Silvia Lospennato | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2015 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-12-21)21 December 1977 (age 47) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Republican Proposal |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio(2015–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Silvia Gabriela Lospennato (born 21 December 1977) is anArgentine political scientist and politician, currently serving asNational Deputy elected inBuenos Aires Province since 2015. She is a member ofRepublican Proposal (PRO).
Lospennato was previously Undersecretary of Government in theCity of Buenos Aires during the mayoralty ofMauricio Macri.
Lospennato was born on 21 December 1977 inBuenos Aires. She studied Political Science at theUniversity of Buenos AiresFaculty of Social Sciences, graduating in 2003, and has a degree on Technology and Environmental Law from theInstituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires. She is married and has two children.[1]
Lospennato began her career in the City Government of Buenos Aires during the administration ofMauricio Macri. Up until 2014, she was in charge of the Special Projects Unit of theMatanza Riachuelo Basin Authority (ACUMAR).[2] Later, from January to December 2015, she was Undersecretary of Government of Buenos Aires.[3]
She ran for a seat in theChamber of Deputies in the2015 legislative election, as the first candidate in theCambiemos list inBuenos Aires Province. She was initially supposed to be the second candidate in the list, until the resignation ofFernando Niembro from the position.[2] The list came second with 33.75% of the vote, and Lospennato was elected.[4] She was re-elected in2019, this time as the fourth candidate in theJuntos por el Cambio list.[5]
As a national deputy, Lospennato was a vocal supporter of thelegalization of abortion in Argentina. She voted in favour of the twoVoluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that were debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020.[6][7] Her closing speech during the 2018 debate was highlighted by Brut Magazine as one of the decade's "best feminist speeches".[8]
In 2023, she ran as a pre-candidate for national deputy in theProvince of Buenos Aires, a ticket headed by the PeronistMiguel Ángel Pichetto, withHoracio Rodríguez Larreta as a pre-candidate for president.[9] Finally, she was elected as a deputy on theJuntos por el Cambio list.
In June 2024, she voted in favor of the"Bases" Law.[10] In August 2024, she voted against the University Financing Law.[11] She was absent when the Retirement Mobility Law was passed, but later voted in favour of the presidential veto,[12] for which she was invited to a celebration at the Quinta de Olivos.[13]
At the end of March 2025 thePro announced that Lospennato would be its first candidate for Buenos AiresCity Legislator.[14]
In April 2025, she voted against the formation of an investigative commission for theCryptogate.[15]
She was one of the main proponents of the "Ficha Limpia" bill, which would prevent people convicted for corruption crimes from running for elected office. The initiative was debated multiple times in theChamber of Deputies, although it was never passed. In November 2024, the session to discuss the bill failed to produce a quorum, despite Lospennato's repeated efforts to place it on the legislative agenda. Finally, in February 2025, the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill with broad multiparty support, but in May of that same year it was rejected by the Argentine Senate by a single vote. Lospennato harshly criticized the outcome and reaffirmed his commitment to the fight for higher standards of integrity.
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2015 | National Deputy | Cambiemos | 1 | Buenos Aires Province | 3,037,552 | 33.75% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [16] | |
| 2019 | Juntos por el Cambio | 4 | Buenos Aires Province | 3,668,580 | 37.77% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [17] | ||
| 2023 | Juntos por el Cambio | 4 | Buenos Aires Province | 2,484,593 | 26.53% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [18] | ||
| 2025 | City Legislator | Buenos Aires First | 1 | City of Buenos Aires | 261,595 | 15.92% | 3rd[a] | Elected | [19] | |
