Eduardo Fernández (Argentine politician)

Eduardo Fernández
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023
Constituency	Córdoba
Personal details
Born	(1952-06-09) 9 June 1952 (age 72) Córdoba, Argentina
Political party	Solidary Party
Other political affiliations	New Encounter (2011–2017) Unidad Ciudadana (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present)
Alma mater	National University of Córdoba

Eduardo Gabriel Fernández (born 9 June 1952) is an Argentine public accountant and politician, who served as National Deputy representing Córdoba. A member of the Solidary Party (PSOL), Fernández was elected in 2019 for the Frente de Todos and finished his term in 2023. He presides the Córdoba chapter of the PSOL.

Early life and education

Fernández was born on 9 June 1952 in the City of Córdoba. He studied public accounting at the National University of Córdoba.^[1]

Political career

Fernández has done his political career in the Solidary Party (PSOL). In 2011, Fernández was the New Encounter candidate to the governorship of Córdoba Province; he garnered 0.93% of the vote and landed fifth in the election.^[2]

At the 2017 legislative election, Fernández was the third candidate in the Córdoba Ciudadana alliance list, headed by Pablo Carro.^[3] The list received 9.71% of the vote, enough for only Carro to be elected.^[4][5] Fernández ran again in the 2019 legislative election, this time as the first candidate in the Frente de Todos list, alongside Gabriela Estévez. The list received 22.31% of the vote, and both Fernández and Estévez were elected.^[6]

As a national deputy, Fernández formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Natural Resources, Industry, Finances, Economy, Communications, Science and Technology, Analysis and Following of Tax Norms, and Small and Medium-sized Companies.^[1] He was a vocal supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, votin in favour of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill that passed the Argentine Congress.^[7]

References

1. "Eduardo Gabriel Fernández". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. "El voto de los candidatos de las distintas fuerzas". La Voz (in Spanish). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
3. Calderón Castillo, Javier; Pagliarone, Florencia (29 June 2017). "Argentina: Inicia crucial campaña electoral". CELAG (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
4. "Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia". Clarín (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
5. "Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre". Primera Fuente (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
6. "Diputados: Juntos por el Cambio se queda con 6 bancas y Hacemos por Córdoba con una". La Voz (in Spanish). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
7. "Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

External links

• Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
• Official website