Eduardo Gabriel Fernández (born 9 June 1952) is an

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public accountant and politician, who served as National Deputy representing Córdoba. A member of the

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(PSOL), Fernández was elected in

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for the

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and finished his term in 2023. He presides the Córdoba chapter of the PSOL.

Early life and education

Fernández was born on 9 June 1952 in the City of Córdoba. He studied public accounting at the

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Political career

Fernández has done his political career in the

(PSOL). In 2011, Fernández was the

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candidate to the governorship of Córdoba Province; he garnered 0.93% of the vote and landed fifth in the election. At the 2017 legislative election, Fernández was the third candidate in the Córdoba Ciudadana alliance list, headed by

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. The list received 9.71% of the vote, enough for only Carro to be elected. Fernández ran again in the 2019 legislative election, this time as the first candidate in the

list, alongside

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. The list received 22.31% of the vote, and both Fernández and Estévez were elected. As a national deputy, Fernández formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Natural Resources, Industry, Finances, Economy, Communications, Science and Technology, Analysis and Following of Tax Norms, and Small and Medium-sized Companies. He was a vocal supporter of the

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in Argentina, votin in favour of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill that passed the Argentine Congress.

References

External links

Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies
(in Spanish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Eduardo Living people 1952 births Politicians from Córdoba, Argentina Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Córdoba National University of Córdoba alumni 21st-century Argentine politicians