Dalmacio Enrique Mera Figueroa (born 13 November 1970) is an Argentine lawyer and politician. Among other posts, he served as a National Senator for Catamarca Province from 2015 to 2021, as a National Deputy from 2009 to 2011, and as Vice Governor of Catamarca under Lucía Corpacci from 2011 to 2015. Mera belongs to the Justicialist Party.
Dalmacio Mera | |
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| National Senator | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Catamarca |
| Vice Governor of Catamarca | |
| In office 10 December 2011 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Governor | Lucía Corpacci |
| Preceded by | Marta Grimaux de Blanco |
| Succeeded by | Octavio Gutiérrez |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2009 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | Catamarca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1970 Salta, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2009–2011) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Early life and career
editMera was born on 13 November 1970 in Salta.[1] His father, Julio Mera Figueroa, was active in politics and served as Interior Minister during the presidency of Carlos Menem from 1990 to 1991. In addition, Mera is a cousin of Juan Manuel Urtubey, former governor of Salta Province, and Rodolfo Urtubey, former senator for Salta.[2][3]
Mera studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 1994. He then went on to complete two post-graduate degrees on administration from the same university.[1] He founded and edited a monthly newspaper from 1993 to 1995.[4]
Political career
editFrom 1999 to 2000, he was the manager of ANSES in Catamarca. In 2003, he was elected to the provincial senate of Catamarca as a representative of Valle Viejo Department, with mandate to 2007. That year, he was president of the Catamarca Justicialist Party.[4]
In the 2009 legislative election, Mera was the first candidate in the Front for Victory list to the National Chamber of Deputies, followed by Rubén Yazbek. With 33.47% of the vote, he received enough votes to be elected. Two years later, in 2011, he was the running mate of Lucía Corpacci to the governorship of Catamarca: the Corpacci–Mera ticket received 49.5% of the vote, and he was sworn in on 10 December 2011.[4] He was succeeded in his seat as deputy by Yazbek.[5][6]
In the 2015 general election, Mera was selected to be the FPV's first candidate to the National Senate, followed by Inés Blas. The FPV list received over 50% of the vote, earning the two majority seats as per the limited voting system used for the Argentine upper house.[1] Mera originally formed part of the Front for Victory bloc, but joined most other FPV senators in breaking away and forming the Argentina Federal bloc following the 2017 legislative election.[7][8] Following the 2019 general election, Mera formed part of the Frente de Todos bloc alongside most other peronist senators.[1]
As senator, Mera formed part of the parliamentary commissions on the Environment, National Economy and Investment, Regional Economies, General Legislation, and Constitutional Affairs.[1] He was an opponent of the legalisation of abortion in Argentina, voting against the two Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020.[9]
Mera did not stand for re-election in 2021, and his term expired on 10 December 2021.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Dalmacio Enrique Mera". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Que lo escuche al primo". Cuarto Poder Salta (in Spanish). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Verbitsky, Horacio (16 October 2012). "La propuesta de los buitres". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Perfil de quienes dirigirán la provincia". El Esquiú (in Spanish). 8 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "MERA, DALMACIO ENRIQUE". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Escrutinio Definitivo Elecciones 2011". Poder Judicial de Catamarca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Cristina ya tiene bloque: quiénes son los senadores que la acompañarán". El Cronista (in Spanish). 11 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Abrevaya, Sebastián (12 December 2017). "Fuentes será el jefe del bloque de CFK". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "El proyecto del aborto divide al Frente de Todos en el Senado". Perfil (in Spanish). 14 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.