José Luis Zavalía

José Luis Zavalía (born 27 February 1954 in Santiago del Estero) is a lawyer and an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union.

He served as a national Senator between 2001 and 2007 and previously held political positions in his province of Santiago del Estero.

Zavalía was educated at the Escuela Manuel Belgrano in Santiago del Estero and studied at the National University of Córdoba where he graduated as a lawyer.

During the turbulent 1990s, Zavalía was a prominent figure in the demonstrations against corruption in his province, leading marches against systematic electoral fraud on horseback.

In 2002, public sector workers burned tyres and refuse in front of his house to demand back pay.