Mariano Recalde (born 8 April 1972) is an Argentine lawyer and

Justicialist Party The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, serve ...

politician. He currently serves as a National Senator for the

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since December 2019, representing the

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. He previously served as a Legislator at the

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and as president of

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, Argentina's state-owned

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airline from 2009 to 2015.

Early life and education

Recalde was born on 8 April 1972 in

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. His father is the labour attorney and politician Héctor Recalde. He finished high school at the

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; he also served as president of the Colegio's student union. Like his father, Mariano studied law at the

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most presti ...

(UBA) and then went on to complete specializations on labour law at the universities of

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and

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in Spain. Recalde also counts with a doctorate (PhD) on labour law from the University of Buenos Aires; his doctoral

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was on "New trends in the relationship between state and collective norms and the new rules on competences and concurrences between

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". He has served as auxiliary professor in the private law and labour law courses and as professor of collective labour law at the UBA.

Political career

Recalde is a founding member of

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. He is currently senator for the City of Buenos Aires by

. He was the president of

since 2009 until December 2015. He won the 2015 primary elections of the

Front for Victory The Front for Victory ( es, Frente para la Victoria, FPV) was a centre-left Peronist electoral alliance in Argentina, and is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner we ...

for mayor of Buenos Aires; the party was ranked third in the election. He has been a member of the

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in representation of the Senate since 6 February 2020.

Personal life

Recalde has three children: María Eva (named after

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), Sara and Juan Pedro. He is a supporter of

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References

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