Álvaro González | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2015 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2020 | |
| President | Sergio Massa |
| Preceded by | José Luis Gioja |
| Succeeded by | Omar De Marchi |
| Legislator of the City of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 10 December 2003 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-10-12)12 October 1958 (age 67) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party(until 2003) Republican Proposal(since 2003) |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio(2015–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of the Littoral |
Álvaro Gustavo González (born 12 October 1958) is anArgentine lawyer and politician, currently serving asNational Deputy elected in theFederal Capital. A member ofRepublican Proposal, González was first elected in2015. González was Vice President of the Chamber from 2019 to 2020.
González was member of theBuenos Aires City Legislature from 2003 to 2011.
González was born on 12 October 1958 inBuenos Aires, but grew up inSanta Fe.[1] He finished high school at Colegio La Salle and studied law at theNational University of the Littoral, graduating in 1984.[2]
In 1984, González began working at the provincial Senate of Santa Fe, and later worked as an aide in the province's Ministry of Public Works, Health and Environment. From 1987 to 1989 he was a personal advisor to GovernorVíctor Reviglio. Later, from 1989 to 1991, he was undersecretary of public affairs.[2] He also served as an aide in the provincial Chamber of Deputies and in theJustice Ministry.[3]
In the2003 legislative election inBuenos Aires, González was elected to theCity Legislature as part of the "Porteño Generational Movement" list within theCommitment to Change alliance.[4][5] He was re-elected in 2007 as the 16th candidate in theRepublican Proposal list.[6]
In 2011,Chief of Government of Buenos AiresMauricio Macri appointed González as undersecretary of public affairs, under then-cabinet chiefHoracio Rodríguez Larreta.[1] In the2015 legislative election, González ran for a seat in theArgentine Chamber of Deputies as the fifth candidate in theCambiemos list in Buenos Aires. The list received 45.80% of the votes, and González was elected.[7] González was re-elected in2019, again as the fifth candidate in the Juntos por el Cambio list.[8][9]
As a national deputy, Polledo formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Accounting Oversight, Analysis of Tax Norms, Energy and Fuels, Finances, Political Trials, Mining, and Public Works.[10] He was an opponent of thelegalization of abortion in Argentina. He voted against the twoVoluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that were debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020.[11][12]
From 2019 to 2020, he was First Vice President of the Chamber, succeedingJosé Luis Gioja and precedingOmar De Marchi.[13]
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2003 | City Legislator | Porteño Generational Movement | 4 | City of Buenos Aires | 140,645 | 8.10% | 7th[a] | Elected | [14][4] | |
| 2007 | Republican Proposal Alliance | 16 | City of Buenos Aires | 768,748 | 44.32% | 1st[a] | Not elected[b] | [16] | ||
| 2015 | National Deputy | Cambiemos | 5 | City of Buenos Aires | 895,391 | 45.80% | 1st[a] | Elected | [17] | |
| 2019 | Juntos por el Cambio | 5 | City of Buenos Aires | 1,060,404 | 53.02% | 1st[a] | Elected | [18] | ||