Norberto Massoni (January 29, 1935 – April 27, 2010) was a former Argentine

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for

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. He was a member of the

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/ref> Massoni qualified as a lawyer at the

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in 1961. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked on behalf of various public bodies in Chubut. He was director of the Bank of the Province of Chubut 1970–72 and became minister of economy of the province 1972–73. Massoni returned to politics in 1984, becoming minister of culture and education of the province until 1985. He served as education and justice minister 1995–99. He headed the legal advisory team at the municipality of

Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia (), often shortened to Comodoro ( ), is a city in the Patagonian Provinces of Argentina, province of Chubut Province, Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of th ...

1999–2002 and was President of the province-owned bank Banco del Chubut S.A. 2002–03. Massoni was elected to the Senate in 2003. In 2005 he was sworn onto the

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. His term as Senator expired on December 10, 2009.

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1935 births 2010 deaths Radical Civic Union politicians Members of the Argentine Senate for Chubut Members of the Argentine Council of Magistracy Place of birth missing {{Argentina-politician-stub