# Luz Sapag

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Argentine politician (1944–2010)

Luz María Sapag Luz María Sapag Mayor of San Martín de los Andes In office 10 December 2007 – 7 July 2010 Preceded by Jorge Carro Succeeded by Cristina Frugoni In office 10 December 1991 – 10 December 1999 National Senator In office 10 December 2001 – 10 December 2007 Constituency Neuquén Provincial Legislator of Neuquén In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2001 Personal details Born Luz María Sapag (1944-06-15)15 June 1944 Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina Died 7 June 2010(2010-06-07) (aged 66) San Martín de los Andes, Argentina Party Neuquén People's Movement Children Carmen Lucila Crexell

**Luz María Sapag** (15 June 1944 – 7 July 2010) was an [Argentine](/source/Argentina) politician, Mayor of the city of [San Martín de los Andes](/source/San_Mart%C3%ADn_de_los_Andes) and formerly a [Senator](/source/Argentine_Senate) representing the [Neuquén Province](/source/Neuqu%C3%A9n_Province) under the aegis of the [Neuquino People's Movement](/source/Neuquino_People's_Movement).

Sapag was born in [Cutral Có](/source/Cutral_C%C3%B3), Neuquén. She was a member of the influential [Arab Argentine](/source/Arab_Argentine) Sapag family – daughter of [Elías Sapag](/source/El%C3%ADas_Sapag), a senator; niece of [Felipe Sapag](/source/Felipe_Sapag), five-time governor of Neuquén; and sister to [Jorge Sapag](/source/Jorge_Sapag), governor of Neuquén from 2007.[1]

She became secretary of government of the municipality of [San Martín de los Andes](/source/San_Mart%C3%ADn_de_los_Andes) in 1987, and in 1991 became Mayor of the city. She was re-elected in 1995, and in 1999 was elected to the Provincial Legislature.

Luz Sapag was elected to the Senate in 2001, and later served as president of the Environmental Committee. In June 2006, prosecutors in Neuquén asked the [Argentine Congress](/source/Argentine_Congress) to lift her immunity so that she could face trial for abuse of office whilst Mayor of San Martín de los Andes.[2]

In June 2007 she was re-elected Mayor of San Martín de los Andes and stepped down from the Senate.[3]

Sapag died in a [road accident](/source/Road_accident) in San Martín de los Andes in the morning of 7 July 2010.[4]

One of Sapag's daughters, [Carmen Lucila Crexell](/source/Carmen_Lucila_Crexell), went on to be elected to the Argentine Senate for Neuquén as well.[5]

## External links

- [Senate profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20080218193007/http://sapag.senado.gov.ar/) (Spanish)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Sapag family history](http://www.sapag.com.ar/ver.php?id=9) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070311033146/http://www.sapag.com.ar/ver.php?id=9) 11 March 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["La Justicia solicitó al Congreso el desafuero de la senadora Luz Sapag"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070311162635/http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2006/06/28/20066r28f18.php). *www.rionegro.com.ar*. 28 June 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2006/06/28/20066r28f18.php) on 11 March 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["ELECCIONES EN NEUQUEN: Luz Sapag vuelve a la intendencia de San Martín"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071031051058/http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2007/06/04/20076p04s30.php). *www.rionegro.com.ar*. 4 June 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2007/06/04/20076p04s30.php) on 31 October 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["En un accidente muere Luz Sapag, la intendenta de San Martín de los Andes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110728004601/http://www.mdzol.com/mdz/nota/222031-En-un-accidente-muere-Luz-Sapag-la-intendenta-de-San-Martin-de-los-Andes/). *MDZ Online*. 7 July 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.mdzol.com/mdz/nota/222031-En-un-accidente-muere-Luz-Sapag-la-intendenta-de-San-Martin-de-los-Andes/) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [""Crexell llegó a Senadora por ser la hija de Luz Sapag""](https://sanmartinadiario.com.ar/actualidad/18842-crexell-llego-a-senadora-por-ser-la-hija-de-luz-sapag.html). *San Martín a Diario* (in Spanish). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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v t e « 2001–2003 « National Senators of Argentina, 2003–2005 » 2005–2007 » Election cycles: 2001 2003 President: Daniel Scioli Provisional President: Marcelo Guinle PJ (38) BA: Cafiero Müller DF: Leguizamón CT: Saadi CC: Capitanich CH: Giusti Guinle CB: Giri Urquía CN: Ríos ER: Bar Martínez Pass de Cresto FM: Mayans Paz JY: Jenefes LP: Gallego Marín LR: Maza Yoma MZ: Jaque Perceval MN: Oviedo Puerta NQ: Gallia RN: Pichetto SA: Escudero López Arias SJ: Martin Martinazzo SC: Fernández Fernández de Kirchner SF: Latorre Reutemann SE: Castro Mera TF: Caparrós Daniele TM: Miranda UCR (16) CC: Curletti Mastandrea CH: Massoni CN: Sánchez ER: Taffarel FM: Lescano JY: Morales LP: Marino MZ: Sanz MN: Losada RN: Abrameto Isidori SL: Agundez SC: Prades SE: Zavalía TF: Capos Colazo FCSC (2) CT: Castillo § Colombo de Acevedo FR (2) SE: Bussi § Pinchetti de Sierra Morales LyDJ (2) LR: Menem SL: Negre de Alonso MPN (2) NQ: Salvatori Sapag Others (9) BA: Conti (Frepaso) DF: Ibarra (FG) Terragno (RI) CB: Rossi (FN) JY: Arancio de Beller (FCJ) RN: Falcó (RR) SA: Gómez Diez (PARES) SJ: Avelín (CRSJ) SL: Ochoa (ISL) SF: Giustiniani (PS) § Bloc leaders; Italics = Resigned / died before term end

v t e « 2003–2005 « National Senators of Argentina, 2005–2007 » 2007–2009 » Election cycles: 2001 2003 2005 President: Daniel Scioli Provisional President: José Pampuro FPV–PJ (26) BA: Fernández de Kirchner Pampuro DF: Leguizamón CC: Capitanich CH: Giusti Guinle CN: Viudes ER: Bar Martínez Pass de Cresto FM: Bortolozzi Mayans JY: Jenefes Fellner LR: Maza Quintela MZ: Jaque Perceval MN: Viana RN: Pichetto SA: Escudero López Arias SJ: Gioja Riofrío SL: Pérsico SC: Kirchner Fernández Forstmann PJ (17) BA: González CT: Saadi CB: Giri CN: Ríos LP: Gallego Marín LR: Menem NQ: Gallia SL: Negre de Alonso Rodríguez Saá SF: Latorre Reutemann SE: Castro Mera TF: Caparrós Daniele TM: Miranda UCR (15) DF: Terragno CC: Curletti Mastandrea CH: Massoni CN: Sánchez ER: Taffarel FM: Petcoff JY: Morales § LP: Marino MZ: Sanz RN: Abrameto Isidori SC: Martínez SE: Zavalía TF: Capos FCSC (2) CT: Castillo § Colombo de Acevedo FRC (2) MN: Closs § Vigo FR (2) TMS: Bussi § Pinchetti de Sierra Morales Salazar § MPN (2) NQ: Salvatori Sapag § Others (6) DF: Ibarra (Frepaso) CB: Rossi (FN) Urquía (UPC) SJ: Basualdo (PyT) SF: Giustiniani (PS) SA: Gómez Diez (PARES) § Bloc leaders; Italics = Resigned / died before term end

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