José Arnaldo Ruiz Aragón

José Arnaldo "Pitín" Ruiz Aragón (born 14 January 1987) is an Argentine politician. A member of the Justicialist Party and La Cámpora, Ruiz Aragón was a National Deputy from 2015 to 2021, when he was elected to the provincial Senate of Corrientes

Early and personal life Ruiz Aragón was born on 14 January 1987 in Corrientes. He is married to Marlene Gauna and has two children.

Political career Ruiz Aragón began his political activism in La Cámpora, a Kirchnerist youth political organization. He became involved in peasant and rural workers' movements in his native Corrientes Province early on. From 2009 to 2011 he was director of the Corrientes government's Youth Directorate, during the governorship of Ricardo Colombi. Later, from 2012 to 2013, he worked in the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina, under the administration of Julio Alak. From 2014 to 2015 he was regional director for the Argentine North-East (NEA) of the Ministry of Social Development, under Alicia Kirchner. He was re-elected in the 2019 legislative election, this time as the first candidate in the Frente de Todos coalition list, which received 50.98% of the vote.

During his 2019–2023 term, Ruiz Aragón presided the parliamentary commission on Agriculture and Livestock, and formed part of the commissions on Elderly People, Energy and Fuels, Maritime Interests, Small and Medium-sized Companies, Tourism, and National Defense.

Ahead of the 2021 primary election, Ruiz Aragón announced his candidacy to the Corrientes Provincial Senate as part of the Justicialist Party list.