Miguel Ángel Pichetto
Miguel Ángel Pichetto (Born, October 24, 1950) is an Argentine lawyer and politician. He is one of the leaders of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition with former president Mauricio Macri and other leaders.
Miguel Ángel Pichetto | |
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National Senator | |
In office 10 December 2001 – 10 December 2019 | |
Councillor of Magistracy | |
In office 10 December 1993 – 10 December 1997 | |
Appointed by | Chamber of Deputies |
Constituency | Río Negro |
National Deputy | |
In office 10 December 1993 – 10 December 1997 | |
Constituency | Río Negro |
Provincial Deputy of Río Negro | |
In office 10 December 1987 – 10 December 1993 | |
Constituency | San Antonio |
Mayor of Sierra Grande | |
In office 10 December 1985 – 10 December 1987 | |
Preceded by | Beluz González |
Succeeded by | Hugo Lastra |
Personal details | |
Born | Banfield, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | 24 October 1950
Nationality | Argentine |
Political party | Justicialist Party (1983–2019) UNIR Party (2020–present)[1] |
Other political affiliations | FREJUPO (1989–1995) Front for Victory (2003–2015) Juntos por el Cambio (2019–present) |
Spouse(s) | María Teresa Minassian |
Alma mater | National University of La Plata |
Profession | Lawyer |
On June 11, 2019, he was confirmed as Mauricio Macri's running mate to compete in the 2019 Argentine presidential election.
Life
changePichetto was born in Banfield, Buenos Aires.
Education
changeHe studied law at the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences of the National University of La Plata. He received his law degree in 1976 at here.
Career
changeAfter the start of the National Reorganization Process, he settled in Sierra Grande, Río Negro province. At here he practiced in the private sphere and founded his own law firm, specializing in labor litigation.
In 1983 he obtained his first public office as a councilman in Sierra Grande. After two years, he replaced Beluz González as mayor until 1987. Between 1988 and 1993 he was a provincial legislator for Río Negro. For that province he was a congressman of the Justicialista Party from 1983 to 1991, when he was elected to preside over it until 1995.
References
change- ↑ "Pichetto busca instalar su partido para 2021". Página/12 (in Spanish). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
Other websites
change- Media related to Miguel Pichetto at Wikimedia Commons