Federico Pinedo (; born 29 December 1955) is an
Argentine
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politician, provisional president of the
Argentine Senate
The Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation ( es, Honorable Senado de la Nación Argentina) is the upper house of the National Congress of Argentina.
Overview
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between 2015 and 2019. He was in charge of the executive branch on 10 December 2015 until the assumption of
Mauricio Macri on the same day.
As a chief of
Republican Proposal in the lower house of
National Congress of Argentina, he opposed
same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same Legal sex and gender, sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being ...
and legalization of
abortion
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregn ...
, representing the
conservative vision of the party in different social policies.
References
1955 births
Living people
People from Buenos Aires
Acting presidents of Argentina
Members of the Argentine Senate for Buenos Aires
Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires
Republican Proposal politicians
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