Itai Hagman (born 13 February 1983) is an

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economist and politician who has been a National Deputy elected in the

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since 2019. A member of the Patria Grande Front, Hagman was elected in the

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list in

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Early life and education

Hagman was born on 13 February 1983 in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. In his youth, he played football in the lower divisions of

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. He studied Economic Sciences at the

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, graduating in 2013. In addition, he counts with a post-graduate degree on Popular Education from Universidad Popular de las Madres de Plaza de Mayo.

Political career

In March 2010, Hagman was elected co-president of the Federación Universitaria de Buenos Aires (FUBA), Argentina's largest student federation. In 2013, Hagman became part of Marea Popular, a political group formed with the aim of competing in the 2013 legislative election in Buenos Aires. Alongside Popular Unity, Marea Popular formed part of the Camino Popular front; the list, which attained 2.17% of the vote in the P.A.S.O. primaries in August 2013, had Hagman as the first candidate to the Chmber of Deputies. In 2016, Hagman launched, alongside others, the AHORA Buenos Aires platform. The platform was part of

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in Buenos Aires (where it was known as ''Unidad Porteña''), and participated in the

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P.A.S.O. primaries against the lists headed by

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and Guillermo Moreno. The AHORA Buenos Aires list landed last in the primaries, and did not get to participate in the general election. In 2018, he formed part of the foundation of the Patria Grande Front, alongside social leader Juan Grabois and other left-wing activists and politicians. Hagman was first elected to the

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in the

list in Buenos Aires, in which he was the third candidate.

References

External links

Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies
(in Spanish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagman, Itai 1983 births Living people Argentine economists Politicians from Jerusalem Politicians from Buenos Aires Israeli expatriates in Argentina Jewish Argentine politicians Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires University of Buenos Aires alumni