Nora Giménez

Nora del Valle Giménez (born 18 July 1957) is an Argentine human rights activist and politician. She currently serves as a National Senator for Salta Province as part of the Frente de Todos coalition.

Personal life Nora del Valle Giménez was born in Frías, in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, on 18 July 1957. In 1974 she was elected by her classmates as regional delegate of the NOA of the UES (Union of Secondary Students). She has five children and five grandchildren, and defines herself as a fervent defender of social justice and the role of women in all areas of society. Although she did not finish her degree in literature, she studied at the National University of Salta. Four days later her son would be handed over to the grandparents, thus preventing the baby from becoming children of the disappeared. Giménez was held incommunicado for several months and would later be transferred to Resistencia. She would be transferred again to Devoto prison and finally to Ezeiza prison where she would spend the last part of her imprisonment. Unlike Ricardo Gómez Diez, who filed a criminal complaint against the governor, Giménez's complaints are not judicial, only media-related. She would not make it to the general election because she would resign her candidacy some time before the election.

National Senator Giménez would run for national senator in second term, behind the president of the Victory Party and at that time national deputy, Sergio Leavy. In the PASO elections at the national level, the Frente de Todos would win in the senatorial category with 308,073 votes (48.44%) over the 143,612 votes (22.58%) of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition. Leavy and Giménez would win in the senatorial category, winning two majority seats, one for him and one for her. The minority senator would be former governor Juan Carlos Romero. Frente de Todos obtained 311,770 votes which meant a total of 45.96% of the valid votes, the main rival, Romero, would manage to grow with respect to the PASO but it would not be enough to turn the result around. His votes were 239,676 and he received 35.33% of the votes.

As a senator, Giménez was elected by her peers as president of the Committee on Regional Economies, Social Economy, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. She is also a member of the committees on Foreign Affairs and Worship, Internal Security and Drug Trafficking, Environment and Sustainable Development, and Tourism, among others.