Alejandro Esteban "Topo"[1] Rodríguez (born 27 December 1965) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy representing Buenos Aires Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, Rodríguez was elected in 2019 for the Federal Consensus coalition. He previously served as Minister of Agrarian Affairs of Buenos Aires Province in the administration of Governor Daniel Scioli.
Alejandro Rodríguez | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Minister of Agrarian Affairs of Buenos Aires Province | |
| In office 26 December 2013 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Governor | Daniel Scioli |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Arrieta |
| Succeeded by | Leonardo Sarquis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1965 Tandil, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2003–2015) Federal Consensus (2019–2023) |
Early life and education
editRodríguez was born on 27 December 1965 in Tandil. He studied political science at the Universidad del Salvador, graduating in 1990, and has a master's degree in Administration and Public Policy from the University of Chile.[2] Rodríguez is married and has one daughter, born in 2002.[3]
Rodríguez has taught at the University of Buenos Aires, the National University of La Plata, the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, and the Favaloro University.[4]
Political career
editRodríguez was appointed Undersecretary of Government of Buenos Aires Province in 2009. In 2011, he was appointed Undersecretary of Governmental Coordination at the Cabinet Chief's Office of the Province, a position he held until 2013.[2] On 26 December 2013, he was appointed Minister of Agrarian Affairs of the province, succeeding Gustavo Arrieta.[4] As minister, Rodríguez decreed the mandatory vaccination of cattle against anthrax.[5] During the latter part of his administration, Rodríguez was critical of the agrarian policies of Axel Kicillof, then Economy Minister of Argentina.[6]
Following the election of María Eugenia Vidal as Governor of Buenos Aires in 2015, Rodríguez became Cabinet Chief of La Matanza Partido, under intendenta Verónica Magario.[1]
National Deputy
editRodríguez ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2019 legislative election, as the second candidate in the Federal Consensus list, behind Graciela Camaño.[7] The list received 6.01% of the votes, just enough for Camaño and Rodríguez to be elected.[2]
As deputy, Rodríguez formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Industry, Commerce, Maritime interests, and Transport.[2] He was an opponent of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting against the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill that passed the Chamber.[8] In 2021, he was elected president of the Federal Consensus parliamentary bloc following the defection of Eduardo Bucca to the Frente de Todos bloc.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Con el voto de Cambiemos, Magario logró la emergencia social en La Matanza". Letra P (in Spanish). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Alejandro Esteban Rodríguez". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Mano a mano con Alejandro "Topo" Rodríguez". El Eco (in Spanish). 26 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b "En Buenos Aires, juró Alejandro "Topo" Rodríguez como ministro de Asuntos Agrarios". AgroSitio (in Spanish). 26 December 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Fuerte avance en la lucha contra el carbunclo rural". InfoBaires24 (in Spanish). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Longoni, Matías (22 December 2014). "Un ministro de Scioli criticó la política triguera de Kicillof". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Candidatos 2019: todas las listas para las elecciones de octubre". La Nación (in Spanish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Alejandro Rodríguez es el presidente del bloque tras la salida de Bucca". La Voz de Tandil (in Spanish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.