Marcelo Julio Muniagurria (1946 – 11 May 2019) was an Argentine politician, agricultural engineer and ruralist born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.[1]
Muniagurria held a degree in Agricultural Engineering and dedicated himself to citrus farming in La Concepción.[2] During the early 1990s, he was also editor of the agricultural section of the Argentinian newspaper, La Capital, and later a director at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA).[2][3]
During his political career, Muniagurria served as a national deputy for justicialism between 1991 and 1995. He was president of the Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas (Argentine Rural Confederations; CRA) between 1997 and 1999, as well as president of the Sociedad Rural de Rosario (Rosario Rural Society; SRR).[1] Additionally, he held the position of vice governor of Santa Fe between 1999 and 2003, with Carlos Reutemannasgovernor.[4] He later served as one of the political representatives of PRO within his province.[1]
Muniagurria also became involved in the property sector in Fighiera, Santa Fe, establishing a business partnership with Jorge Messi, the father of the Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.[4]
Muniagurria died on the morning of 11 May 2019 in Rosario at the age of 72.[1][5] His cause of death was due to an illness that worsened over a short period of time.[4]
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