Carlos Delcio Funes
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Carlos 'Chango' Delcio Funes (1931, San Justo
, Córdoba—29 July 2001, Buenos Aires
) was an Argentine Justicialist Party
politician in Santa Fe Province
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Funes was a journalist and writer. In 1971 he became involved in politics, taking a job in government as an assistant at COMYPE. During the military government he worked in Rosario
, returning to politics in 1982.
In 1993 Funes was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
, serving until 1997. In 1999 he became a provincial deputy. He was appointed to the Argentine Senate
in March 2001, replacing Arturo di Pietro who had died in office.http://parlamentario.com/noticia-384.html Funes himself died while in office of cancer after a long illness at the Güemes hospital in Buenos Aires not long afterwards.
San Justo Department, Córdoba
San Justo Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 190,182 inhabitants in an area of 13,677 km², and its capital city is San Francisco, which is located around 670 km from Buenos Aires...
, Córdoba—29 July 2001, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) was an Argentine Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
politician in Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
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Funes was a journalist and writer. In 1971 he became involved in politics, taking a job in government as an assistant at COMYPE. During the military government he worked in Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, returning to politics in 1982.
In 1993 Funes was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
, serving until 1997. In 1999 he became a provincial deputy. He was appointed to the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
in March 2001, replacing Arturo di Pietro who had died in office.http://parlamentario.com/noticia-384.html Funes himself died while in office of cancer after a long illness at the Güemes hospital in Buenos Aires not long afterwards.