Eduardo Fernández (Argentine politician)
Eduardo Gabriel Fernández (born 9 June 1952) is an Argentine public accountant and politician, currently serving as National Deputy representing Córdoba. A member of the Solidary Party (PSOL), Fernández was first elected in 2019 for the Frente de Todos. He presides the Córdoba chapter of the PSOL.
Eduardo Fernández | |
|---|---|
| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Córdoba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1952 Córdoba, Argentina |
| Political party | Solidary Party |
| Other political affiliations | New Encounter (2011–2017) Unidad Ciudadana (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of Córdoba |
Early life and education edit
Fernández was born on 9 June 1952 in the City of Córdoba. He studied public accounting at the National University of Córdoba.[1]
Political career edit
Fernández has done his political career in the Solidary Party (PSOL). In 2011, Fernández was the New Encounter candidate to the governorship of Córdoba Province; he garnered 0.93% of the vote and landed fifth in the election.[2]
At the 2017 legislative election, Fernández was the third candidate in the Córdoba Ciudadana alliance list, headed by Pablo Carro.[3] The list received 9.71% of the vote, enough for only Carro to be elected.[4][5] Fernández ran again in the 2019 legislative election, this time as the first candidate in the Frente de Todos list, alongside Gabriela Estévez. The list received 22.31% of the vote, and both Fernández and Estévez were elected.[6]
As a national deputy, Fernández formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Natural Resources, Industry, Finances, Economy, Communications, Science and Technology, Analysis and Following of Tax Norms, and Small and Medium-sized Companies.[1] He was a vocal supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, votin in favour of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill that passed the Argentine Congress.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b . Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "El voto de los candidatos de las distintas fuerzas". La Voz (in Spanish). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Calderón Castillo, Javier; Pagliarone, Florencia (29 June 2017). "Argentina: Inicia crucial campaña electoral". CELAG (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia". Clarín (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre". Primera Fuente (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Diputados: Juntos por el Cambio se queda con 6 bancas y Hacemos por Córdoba con una". La Voz (in Spanish). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links edit
- Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
- Official website