Rafael Manuel Pascual (born 18 December 1951) is an

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politician of the

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. He was a National Deputy elected in

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on two occasions, from 1987 to 1989, and later from 1993 to 2001. From 1999 to 2001 he was

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Early life

Pascual was born on 18 December 1951 in the

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''barrio'' of

. Before entering politics, he worked as a realtor and administered a gambling agency. He studied law at the

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. In 1970, as a student, he joined ''

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'', the

's student wing. Later, in 1972, he was a delegate to the

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, and in 1975 he became president of the Buenos Aires ''Juventud Radical''.

Political career

Early in his career, as a member of the ''Juventud Radical'', Pascual was a supporter of

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. Pascual was first elected to the National Chamber of Deputies as part of the

(UCR) list in Buenos Aires in the 1987 legislative elections. In 1989, he succeeded

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as president of the Buenos Aires UCR Committee. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies a second time in

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. He served as

's campaign manager during his successful 1999 presidential run. In that year's legislative election, he ran for re-election in Buenos Aires as the first candidate in the UCR list. Following the election of de la Rúa, Pascual was tapped to be the next president of the Chamber of Deputies, office he took on 10 December 1999. In December 2001, in the aftermath of the political and economic crisis and de la Rúa's resignation, Pascual resigned from his position as president of the Chamber and was succeeded by the

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Personal life

Pascual is married to Graciela Dalma, a judge based in Buenos Aires, and has three children. He is a supporter of

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References

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