Rubén Hugo Marín (born May 1, 1934) is a former

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Senator for

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. He was also a governor of the province on two occasions. Marín, a lawyer by profession, is a member of the

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. Born in

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, Marín enrolled at the

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, and graduated with a ''

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'' in 1961. He was

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gubernatorial candidate Aquiles Regazzoli's running mate in 1973, and served as Vice Governor of La Pampa from 1973 to 1976. Marín was elected governor in 1983 upon the restoration of democracy, serving until 1987. He was then elected to the

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, and two years later, to the

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. Voters returned Marín to the governor's post in 1991, and he was re-elected in 1995 and 1999. He was elected to the Senate in 2003; there, he joined the majority

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parliamentary group, supporting the national government of President

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. Marín unsuccessfully ran for a fifth term as governor in 2007, but was defeated in party primaries by the faction headed by Carlos Verna.Parlamentario.com
Marín's term in the Senate expired on December 10, 2009.

External links

Senate profile

References

1934 births Living people People from La Pampa Province National University of La Plata alumni 20th-century Argentine lawyers Members of the Argentine Senate for La Pampa Justicialist Party politicians Governors of La Pampa Province Vice Governors of La Pampa Province Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in La Pampa {{Argentina-law-bio-stub