Lorena Pokoik

Lorena Iris Pokoik García (born 24 December 1972) is an Argentine politician, who is currently a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in 2023. A member of the Justicialist Party, Pokoik previously served as a member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature from 2013 to 2021.

Early life and education Pokoik was born and raised in the Mataderos neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. She became active in politics during her first year of secondary school, when she took part in the student union at Liceo No. 8. Her family later moved to Boedo, another neighbourhood of Buenos Aires City, and she continued her studies at notable school Colegio Nacional Mariano Moreno.

As a teenager she was also involved in local political activities through a Justicialist Party branch in the Abasto area.

Political career Pokoik was first elected to the Buenos Aires City Legislature in the 2013 legislative election as the 5th candidate in the Front for Victory list. Pokoik was re-elected in 2017, this time as the sixth candidate in the Front for Victory list.

As of 2017 she was vice president of the Buenos Aires chapter of the Justicialist Party.

National Deputy Pokoik was the third candidate in the Buenos Aires City Union for the Homeland list to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2023 general election, behind Paula Penacca and Eduardo Valdés; the list received 31.41% of the popular vote, and Pokoik was elected. She took office on 10 December 2023.

On 2 July 2025, Pokoik entered an argument during a debate in Congress when she accused another deputy, Sabrina Ajmechet, of "defending genocide" for her pro-Israel statements. Other deputies then accused Pokoik of being an anti-semite, to which Pokoik retorted by saying she is of Jewish descent and her family survived the Holocaust.

Electoral history + Election Office List District Votes Result . Total % . 2013 City Legislator Front for Victory 5 City of Buenos Aires 321,863 17.18% 3rd 2017 Front for Victory 6 City of Buenos Aires 408,462 21.26% 2nd 2023 National Deputy Union for the Homeland 3 City of Buenos Aires 577,225 31.41% 2nd