Juan Manuel López (politician)
Juan Manuel López (born 16 September 1983) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy since 2017. A member of the Civic Coalition ARI, López was first elected in 2017 in the Federal Capital, and re-elected in 2021 in Buenos Aires Province. He presides the Civic Coalition ARI parliamentary bloc within the Juntos por el Cambio group in the Chamber of Deputies.
Juan Manuel López | |
|---|---|
| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2017 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires (2017–2021) Buenos Aires (since 2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1983 Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Political party | Civic Coalition ARI |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Early life and career edit
López was born on 16 September 1983 in Saladillo, a small town in central Buenos Aires Province. He finished high school at the Escuela Agrotécnica Selesiana Carlos M. Cásares in 2001, and then studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 2008.[1]
He served as a congressional advisor to Elisa Carrió, the founder and leader of the Civic Coalition ARI.[2]
Political career edit
López ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2017 legislative election; he was the fourth candidate in the Vamos Juntos list in the City of Buenos Aires. The list was the most voted, with 50.93% of the votes, and López was elected.[3][4] Upon the resignation of Elisa Carrió from the Chamber of Deputies in 2019, López became president of the Civic Coalition bloc.[5]
As a national deputy, López formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Political Trials (of which he was appointed vice-president), Constitutional Affairs, Energy and Fuels, and Justice.[6] He was a supporter of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which legalized abortion in Argentina. He was the only member of the Civic Coalition to vote in favour of the bill.[7]
In June 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.[8]
Ahead of the 2021 primary election, López was confirmed as one of the candidates in the "Es Juntos" list in Buenos Aires Province.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Juan Manuel López". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "¿Quién es el Diputado Juan Manuel López, que dio positivo de COVID-19?". NCN (in Spanish). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia". Clarín (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre". Primera Fuente (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Maximiliano Ferraro fue reelegido como presidente de la Coalición Cívica". Infobae (in Spanish). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Juan Manuel López | Comisiones". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Mayol, Federico (14 June 2018). "Juan Manuel López, el único diputado de la Coalición Cívica que votó a favor del aborto". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Quién es Juan Manuel López, el diputado que contrajo COVID-19 y generó el aislamiento de varios dirigentes". Infobae (in Spanish). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Juntos confirmó su lista de candidatos en la Provincia de Buenos Aires, encabezada por Diego Santilli". Infobae (in Spanish). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links edit
- Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
- Juan Manuel López on Twitter