Magdalena Sierra Explained

Magdalena Sierra
Office:National Deputy
Term Start:10 December 2017
Term End:10 December 2021
Constituency:Buenos Aires
Office1:Provincial Senator of Buenos Aires
Term Start1:10 December 2015
Term End1:10 December 2017
Constituency1:Third Electoral Section
Birth Date:25 June 1966
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Profession:Architect, politician
Party:Justicialist Party
Spouse:Jorge Ferraresi
Alma Mater:University of Buenos Aires

Ada María Magdalena Sierra (born 25 June 1966) is an Argentine architect and politician who served as a National Deputy from 2017 to 2021, elected in Buenos Aires Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, she was elected in 2017 as part of Unidad Ciudadana. Sierra previously served as a member of the Buenos Aires Province Senate from 2015 to 2017, representing the Third Electoral Section. Since 2021, she has been a member of the City Council of Avellaneda, a post she previously held as well.

Early and personal life

Sierra was born on 25 June 1966 in Buenos Aires. She studied architecture at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 2007.[1] She is married to Jorge Ferraresi, former intendente of Avellaneda and current Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat in the cabinet of Alberto Fernández. Sierra and Ferraresi have two children.[2]

Political career

Sierra was Undersecretary of Municipal Planning in Avellaneda from 2009 to 2013, during her husband's first term as mayor.[3] In 2013, she ran for a seat in the Avellaneda City Council, as part of the Front for Victory list; she was elected.[4] In the 2015 provincial elections, Sierra was elected as Provincial Senator for the Third Electoral Section.[5]

Sierra ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2017 legislative election; she was the 11th candidate in the Unidad Ciudadana list in Buenos Aires Province.[6] The Unidad Ciudadana list received 36.28% of the votes, and Sierra made it past the D'Hondt cut to be elected. She was sworn in on 6 December 2017.[7] [8]

As a national deputy, Sierra formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Habitat and Urban Planning, Addiction Prevention, Sports, Disabilities, Women and Diversity, Municipal Affairs, and Public Works.[1] She was a supporter of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which legalized abortion in Argentina.[9]

Ahead of the 2021 legislative election, Sierra was confirmed as one of the candidates in the Frente de Todos list to the Avellaneda City Council.[10]

Electoral history

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OfficeListDistrictVotesResult.
Total%.
2013CouncillorFront for Victory1Avellaneda Partido84,32739.20%1st[11]
2015Provincial SenatorFront for Victory3Third Electoral Section1,336,35642.25%1st[12]
2017National DeputyUnidad Ciudadana11Buenos Aires Province3,383,11436.28%2nd[13]
2021CouncillorFrente de Todos1Avellaneda Partido94,37848.94%1st[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magdalena Sierra. Directorio Legislativo. 6 August 2021. 6 August 2021. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20210806201118/https://directorio.directoriolegislativo.org/Argentina/Legislador/300.
  2. Web site: Quién es Jorge Ferraresi, el intendente que reemplazará a Bielsa. El Canciller. 11 November 2020. 11 November 2020. Spanish.
  3. Web site: Magdalena Sierra. La Noticia 1. 6 August 2021. es.
  4. Web site: LA ESPOSA DE FERRARESI ENCABEZA EL FPV Y LA OPOSICIÓN VA DIVIDIDA. InfoRegión. 24 June 2013. 6 August 2021. es.
  5. Web site: Jorge Romero asumirá como senador provincial en lugar de Magdalena Sierra. Cuatro Medios. 29 November 2017. 6 August 2021. es.
  6. Web site: Elecciones 2017: famosos, periodistas y otras sorpresas del cierre de listas. La Nación. 24 June 2017. 19 July 2021. es.
  7. Web site: Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia. Clarín. 23 October 2017. 17 July 2021. es.
  8. Web site: Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre. Primera Fuente. 30 October 2017. 3 August 2021. es.
  9. Web site: Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque. Perfil. 11 December 2020. 24 July 2021. es.
  10. Web site: AVELLANEDA: MAGDALENA SIERRA ENCABEZA LA LISTA DEL FRENTE DE TODOS. InfoRegión. 25 July 2021. 6 August 2021. es.
  11. Web site: Escrutinio Definitivo. juntaelectoral.gba.gov.ar. Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. 10 February 2023. es.
  12. Web site: Escrutinio Definitivo. juntaelectoral.gba.gov.ar. Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. 10 February 2023. es.
  13. Web site: Elecciones 2017. argentina.gob.ar. Dirección Nacional Electoral. 4 February 2023. es.
  14. Web site: Escrutinio Definitivo. juntaelectoral.gba.gov.ar. Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. 10 February 2023. es.

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