Nicolás Marcelo Rodríguez-Saá (born 10 May 1984) is an

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politician who served as a National Deputy from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the

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Early life and education

Nicolás Marcelo Rodríguez-Saá was born on 10 May 1984 in San Luis, into the prominent Rodríguez-Saá political family. His first cousins are former

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, Adolfo Rodríguez-Saá and Alberto Rodríguez-Saá. He studied law at the

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. Rodríguez-Saá is in a relationship with Justicialist Party politician and deputy for Entre Ríos, Carolina Gaillard, with whom he has a son, Felipe, born in 2020.

Political career

Rodríguez-Saá began his career as a legal advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in 2014. He would later be an advisor to Governor Alberto Rodríguez-Saá, in 2017. That year, he was appointed director of the Casa de San Luis, the "cultural embassy" of San Luis Province in

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. From 2018 to 2019, Rodríguez-Saá was director of legal affairs at the municipality of José C. Paz Partido, in the administration of '' intendente'' Mario Alberto Ishii. Rodríguez-Saá ran for a seat in the

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in the 2017 legislative election, as the 16th candidate in the

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list. The list received 36.28% of the votes, not enough for Rodríguez Saá to be elected. On 19 December 2019, he took office in place of Laura Alonso, who resigned to become Secretary of Social Inclusivity. He formed part of the

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parliamentary bloc. As deputy, Rodríguez-Saá formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Political Trials, National Defense, Justice, Criminal Legislation, Foreign Affairs, and Internal Security. He was a supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, and voted in favor of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which passed the Chamber. Ahead of the 2021 primary election, Rodríguez-Saá was confirmed as one of the alternate candidates in the Frente de Todos list in Buenos Aires Province.

References

External links

Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies
(in Spanish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodríguez-Saá, Nicolás Living people 1984 births 21st-century Argentine lawyers People from San Luis, Argentina Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Province Argentine deputies 2019–2021 University of Buenos Aires alumni