Mónica Troadello (born 1955) is an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

politician and a member of the

Justicialist Party The Justicialist Party (, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Following the 2023 presidential election, it has been the largest party in the opposition against President Javier Milei. Fo ...

. She is a former Senator for

Mendoza Province Mendoza (), officially the Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the r ...

and was part of the majority

Front for Victory The Front for Victory (, FPV) was a centre-left Peronist electoral alliance in Argentina, and is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were elected as representatives ...

parliamentary group. Troadello, a lawyer by profession, had served at the provincial Irrigation Department since 1997. A former follower of

José Octavio Bordón José Octavio Bordón (born 22 December 1945) is an Argentine politician and diplomat. He was governor of Mendoza Province from 1987 to 1991, and served in both houses of the National Congress as a National Deputy and a National Senator. Most ...

, she was attracted to active politics by Carlos Abihaggle, former candidate for the governorship of Mendoza. Troadello entered the Senate in 2007 to complete the term of

Celso Jaque Celso Alejandro Jaque (born September 24, 1960) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, former Argentine Ambassador to Colombia, former governor of Mendoza Province and a former senator. Born in Malargüe, Mendoza, Jaque graduated as ...

who had been elected

Governor of Mendoza The Constitution (1916) of Mendoza Province, Argentina, states that the Executive (government), executive power of the province will be led by a citizen chosen as a governor by the people for a four-year term, and not allowed to be re-elected for ...

. She had been third on the list for the Justicialists in the 2005 elections.Una ignota sería senadora nacional
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Diario Uno Diario (Italian, Spanish "Diary") and ''El Diario'' (Spanish, "The Daily") may refer to: Newspapers, periodicals and websites :''Alphabetical by country'' * ''El Diario'' (Argentina) * ''Diario'' (Aruba) * ''El Diario'' (La Paz), Bolivia *'' Diari ...

'', 30 July 2007.

External links

Senate profile

References

Argentine people of Italian descent Living people People from Mendoza Province Members of the Argentine Senate for Mendoza Justicialist Party politicians 21st-century Argentine women politicians 21st-century Argentine politicians 1955 births {{Argentina-politician-stub