Mariano Recalde (born 8 April 1972) is an Argentine lawyer and Justicialist Party politician. He currently serves as a National Senator for the

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

since December 2019, representing the

Frente de Todos The Frente de Todos (translated as "Everyone's Front") was a centre-left political coalition of political parties in Argentina formed to support President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Fernández won the 2019 gen ...

. He previously served as a Legislator at the Buenos Aires City Legislature and as president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, Argentina's state-owned flag carrier airline from 2009 to 2015.

Early life and education

Recalde was born on 8 April 1972 in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

. His father is the labour attorney and politician Héctor Recalde. He finished high school at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires; he also served as president of the Colegio's student union. Like his father, Mariano studied law at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and then went on to complete specializations on labour law at the universities of Salamanca and Castilla–La Mancha in Spain. Recalde also has a doctorate (PhD) in labour law from the University of Buenos Aires; his doctoral thesis was on "New trends in the relationship between state and collective norms and the new rules on competences and concurrences between collective bargaining agreements". 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 La Cámpora. He is currently senator for the City of Buenos Aires by

. He was the president of Aerolíneas Argentinas since 2009 until December 2015. He won the 2015 primary elections of the Front for Victory for mayor of Buenos Aires; the party was ranked third in the election. He has been a member of the Council of Magistracy of the Nation in representation of the Senate since 6 February 2020.

Personal life

Recalde has three children: María Eva (named after Eva Perón), Sara and Juan Pedro. He is a supporter of Boca Juniors.

Books

* Recalde, Héctor; Ciampa, Gustavo A.; Recalde, Mariano (2005). ''Una nueva Ley laboral: Ley 25.877'' (1 ed.). Buenos Aires: Corregidor. . * Recalde, Héctor; Recalde, Mariano, eds. (2008). ''Crónica de una ley no negociada: el fin de los tickets'' (1 ed.). Buenos Aires: Corregidor. . * Recalde, Mariano (2015). ''El modelo sindical argentino: régimen jurídico''. Proyectos especiales (1 ed.). Villa María, Argentina: Eduvim. .

References

1972 births Living people 20th-century Argentine lawyers Aerolíneas Argentinas Justicialist Party politicians Members of La Cámpora Kirchnerism Politicians from Buenos Aires Members of the Buenos Aires City Legislature Members of the Argentine Senate for Buenos Aires Members of the Argentine Council of Magistracy University of Buenos Aires alumni University of Salamanca alumni University of Castilla–La Mancha alumni {{Argentina-politician-stub