Estela Mercedes Regidor Belledone (born 24 March 1970) is an Argentine politician who served as a National Deputy elected in Corrientes Province. A member of the Radical Civic Union, Regidor was elected at the 2017 legislative election.
Estela Regidor | |
|---|---|
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Corrientes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1970 Mercedes, Corrientes Province, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Encuentro por Corrientes (2009–present) Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Early and personal life
editRegidor Belledone was born on 24 March 1970 in Mercedes, in Central Corrientes Province.[1] She studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 1998, and specialized on pension law.[2]
Political career
editRegidor was appointed comptroller of the Social Prevision Institute (IPS, Instituto de Previsión Social) of Corrientes Province in 2009.[1] In 2016, she was appointed head of the Comprehensive Attention Unit of ANSES in Corrientes Province.[3]
At the 2017 legislative election, Regidor was the first candidate in the Encuentro por Corrientes (ECO)–Cambiemos list. The list was the most voted in the province, with 55.43% of the vote, and Regidor was easily elected.[4][5]
As national deputy, Regidor formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Pensions and Social Security, Labour Legislation, Political Trials, Families and Childhood, and Elderly People.[1] She was a vocal opponent of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting against the two Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that were debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020.[6][7] During her speech during the debate on the 2018 bill, she made a controversial analogy with dogs, stating that "when our dogs get pregnant, we don't take them to the vet for them to have an abortion; we give away the pups."[8][9] She later introduced an unsuccessful bill to establish an "early adoption" programme.[10]
In 2021, Regidor caused controversy when leaked voice notes between her and her legislative aides revealed she was extorting her staff to take up to 50% of their salaries.[11][12] The scandal led to her taking an unpaid leave from her position in the Chamber of Deputies.[3] She also presented herself to a Corrientes tribunal for investigation.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Estela Mercedes Regidor Belledone". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Estela Regidor promete una férrea defensa de los intereses correntinos". Diario Época (in Spanish). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Pidió licencia la diputada correntina acusada de pedirle un "reintegro" a sus colaboradores". El Diario.ar (in Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 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.
- ^ Serra, Laura (14 June 2018). "Uno por uno, cómo votó cada diputado el proyecto de legalización del aborto". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Estela Regidor, la diputada que comparó el aborto con "los perritos"". Clarín (in Spanish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "La diputada que comparó el aborto con "los perritos"". La Voz (in Spanish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "La diputada que comparó fetos con perritos presentó un proyecto de adopción temprana". Perfil (in Spanish). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Escandalosos audios: una diputada radical fue acusada de quedarse con el 50% del sueldo de sus asesores". Infobae (in Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Escandalo: denuncian que la diputada radical, Estela Regidor, se quedó con la mitad del sueldo de sus asesores". Página/12 (in Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Luego de la difusión de los audios, la diputada Regidor se presentó a la Justicia". Télam (in Spanish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
External links
edit- Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies Archived 30 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Estela Regidor on Twitter