María Fernanda Vallejos (born 9 March 1979) is an Argentine economist and politician who served as a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province. She was elected in 2017, when she was the first candidate in the Unidad Ciudadana list, and later sat in the Frente de Todos bloc.
Fernanda Vallejos | |
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| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1979 Zárate, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Citizen's Unity (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Profession | Economist, politician |
Vallejos was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.[1] She studied economics at the University of Buenos Aires, and has a master's degree in economic history and policies.[2] She worked as an advisor on national accounts at the Ministry of Economy under then-minister Axel Kicillof, who was her professor at the University of Buenos Aires.[3] She was also an economic advisor at the National Congress.[4]
At the 2017 legislative election, Vallejos was the first candidate in the Unidad Ciudadana list to the Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires Province; the list received 36.28% of the popular vote and Vallejos was elected.[5]
References
edit- ^ "FERNANDA VALLEJOS". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Fernanda Vallejos". Observatorio de la Energía, Tecnología e Infraestructura para el Desarrollo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "PASO 2017: Quién es Fernanda Vallejos, la revelación de la lista de Cristina Kirchner". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Fernanda Vallejos: de defender al kirchnerismo en la TV, a ser la elegida de CFK". Infobae (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Elecciones 2017: ¿quiénes entran y quiénes quedan afuera del nuevo Congreso?". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
edit- Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- Fernanda Vallejos on Twitter
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