María Laura Stratta | |
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| Vice Governor of Entre Ríos | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Gustavo Bordet |
| Preceded by | Adán Bahl |
| Succeeded by | Alicia Aluani |
| Minister of Social Development of Entre Ríos | |
| In office 12 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Ramos |
| Succeeded by | Marisa Paira |
| Provincial Deputy of Entre Ríos | |
| In office 11 December 2011 – 11 December 2015 | |
| Constituency | Victoria Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-02-22)22 February 1976 (age 49) Victoria, Entre Ríos, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Entre Ríos |
María Laura Stratta (born 22 February 1976) is anArgentine politician. She served as Vice Governor ofEntre Ríos Province, deputising forGovernorGustavo Bordet, from 2019 to 2023. From 2015 to 2019, Stratta served as Minister of Social Development of her province, having previously served as a member of the provincial Chamber of Deputies.
She is a member of theJusticialist Party.
María Laura Stratta was born on 22 February 1976 inVictoria,Entre Ríos Province. Her mother was a high school teacher, while her father, Juan Carlos Stratta, was active in provincial politics: he wasintendente (mayor) of Victoria from 1987 to 1991, and served in both houses of the provincial Legislature.[1]
Stratta has a degree incommunication studies from theNational University of Entre Ríos, inConcepción del Uruguay.[2]
Stratta's political activism began in theJusticialist Party. She was the provincial representative of theSocial Development Ministry's Banco Popular de la Buena Fe programme.[3]
In the 2011 provincial elections, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Entre Ríos as part of the Justicialist Party list inVictoria Department.[4] During her four-year term, she presided the parliamentary commission on General Legislation and served as president of the province's Scholarships Institute. She also authored Law 10.151, which sought to boost the provincial state's welfare investment.[5]
Upon the end of her term as legislator, in December 2015, she was appointed by newly elected governorGustavo Bordet as Minister of Social Development of Entre Ríos.[6] She additionally served as a legislative aide to a number of national congresspeople and in the 2008 Constitutional Convention of Entre Ríos.[7]
Ahead of the2019 general election, Governor Gustavo Bordet announced Stratta would be hisrunning mate in his re-election bid as part of theFrente Justicialista CREER The ticket won with over 57% of the vote, and the two were elected.[6] Stratta is thefirst female vice governor of Entre Ríos.[7]
Stratta is married and has two children, Juan and Bruno.[4]
