti1.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=4335&ID_Seccion=201). *Noti 1*. 2010-08-11. Archived from [the original](http://www.noti1.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=4335&ID_Seccion=201) on 2016-03-04.

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