Nicolás Rodríguez Saá
Nicolás Rodríguez Saá | |
|---|---|
| National Deputy | |
| In office 19 December 2019 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1984 San Luis, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Unidad Ciudadana (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Nicolás Marcelo Rodríguez Saá (born 10 May 1984) is an Argentine politician who served as a National Deputy from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Justicialist Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Nicolás Marcelo Rodríguez Saá was born on 10 May 1984 in San Luis, into the prominent Rodríguez Saá political family.[1] His first cousins are former governors of San Luis Province, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá and Alberto Rodríguez Saá.[2] He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires.[1]
Rodríguez Saá is in a relationship with Justicialist Party politician and deputy for Entre Ríos, Carolina Gaillard, with whom he has a son, Felipe, born in 2020.[3][4]
Political career
[edit]Rodríguez Saá began his career as a legal advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in 2014. He would later be an advisor to Governor Alberto Rodríguez Saá, in 2017.[1] That year, he was appointed director of the Casa de San Luis, the "cultural embassy" of San Luis Province in Buenos Aires. From 2018 to 2019, Rodríguez Saá was director of legal affairs at the municipality of José C. Paz Partido, in the administration of intendente Mario Alberto Ishii.[5]
Rodríguez Saá ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2017 legislative election, as the 16th candidate in the Unidad Ciudadana list.[6] The list received 36.28% of the votes, not enough for Rodríguez Saá to be elected. On 19 December 2019, he took office in place of Laura Alonso, who resigned to become Secretary of Social Inclusivity.[7] He formed part of the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc.[8]
As deputy, Rodríguez Saá formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Political Trials, National Defense, Justice, Criminal Legislation, Foreign Affairs, and Internal Security.[9] He was a supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, and voted in favor of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which passed the Chamber.[10][11]
Ahead of the 2021 primary election, Rodríguez Saá was confirmed as one of the alternate candidates in the Frente de Todos list in Buenos Aires Province.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nicolás Rodríguez Saá". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2021.
- ^ El Ali, Julio (23 February 2020). "Nicolás Rodríguez Saá: "El desafío de los jóvenes es dejar los egos y construir un país a 20 años"". Télam (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "La curiosa historia de los diputados que juraron hoy y son pareja". Filo.news (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "La historia de amor de dos diputados que trabajan juntos en el Congreso y fueron papás". Perfil (in Spanish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Nicolás Rodríguez Saa: "Mi sueño es replicar en el Conurbano el modelo San Luis"". Tiempo Argentino (in Spanish). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "La sorpresiva lista de diputados nacionales de Unidad Ciudadana: quiénes son los candidatos de Cristina". La Nación (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "El diputado y primo del gobernador Rodríguez Saá se tatuó la firma de Maradona". El Chorrillero (in Spanish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Juraron los nuevos diputados". Página/12 (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Nicolás Rodríguez Saá | Comisiones". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ ""Senadores, escúchennos por favor": jóvenes referentes de partidos políticos piden legalizar el aborto". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Aborto legal: uno por uno, así fue el voto de cada diputado". La Voz (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Cómo quedaron las listas del Frente de Todos". El País Digital (in Spanish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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