María Dolores Martínez (born 16 May 1978) is an Argentine political scientist and politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in the City of Buenos Aires since 2019. She is a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR).
Dolores Martínez | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1978 Andalgalá, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Broad Front UNEN (2013–2015) Evolución (2017–2019) Juntos por el Cambio (2019–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Profession | Political scientist |
Early life and career edit
Martínez was born on 16 May 1978 in Andalgalá, Catamarca Province. She studied Political Science at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 2016. Martínez is in a relationship with Marcelo Sances and has two children.[1]
Political career edit
Martínez was worked in the National Congress of Argentina since 1999, first as a legislative aide at the Radical Civic Union parliamentary bloc from 1999 to 2012, and then as parliamentary secretary in the UNEN Suma+ bloc from 2013 to 2015.[1] In 2016, she was appointed director of Innovation, Transparency, and Democratic Strengthening of the Chamber of Deputies.[2] She belongs to the Evolución group within the UCR, led by Martín Lousteau.[3]
She ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the 2019 legislative election, as the sixth candidate in the Juntos por el Cambio list in Buenos Aires.[4] The list was the most voted in the general election, with 53.02% of the vote, and Martínez was elected.[5]
As a national deputy, Martínez formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Petitions, Powers and Norms, National Defense, Maritime Interests, Labour Legislation, Freedom of Expression, Foreign Affairs and Worship, Housing and Urban Planning, Culture, and Communications.[1] She was supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting in favour of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill that passed the Argentine Congress 2020.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "María Dolores Martínez". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Diálogo sobre el funcionamiento del Congreso". CIPPEC (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Más apertura y transparencia para combatir la desinformación". El Economista (in Spanish). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Juntos por el Cambio completó lista de candidatos con varias sorpresas". Ámbito (in Spanish). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Uno por uno: ¿Quiénes entran al Congreso de la Nación y quiénes perdieron la banca?". iProfesional (in Spanish). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Serra, Laura (14 June 2018). "Uno por uno, cómo votó cada diputado el proyecto de legalización del aborto". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2021.