Teresa Nicolasa Quintela (born 26 January 1950, in La Rioja) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. She sat in the Argentine Senate representing La Rioja Province in the majority block of the Front for Victory from 2005 to 2011.[1][2]
Teresita Quintela | |
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| National Senator | |
| In office 10 December 2005 – 9 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | La Rioja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teresa Nicolasa Quintela January 26, 1950 La Rioja |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Profession | Social worker |
Quintela qualified as a social worker in 1975 from the National University of Córdoba[1] and gained a social services license from the same university in 1983. She further studied management and social policy at the University of Mendoza in 1987.[citation needed] She held various social work and administrative roles in La Rioja after the return of democracy.[1]
In 1995 Quintela was elected as a La Rioja city councillor, but soon joined the provincial government as Secretary of State for social development until 1998. In 2001 she was elected to the provincial legislature[citation needed] and in 2005 was elected a Senator. She was President of the Municipal Affairs Committee during her tenure in the Senate.[1] In 2008, her vote against a bill on withholdings for agricultural exports became pivotal and was seen as a defeat for the governing coalition.[3][4][5]
Quintela's brother, Ricardo Quintela, served as Mayor of the City of La Rioja and Governor of La Rioja Province.[1]
In November 2009 Argentinian Legislators passed a law which would change the minimum age to be brought to trial from 18 to 14. She was the only one who voted against this law.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Una riojana sin ninguna atadura partidaria" [A Riojan Woman without Any Party Ties]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Senadora Nacional Teresita Nicolasa Quintela" [National Senator Teresita Nicolasa Quintela]. senado.gov.ar (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Argentine Senate. 2005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Avalos, Sebastián (16 July 2008). "Retenciones. Ada Maza a favor. Carlos Menem y Teresita Quintela, en contra" [Withholdings: Ada Maza in Favor; Carlos Menem and Teresita Quintela, Against]. Diario Chilicito (in Spanish). La Rioja, Argentina. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Analisis: el rechazo de las retenciones en el senado" [Analysis: The Rejection of Retentions in the Senate]. Clarín (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Expectativa por el voto de las riojanas" [Expectation for the Vote of Rioja]. Parlamentario (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
External links edit
- Teresita Quintela - official website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2014) (in Spanish)
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