Héctor Icazuriaga

Héctor Icazuriaga (born January 9, 1955) is the former Secretary of Intelligence of Argentina who served from 2004 until 2014.

Héctor Icazuriaga
Secretary of Intelligence
In office
10 December 2004 – 16 December 2014
PresidentNéstor Kirchner
Cristina Fernandez
Preceded bySergio Acevedo
Succeeded byOscar Parrilli
Governor of Santa Cruz
In office
24 May 2003 – 10 December 2004
Vice GovernorCarlos Sancho
Preceded byNéstor Kirchner
Succeeded bySergio Acevedo
Vice Governor of Santa Cruz
In office
10 December 2001 – 24 May 2003
GovernorNéstor Kirchner
Preceded bySergio Acevedo
Succeeded byCarlos Sancho
Personal details
Born (1955-01-09) January 9, 1955
Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires Province
Political partyFront for Victory
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
ProfessionLawyer

Icazuriaga was born in Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires Province to Basque Argentine parents (his Basque descent inspired his nickname, El vasco, though he is also known as Pancho and El Chango). He enrolled at the University of La Plata, and earned a juris doctor; he later married and had two children.

He relocated to Santa Cruz Province, where he was elected to the Provincial Legislature on the Justicialist Party ticket. Icazuriaga was elected Vice President of the Legislature by his peers, and upon Vice Governor Sergio Acevedo's election to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1999, he was nominated as Governor Néstor Kirchner's running mate, taking office as Vice Governor on 10th December.

Kirchner's own election to the Presidency in April 2003 led to Icazuriaga's appointment as governor. Acevedo, who had been named President Kirchner's first Intelligence Secretariat Director, became a candidate for the post later that year, however, and upon the latter's election, Icazuriaga was named to replace him, effective 10th December 2004. He served President Néstor Kirchner, as well as his wife and successor, Cristina Kirchner, as Director of Intelligence, becoming among the longest-serving officeholders in the post's history. Icazuriaga enjoyed a relatively good working relationship with both Presidents Kirchner, though his Deputy Director, Francisco Larcher, is reportedly closer to the couple than the Director himself.[1]

See also

References
  1. Seprin Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
Political offices
Preceded by
Néstor Kirchner		 Governor of Santa Cruz
2003 – 2004		 Succeeded by
Sergio Acevedo
Government offices
Preceded by
Sergio Acevedo		 Secretary of Intelligence
2003–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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