Blanca Inés Osuna (born 25 October 1950) is an

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Justicialist Party The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...

politician. She has been a National Deputy for

Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos (, "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east. Its capital is Paraná ( ...

since 2019, having held the position before from 2001 to 2007. She was also a National Senator representing the same province from 2007 to 2011, and served as ''

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'' (mayor) of Paraná from 2011 to 2015. Osuna qualified as an educational psychologist at the Catholic University of Argentina in 1984. She taught at the

National University of Entre Ríos The National University of Entre Ríos ( es, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, UNER) is an Argentine national university situated in the city of Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos. See also *List of Argentine universities This is a list ...

until 1986 and served on the provincial council of education between 1987 and 1991, latterly chairing the body. She worked as an educational psychologist in the province until 1995 when she became director general of schools for Entre Ríos until 1999. Osuna was elected to the

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in 2001 and was re-elected in 2005. From 2006, she chaired the Education Committee of the Lower House.Blanca Osuna juró como Senadora Nacional por Entre Ríos
ABC1 Digital, 28 November 2007. She was elected to the Senate in 2007 and chairs the Education and Culture Committee of the Senate. In 2011 she was elected Mayor of

Paraná, Entre Ríos Paraná () is the capital city of the Argentine province Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province. The city has a population of 247,863 (). Hi ...

. Osuna was made Cavalieri dell’Ordine al Merito della Republica Italiana by the

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in 2005.

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* Living people People from Entre Ríos Province Members of the Argentine Senate for Entre Ríos Justicialist Party politicians Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Entre Ríos Women members of the Argentine Senate 1950 births Women members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies {{Argentina-politician-stub