Danya Tavela

Danya Tavela
Tavela in 2021
National Deputy of Argentina
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 December 2021
ConstituencyBuenos Aires Province
Secretary of University Policies
In office
17 July 2017 – 1 November 2018
PresidentMauricio Macri
Preceded byAlbor Cantard
Succeeded byPablo Domenichini
Undersecretary of Management and Coordination of University Policies
In office
10 December 2015 – 17 July 2017
Vice-rector of the National University of the Northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires
In office
November 2018 – November 2022
Personal details
BornDanya Verónica Tavela
(1977-02-08) February 8, 1977
Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
PartyRadical Civic Union
Other political
affiliations		Juntos por el Cambio; Democracy Forever (parliamentary bloc)
Alma materNational University of La Plata
OccupationPublic accountant, academic and politician

Danya Verónica Tavela (born 8 February 1977) is an Argentine public accountant, academic and politician. Since 2021 she has served as a National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province. She previously held senior roles in the national education portfolio—Undersecretary (2015–2017) and then Secretary of University Policies (2017–2018)—and was vice-rector at the National University of the Northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNNOBA).[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Tavela was born in Junín, Buenos Aires Province, in 1977.[5] She graduated as a public accountant and later obtained a master's degree in provincial and municipal public finance at the National University of La Plata (UNLP).[6]

Academic career

Tavela developed her career at UNNOBA, where she rose to the vice-rectorate. She was elected vice-rector for the 2015–2019 period (later on leave while serving in national government) and, after leaving the ministry, returned to the post from November 2018 until November 2022, when Florencia Castro was elected vice-rector by the University Council.[7][8][9]

National government

Following the 2015 change of administration, Tavela was appointed Undersecretary of Management and Coordination of University Policies at the Ministry of Education, effective 10 December 2015.[10] In July 2017 she was promoted to Secretary of University Policies,[11] a position she held until 1 November 2018, when she left the post and was succeeded by Pablo Domenichini.[12][13]

During 2018, national university unions staged a prolonged strike that disrupted teaching across more than 50 public universities and involved around 190,000 staff and 1.5 million students; a mass demonstration took place in Buenos Aires on 30 August 2018.[14][15]

Parliamentary career

Tavela ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies on the Progresistas slate in the 2015 elections; the alliance obtained 317,448 votes (3.53%) in Buenos Aires Province and did not win seats.[16][17]

She was elected National Deputy in 2021 for Buenos Aires Province on the Juntos por el Cambio list and took office on 10 December 2021.[18] In the Chamber she has served as second vice-chair of the Education Committee, and as a member of the Science, Technology and Productive Innovation; Public Works; Justice; and Maritime, River, Fisheries and Port Interests committees, among others.[19]

In 2023 she was a pre-candidate for the regional Parlasur seat for Buenos Aires Province on the list linked to Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Gerardo Morales; she lost the internal primary to Héctor Gay.[20][21] That year she was among a small group of opposition deputies who enabled quorum for the debate on changes to the income tax threshold, a move that exposed internal divisions within Juntos por el Cambio and drew criticism from former president Mauricio Macri.[22][23]

Publications

  • La Universidad de Buenos Aires: aportes para la CRES 2018 (with Alberto E. Barbieri), Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2018.[24]
  • Futura BA (presentation at the Junín Book Fair, 2025).[25]

References

  1. ^ "Danya Tavela – Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Nation". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Decree 596/2017 – Secretaría de Políticas Universitarias". Argentina.gob.ar – National Executive (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Decree 1057/2018 – Appointment of the Secretary of University Policies". Argentina.gob.ar – National Executive (in Spanish). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ^ "UNNOBA – Authorities (Rectorate)". UNNOBA (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Danya Tavela – profile". La Noticia 1 (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Curriculum Vitae – Danya V. Tavela" (PDF). HCDN (CVar) (in Spanish). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Danya Tavela fue reelecta vicerrectora de la UNNOBA". Diario Democracia (in Spanish). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Florencia Castro es la nueva vicerrectora de la UNNOBA". Diario Democracia (in Spanish). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "UNNOBA – Authorities (Rectorate)". UNNOBA (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Decree 116/2016 – Designation (Undersecretary)". Argentina.gob.ar – National Executive (in Spanish). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Decree 596/2017 – Secretaría de Políticas Universitarias". Argentina.gob.ar – National Executive (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Decree 1057/2018 – Appointment of the Secretary of University Policies". Argentina.gob.ar – National Executive (in Spanish). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Pablo Domenichini será el nuevo secretario de Políticas Universitarias". Infobae (in Spanish). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  14. ^ "University professors take strike action to the government's front door". Buenos Aires Times. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Día clave en el conflicto universitario: marchan docentes y estudiantes". Infobae (in Spanish). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Contadora, docente y ahora, política". La Nación (in Spanish). 19 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Resultados – Diputados nacionales 2015 (Provincia de Buenos Aires)". Dirección Nacional Electoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Danya Tavela – Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Nation". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Comisiones – Danya Tavela". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  20. ^ "Después de ocho años, se vuelve a votar para el Parlasur". Infobae (in Spanish). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  21. ^ "Gay ganó la interna y será candidato de Juntos al Parlasur". La Nueva (in Spanish). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  22. ^ "La sesión en Diputados expuso la fractura entre Macri y un sector de la UCR". La Nación (in Spanish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  23. ^ "Juntos por el Cambio cruje por dentro". Página/12 (in Spanish). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  24. ^ "La Universidad de Buenos Aires: Aportes para la CRES 2018" (PDF). ADUBA (in Spanish). July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  25. ^ "Danya Tavela: "Tenemos que hacer una construcción colectiva de la provincia"". UNNOBA (in Spanish). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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