Magdalena Sierra
Magdalena Sierra | |
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National Deputy | |
In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2021 | |
Constituency | Buenos Aires |
Provincial Senator of Buenos Aires | |
In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2017 | |
Constituency | Third Electoral Section |
Personal details | |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 25 June 1966
Political party | Justicialist Party |
Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2013–2017) Unidad Ciudadana (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
Spouse | Jorge Ferraresi |
Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Profession | Architect, politician |
Ada María Magdalena Sierra (born 25 June 1966) is an Argentine architect and politician who served as a National Deputy from 2017 to 2021, elected in Buenos Aires Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, she was elected in 2017 as part of Unidad Ciudadana. Sierra previously served as a member of the Buenos Aires Province Senate from 2015 to 2017, representing the Third Electoral Section. Since 2021, she has been a member of the City Council of Avellaneda, a post she previously held as well.
Early and personal life
Sierra was born on 25 June 1966 in Buenos Aires. She studied architecture at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 2007.[1] She is married to Jorge Ferraresi, former intendente of Avellaneda and current Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat in the cabinet of Alberto Fernández. Sierra and Ferraresi have two children.[2]
Political career
Sierra was Undersecretary of Municipal Planning in Avellaneda from 2009 to 2013, during her husband's first term as mayor.[3] In 2013, she ran for a seat in the Avellaneda City Council, as part of the Front for Victory list; she was elected.[4] In the 2015 provincial elections, Sierra was elected as Provincial Senator for the Third Electoral Section.[5]
Sierra ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2017 legislative election; she was the 11th candidate in the Unidad Ciudadana list in Buenos Aires Province.[6] The Unidad Ciudadana list received 36.28% of the votes, and Sierra made it past the D'Hondt cut to be elected. She was sworn in on 6 December 2017.[7][8]
As a national deputy, Sierra formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Habitat and Urban Planning, Addiction Prevention, Sports, Disabilities, Women and Diversity, Municipal Affairs, and Public Works.[1] She was a supporter of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which legalized abortion in Argentina.[9]
Ahead of the 2021 legislative election, Sierra was confirmed as one of the candidates in the Frente de Todos list to the Avellaneda City Council.[10]
Electoral history
Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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Total | % | P. | ||||||||
2013 | Councillor | Front for Victory | 1 | Avellaneda Partido | 84,327 | 39.20% | 1st[a] | Elected | [11] | |
2015 | Provincial Senator | Front for Victory | 3 | Third Electoral Section | 1,336,356 | 42.25% | 1st[a] | Elected | [12] | |
2017 | National Deputy | Unidad Ciudadana | 11 | Buenos Aires Province | 3,383,114 | 36.28% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [13] | |
2021 | Councillor | Frente de Todos | 1 | Avellaneda Partido | 94,378 | 48.94% | 1st[a] | Elected | [14] |
- ^ a b c d Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.
References
- ^ a b "Magdalena Sierra". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Quién es Jorge Ferraresi, el intendente que reemplazará a Bielsa". El Canciller (in Spanish). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Magdalena Sierra". La Noticia 1 (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "LA ESPOSA DE FERRARESI ENCABEZA EL FPV Y LA OPOSICIÓN VA DIVIDIDA". InfoRegión (in Spanish). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Romero asumirá como senador provincial en lugar de Magdalena Sierra". Cuatro Medios (in Spanish). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Elecciones 2017: famosos, periodistas y otras sorpresas del cierre de listas". La Nación (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia". Clarín (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre". Primera Fuente (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "AVELLANEDA: MAGDALENA SIERRA ENCABEZA LA LISTA DEL FRENTE DE TODOS". InfoRegión (in Spanish). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Escrutinio Definitivo" (PDF). juntaelectoral.gba.gov.ar (in Spanish). Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Escrutinio Definitivo" (PDF). juntaelectoral.gba.gov.ar (in Spanish). Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Elecciones 2017". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Escrutinio Definitivo" (PDF). juntaelectoral.gba.gov.ar (in Spanish). Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Retrieved 10 February 2023.