Nancy Sand
Nancy Sand | |
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National Deputy | |
Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
Constituency | Corrientes |
Provincial Senator of Corrientes | |
In office 10 December 2015 – 28 November 2019 | |
Mayor of Bella Vista | |
In office 10 December 2009 – 10 December 2013 | |
Preceded by | Mario Haberle |
Succeeded by | Walter Andrés Chávez |
Personal details | |
Born | Corrientes, Argentina | 4 January 1964
Political party | Justicialist Party |
Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2009–2017) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
Alma mater | Escuela Normal Superior de Saladas |
Nancy Aracely Sand Giorasi (born 4 January 1964) is an
Early and personal life
Sand Giorasi was born on 4 January 1964 in Corrientes. She studied to be a teacher at the Escuela Normal Superior in Saladas, Corrientes.[1]
Sand is the aunt of professional footballers José "Pepe" Sand and Darío Sand.[2]
Political career
Sand was a member of the Bella Vista City Council from 2001 to 2005, and later served as secretary of the Chamber of Senators of Corrientes Province from 2005 to 2009.[1] She ran for the mayoralty of Bella Vista in 2009 under the "Frente de Todos por el Cambio" coalition; she won the election with 56.74% of the vote. Sand was the first member of the Justicialist Party to win a local election in Bella Vista in 36 years.[3]
From 2013 to 2015, she was Secretary of Community Development of the Corrientes municipal government. In 2015, she was elected to the Chamber of Senators of Corrientes.[4] She resigned from her seat in the Senate on 28 November 2019.[5]
At the 2019 legislative election, Sand was the second candidate in the Frente de Todos coalition list, behind José Ruiz Aragón. The list received 50.98% of the vote, and both Ruiz Aragón and Sand were elected.[6]
During her 2019–2023 term, Sand formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Population and Human Development, Education, Regional Economies and Development, Mercosur, and Municipal Affairs.[1] She was an opponent of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting against the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill that passed the Chamber.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Nancy Aracely Sand Giorasi". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "El futbolista José Sand estará en los actos del Bicentenario en Bella Vista". Sur Correntino (in Spanish). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Bella Vista: tras 36 años, asumirá una justicialista". El Litoral (in Spanish). 13 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Nancy Sand renunció a su cargo que tenía en la Municipalidad de Corrientes". Nueva Mirada Corrientes (in Spanish). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Nancy Sand presentó su renuncia al Senado: A partir del 9/12". Radio Dos (in Spanish). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Resultados de las Elecciones 2019 en Corrientes". Clarín (in Spanish). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links
- Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
- Nancy Sand on Twitter