Silvana Ginocchio

Silvana Micaela Ginocchio (born 10 October 1965) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy representing Catamarca Province. Ginocchio was first elected in 2017 for Unidad Ciudadana, and currently sits in the Frente de Todos bloc.

Silvana Ginocchio
National Deputy
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2017
Constituency	Catamarca
Personal details
Born	(1965-10-10) 10 October 1965 (age 59) San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina
Political party	Justicialist Party
Other political affiliations	Unidad Ciudadana (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present)
Alma mater	National University of Córdoba

Early and personal life

Ginocchio was born on 10 October 1965 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. She studied law at the National University of Córdoba, graduating in 1990.^[1] She is married to Raúl Jalil, governor of Catamarca Province and former mayor of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca; Jalil and Ginocchio have two children.^[2]

Political career

Ahead of the 2017 legislative election, Ginocchio was nominated as the second candidate in the Justicialist Front for Victory (Unidad Ciudadana) list to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, behind Gustavo Saadi.^[3] The list received 47.84% of the votes, and both Saadi and Ginocchio were easily elected.^[4][5] Following the 2019 general election, Ginocchio became part of the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc.^[6]

As deputy, Ginocchio was a vocal opponent of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, and voted against the two Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that passed the Chamber, in 2018 and 2020.^[7] In 2020, In the 2020 debate, Ginocchio was the speaker for the anti-abortion faction of the Frente de Todos during the closing statements; she was one of 32 deputies out of 119 in the Frente de Todos to vote against the bill.^[8]

Ahead of the 2021 primary election, Ginocchio was confirmed as one of the candidates for re-election in the Frente de Todos list in Catamarca.^[9]

References

1. "Silvana Micaela Ginocchio". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
2. "Ginocchio "Arma Gabinete de Transición" antes de suceder a Raúl Jalil en la intendencia". Diario Calchaquí (in Spanish). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
3. "Saadi, Ginocchio y Mascheroni en el Barrio Villa Eumelia". CatamarcActual (in Spanish). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
4. "Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia". Clarín (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. "Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre". Primera Fuente (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
6. "Corpacci y Ginocchio se sumarán al bloque Frente de Todos". CatamarcActual (in Spanish). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
7. "Voto catamarqueño: cuatro en contra y uno a favor del aborto legal". El Ancasti (in Spanish). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
8. "Aborto legal: los votos de los diputados catamarqueños". CatamarcActual (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
9. "Corpacci a la cabeza". El Ancasti (in Spanish). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

External links

• Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
• Silvana Ginocchio on Twitter