Marcelo Casaretto | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Entre Ríos |
| Provincial Senator of Entre Ríos | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2003 | |
| Constituency | Tala Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-04-26)26 April 1967 (age 58) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Frente de Todos(2019–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of Entre Ríos University of Buenos Aires |
| Profession | Public accountant |
Marcelo Pablo Casaretto (born 26 April 1967) is anArgentine politician, businessman and public accountant, currently serving asNational Deputy elected inEntre Ríos Province. A member of theJusticialist Party, Casaretto was elected in2019 as a member of theFrente de Todos coalition. He previously served as a member of theprovincial senate from 1999 to 2003 and as Minister of Economy, Public Works and Services of Entre Ríos from 1997 to 1999, during the governorship ofJorge Busti.
Casaretto also serves as Vice President ofAtlético Echagüe, a sports club based inParaná.
Casaretto was born on 26 April 1967 inBuenos Aires.[1] He attended high school inMaciá. He studied public accounting at theNational University of Entre Ríos, graduating in 1990. He then went on to complete a master's degree on economic history and policies from theUniversity of Buenos Aires (2008) and a post-graduate degree on public policy fromUniversidad de San Andrés (2009).[2]
From 2004 to 2019, he taught courses on Argentine Economy, International Economy, and International Economic History at the Autonomous University of Entre Ríos.[2]
In 1990, Casaretto was hired by the Ministry of Economy of Entre Ríos as part of the Federal Investments Council (CFI). In 1993, he was appointed Director of Relations with the Provinces by the nationalMinistry of Economy, during the administration ofDomingo Cavallo. Later, in 1995, he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury and Undersecretary of Investments of Entre Ríos by GovernorJorge Busti. Busti would later appoint him as Minister of Economy, Public Works and Services in 1997.[3]
In 1999, Casaretto was elected to theSenate of Entre Ríos for theTala Department. He served as theJusticialist Party bloc president in the Senate. Following the end of his term in 2003, he served as an advisor to the provincial government during the second governorship of Jorge Busti.[3] In 2017, he was appointed president of the Entre Ríos Housing and Planning Institute (IAPV).[4]
In the2019 legislative election, Casaretto ran for one of Entre Ríos' seats in theChamber of Deputies as the first candidate in theFrente de Todos list, followed byBlanca Osuna. The list was the second-most voted in Entre Ríos, with 45,20% of the vote, and both Casaretto and Osuna were elected.[5] He was sworn in on 4 December 2019 and formed part of the Frente de Todosparliamentary inter-bloc.[6]
As deputy, Casaretto formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Sports, Economy, Energy and Fuels, Foreign Affairs and Worship, and Housing and Urban Planning, and presided the commission on Prevision and Social Security.[1] He was a supporter of thelegalisation of abortion in Argentina, voting in favour of the 2020Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which passed the Chamber.[7]
Casaretto has two sons, Germán (born in 1997) and Augusto (born in 2011). Sports-wise, he supportsClub Atlético River Plate, Atlético Tala, andAtlético Echagüe.[2] He currently serves as vice president of Atlético Echagüe, and is responsible for the club's basketball team.[3][8]