Eduardo R. Mondino (born 3 May 1958) is an Argentine journalist and Justicialist Party politician. Until April 2009, he was the National Ombudsman of

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. Mondino qualified in journalism at the Colegio Universitario de Periodismo Obispo Trejo y Sanabria in Córdoba. Following several years working in social communications in his province, he joined the state gas company in 1989. In 1992 he became secretary of state for social action, serving until 1993 when he failed in his bid to be a state senator for Córdoba Province and returned to academia at the University College of Journalism of Cordoba. On 14 May 1995, Mondino was elected to the

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, representing Córdoba Province at the head of the Justicialist Party list. He served as chair of the Education Committee and vice-chair of the Communications Committee. He led the passage of several laws on education and telecommunications. In 1999, Mondino was unanimously approved by both houses of Congress to be the National Ombudsman and took office on 28 December 1999. In 2000 he was made a director of the

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and he was elected President of the Federación Iberoamericana de Ombudsman (FIO) for the period 2001-2003. In 2004 he was reappointed as National Ombudsman by two-thirds of both houses of Congress.

Return to elected politics

On several occasions, Mondino made clear his intention to compete for the governorship of Córdoba following the end of his term as Ombudsman in December 2009, leaving him two years ahead of the 2011 elections. In April 2009, Mondino announced his early resignation as Ombudsman in order to allow him to compete in the 28 June legislative elections for Senator for Córdoba. His candidacy is being promoted by governor

Juan Schiaretti Juan Schiaretti (born June 19, 1949) known as ''El Gringo'', is an Argentine accountant and Justicialist Party politician. He is the Governor of the Córdoba Province. Early life Schiaretti was born in Córdoba, Argentina, to Julia Álamo an ...

in opposition to the national Peronist leadership of President

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President ...

and Néstor Kirchner. Schiaretti had fallen out with the Kirchners during the

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, during which Mondino too had been a critic of the government's position.Schiaretti y el PJ de Córdoba se alejan más del kirchnerismo
'' Clarín'', 7 April 2009. Accessed 8 April 2009.

References

Biography at National Ombudsman site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mondino, Eduardo 1953 births Living people Ombudsmen Justicialist Party politicians Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Córdoba People from Córdoba, Argentina