Sonia Escudero
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Sonia Margarita Escudero (b. 14 December 1953, Salta
) is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
politician. She sits in the Argentine Senate
representing Salta Province
, until 2009 in the majority block of the Front for Victory
. She is Secretary General of the Latin American Parliament
.
Escudero qualified as a lawyer at the Catholic University of Salta and practiced law privately from 1977 to 1996. She was a legal adviser in various capacities to the Salta legislatures and government and was a public prosecutor for Salta 1988-90. She also taught at the Catholic University of Salta.
Escudero was elected to the Argentine Senate in 2001 and was re-elected in 2007. She is Secretary General of the Latin American Parliament, serving as part of the Argentine delegation to that body.
Escudero sat in the governing Front for Victory block in the Senate until 20 February 2009 when her fellow Salta Senator Juan Carlos Romero
announced that they would be leaving the majority block.
Salta
Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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. She sits in 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...
representing Salta Province
Salta Province
Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...
, until 2009 in the majority block of the Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
. She is Secretary General of the Latin American Parliament
Latin American Parliament
The Latin American Parliament , is a regional, permanent organization composed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a consultative assembly similar to the early European Parliament...
.
Escudero qualified as a lawyer at the Catholic University of Salta and practiced law privately from 1977 to 1996. She was a legal adviser in various capacities to the Salta legislatures and government and was a public prosecutor for Salta 1988-90. She also taught at the Catholic University of Salta.
Escudero was elected to the Argentine Senate in 2001 and was re-elected in 2007. She is Secretary General of the Latin American Parliament, serving as part of the Argentine delegation to that body.
Escudero sat in the governing Front for Victory block in the Senate until 20 February 2009 when her fellow Salta Senator Juan Carlos Romero
Juan Carlos Romero
Juan Carlos Romero is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, a senator and formerly governor of Salta Province for 12 years....
announced that they would be leaving the majority block.