Gisela Marziotta (born 19 March 1975) is an

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journalist, writer and politician, who is currently a member of the

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representing the

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since 2020 for the

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coalition.

Early life and education

Marziotta was born on 19 March 1975 in

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. Her family moved to

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when she was 2 years old. She studied journalism at Taller Escuela Agencia and political science at the

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. In the 90s she began her political involvement in the

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Political career

Marziotta was the 5th candidate in the

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'' Unidad Porteña'' list to the

in the 2017 legislative election. The list received 21.74% of the popular vote, and Marziotta was not elected; however, on 23 December 2019,

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(the first candidate in the list) stepped down from his seat in order to be appointed as Secretary of Malvinas Affairs in the

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administration, and Marziotta was sworn in accordingly in Filmus's place. She took office on 29 January 2020. In the 2019 Buenos Aires city election, Marziotta was the Deputy

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candidate in the

ticket, under

Matías Lammens Matías Daniel Lammens Nuñez (born 5 April 1980) is an Argentine businessman and politician, who served as the country's Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Argentina), Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2019 to 2023, in the cabinet of President ...

. The ticket received 35.07% of the popular vote, trailing behind the winning

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ticket of

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (born 29 October 1965) is an Argentine economist, politician and the current Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires. Larreta was re-elected in 2019 with almost 56% of the votes, becoming the first candidate t ...

and

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Electoral history

Executive

Legislative

Publications

Marziotta has authored or co-authored some of the following books and publications: * * * * (co-authored with Mariano Hamilton) * * (co-authored with María Seoane)

References

External links

* (in Spanish)
Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies
(in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Marziotta, Gisela 1975 births People from Bahía Blanca Politicians from Buenos Aires Journalists from Buenos Aires 21st-century Argentine politicians Argentine journalists Argentine women journalists 21st-century Argentine women politicians University of Buenos Aires alumni Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Women members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies Living people