Maximiliano Ferraro (born 4 November 1975) is an Argentine politician who has served as National Deputy for Buenos Aires and is the Chairman of the Civic Coalition ARI.[1]
Maximiliano Ferraro | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| President of the Civic Coalition ARI | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mariana Zuvic |
| Legislator of the City of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 10 December 2011 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Civic Coalition ARI |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio (since 2015) |
Political career
editFrom 2005 to 2007 he was chief advisor to national deputy Elisa Carrió. Between 2007 and 2011 he was also the Undersecretary of Coordination of the Buenos Aires City Legislature.
In 2011, Ferraro was elected to the Legislature in his own right, and he was reelected in 2015 under the ECO alliance.
On 15 December 2018, Ferraro was elected president of the Civic Coalition ARI succeeding Mariana Zuvic,[2] and during the Argentine legislative elections of 2019 he was elected national deputy for the City of Buenos Aires under the Cambiemos ticket.
Personal life
editAn openly gay man, Ferraro is known for his work regarding social legislation and LGBTQ rights.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Partida, Alheli (25 September 2020). "Q&A: Meet Argentina Congressman Maximiliano Ferraro". LGBTQ Victory Institute. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "El diputado porteño Maximiliano Ferraro es el nuevo presidente de la Coalición Cívica". Télam.
- ^ "El primer candidato a diputado de Juntos por el Cambio en la Ciudad participó de la marcha del orgullo gay en Nueva York". Clarín (in Spanish). 29 June 2019.
- ^ Fitz Patrick, Mariel (30 July 2019). "Candidatos en CABA 2019: Maximiliano Ferraro promete "trabajar para ampliar los derechos del colectivo LGTBI"". Infobae (in European Spanish).
- ^ "Maximiliano Ferraro: Nadie me cuestionó que yo sea gay y que pueda encabezar la lista". Grupo La Provincia (in Spanish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.