Diego Santilli | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| In office 9 October 2002 – 10 December 2003 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 9 December 2015 – 22 July 2021 | |
| Mayor | Horacio Rodríguez Larreta |
| Preceded by | María Eugenia Vidal |
| Succeeded by | Clara Muzzio (2023) |
| Minister of Justice and Security of the City of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 26 November 2018 – 22 July 2021 | |
| Mayor | Horacio Rodríguez Larreta |
| Preceded by | Martín Ocampo |
| National Senator | |
| In office 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Minister for the Environment and Public Areas of the City of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 10 December 2009 – 9 December 2013 | |
| Mayor | Mauricio Macri |
| Preceded by | Juan Pablo Piccardo |
| Succeeded by | Edgardo Cenzón |
| Legislator of the City of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 10 December 2003 – 10 December 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-04-06)6 April 1967 (age 58) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Republican Proposal[1] |
| Profession | Accountant |
| Website | Official Blog |
Diego César Santilli (born 6 April 1967) is anArgentine accountant and politician. A member of the political coalitionLa Libertad Avanza, Santilli has served in a number of posts in theBuenos Aires city government, most notably as DeputyDeputy Chief of Government (deputy mayor) underHoracio Rodríguez Larreta from 2015 to 2021.
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Diego César Santilli was born in the neighborhood ofPalermo,Buenos Aires on April 6, 1967 within a family of Italian origin. He is son of the former president ofRiver Plate andBanco Nación, Hugo Santilli. His mother María Luisa Forchieri, is atarotologist.
He attended Saint Augustine School and received his degree inaccountancy at the age of 23 from the Faculty of Economic Sciences at theUniversity of Buenos Aires; he also pursued marketing studies at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.[2]
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Diego Santilli has held several public offices inBuenos Aires City, the most important being manager of the Buenos Aires City Bank and vice president of theCity Legislature, elected in2003. From 2009 to 2013 he served as Minister of Environment and Public Spaces of the City of Buenos Aires.[3][4][5] He is coordinator ofAsociaciónBuenos Aires en RED and, together with his wife, founder of CANI (Food Culture for an Intelligent, Responsible and Safe Nutrition). In 2008 he wrote a children's book in order to raise awareness about the importance of following traffic norms.
In2013, he was electedNational Senator for the City of Buenos Aires; he was second inRepublican Proposal's list, underGabriela Michetti.[6][7] Both Michetti and Santilli went on to leave the Senate to assume office in executive branches before the end of their term.
In 2021, he ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in theJuntos por el Cambio list inBuenos Aires Province.[8][9]
He was married to journalistNancy Pazos, with whom he has three children.[2]
| Election | Office | List | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||
| 2015 1-R | Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires | Republican Proposal | 832,619 | 45.56% | 1st | → Round 2 | [10] | |
| 2015 2-R | Republican Proposal | 861,380 | 51.64% | 1st | Elected | |||
| 2019 | Juntos por el Cambio | 1,095,013 | 55.90% | 1st | Elected | [11] | ||
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 1999 | National Deputy | Justicialist Party | 3 | City of Buenos Aires | 180,304 | 9.18% | 3rd[a] | Not elected[b] | [13] | |
| 2003 | City Legislator | Commitment to Change | 5 | City of Buenos Aires | 179,730 | 10.35% | 4th[a] | Elected | [14][15] | |
| 2005 | Republican Proposal Alliance | 2 | City of Buenos Aires | 591,552 | 33.21% | 1st[a] | Elected | [16] | ||
| 2013 | National Senator | PRO Union | 2 | City of Buenos Aires | 722,831 | 39.26% | 1st[a] | Elected | [17] | |
| 2021 | National Deputy | Together | 1 | Buenos Aires Province | 3,550,321 | 39.77% | 1st[a] | Elected | [18] | |
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