Ricardo Argentino Bussi (born 24 April 1964) is an American-born Argentine politician. He had been National Senator representing

Tucumán Province Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighb ...

and provincial deputy of Tucumán. He was born in

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

, where his father Antonio Domingo Bussi was taking a course in the

United States Army Command and General Staff College The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military ...

. He is graduated at Law in the

University of Belgrano The University of Belgrano (, commonly referred to as UB) is a private university in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Belgrano district of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was established in 1964. Overview The university has nine departments: ...

. Bussi started his career as defender of his father, accused of

crimes against humanity Crimes against humanity are certain serious crimes committed as part of a large-scale attack against civilians. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity can be committed during both peace and war and against a state's own nationals as well as ...

and working along his father who was elected Governor of Tucuman in the 1990s. He was elected as National Deputy in 1997 to 2003 and the Senator until 2007, as part of Fuerza Republicana, a party created by his father and now he is leading.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bussi, Ricardo Argentino 1964 births Living people Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri Members of the Argentine Senate for Tucumán Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Tucumán Members of the Legislature of Tucumán