Ernesto Sanz
Ernesto Sanz | |
---|---|
Gerardo Morales | |
Succeeded by | Mario Barletta |
In office 14 December 2013 – 4 December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Mario Barletta |
Succeeded by | José Manuel Corral |
National Senator | |
In office 10 December 2003 – 10 December 2015 | |
Constituency | Mendoza |
Mayor of San Rafael | |
In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2003 | |
Provincial Senator of Mendoza | |
In office 10 December 1993 – 10 December 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambiemos | 9 December 1956
Spouse | Cristina Bessone |
Alma mater | National University of the Littoral |
Profession | Lawyer |
Ernesto Sanz (born 9 December 1956) is a former Argentine politician of the
Early life and education
Sanz was born in
Political career
He was elected to the UCR Youth Chapter's National Committee in 1987, and as President of the San Rafael Department chapter of the UCR in 1991. He served as a provincial senator from 1993, acting as President of the UCR caucus from 1995, and in 1999 became mayor of San Rafael.[1]
National Senator
Sanz was elected Senator for Mendoza in 2003. He joined the Senate Budget and Domestic Economic Policy committees, and later the Constitutional, Investment,
UCR National Committee president
In December 2009, Sanz was elected President of the UCR National Committee. On 2 March 2011 he announced his candidacy for the UCR presidential primary scheduled for 30 April. His chief opponent, Congressman Ricardo Alfonsín, was described by Sanz as "an appeal to nostalgia" (in reference to the latter's father, former President Raúl Alfonsín).[5] Sanz withdrew shortly before the 28 April primary, however, and Alfonsín himself placed third in the 2011 general election.
The UCR organized the Broad Front UNEN political coalition, but it stayed behind in the opinion polls for the 2015 elections.
At the radical convention on 14 March 2015 in
Cobos, supported by
The UCR joined Macri's
References
- ^ a b c Senate profile
- ^ "Atlas Electoral de Andy Tow. Mendoza: Gobernador (2007)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Se accidentó el senador Ernesto Sanz, Clarín, 16 March 2008.
- ^ "Atlas Electoral de Andy Tow. Mendoza: Senador (2009)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Buenos Aires Herald: Sanz launches presidential bid (in Spanish)
External links
- Official Website (Spanish)
- Official Blog (Spanish)