Rubén Héctor Giustiniani (born November 3, 1955 in

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) is an

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politician from the

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(PS), who was National Senator representing

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from 2003 to 2015. An engineer by occupation, he also served as president of the Socialist Party. Giustiniani was a National Deputy from 1997 to 2003, when he was elected senator for the minority. He was the first Socialist to become a member of the upper house of Congress since

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(in 1960).Rosario/12, 6 September 2007
Giustiniani pone el pecho
In 2007, he was a candidate for the vice-presidency of Argentina, accompanying

Elisa Carrió Elisa María Avelina "Lilita" Carrió (born 26 December 1956) is an Argentine lawyer, professor, and politician. She is the leader of Civic Coalition ARI, one of the founders of Cambiemos, and was National Deputy for Chaco Province and Buenos Ai ...

, in the

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held on 28 October 2007, in which he and Carrió gained second place.

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1955 births Argentine people of Italian descent Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Santa Fe Members of the Argentine Senate for Santa Fe Living people People from Rosario, Santa Fe Socialist Party (Argentina) politicians Argentine civil engineers {{Argentina-politician-stub