Fernando de la Rua is an Argentine politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1999 to 2001
Fernando de la Rúa
@Former President of Argentina, Career and Family
Sep 15, 1937
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: September 15, 1937
- Nationality: Argentinian
- Famous: Former President of Argentina, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
- Spouses: Inés Pertiné
- Known as: Fernando de la Rua
- Childrens: Antonio
- Universities:
- National University of Cordoba
Fernando de la Rúa born at
Córdoba
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Birth Place
He got married to Ines Pertine Urien in 1970. The couple has three children, named Antonio, Fernando and Agustina. Antonio worked as one of the closest advisors to his father during the presidency and was a key member of the presidential campaign as well.
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Personal Life
Fernando de la Rua was born on September 15, 1937 in Cordoba, Argentina, to Antonia de la Rua and Eleonora Bruno.
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Childhood & Early Life
He received his early education at the Military Lyceum and after graduating high school, he entered the National University of Cordoba to study law. He graduated from the university at the age of 21 and was also awarded a gold medal. He entered politics soon after with the Radical Civic Union.
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Childhood & Early Life
After graduating in law, he went on to receive his Ph.D. from the National University of Cordoba. Subsequently, in 1963, he went to Buenos Aires to take up the job of an advisor the minister Juan Palmero.
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Childhood & Early Life
In the general elections held in 1973, Fernando de la Rua became a senator by defeating Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo. The new government lasted a few months and in the fresh elections, Juan Peron routed the Radical Civic Union (UCR).
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Career
In 1976, there was a coup in Argentina and Fernando was removed from the Congress. Thereafter, he worked as a lawyer for the Bunge y Born firm.
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Career
After the end of the dictatorial regime, he returned to politics in 1983 and wanted to run for the presidency, but he lost in the UCR primaries. Instead he was elected as a senator in the general elections.
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Career
He won the re-election to the senate in 1989 but the electoral college opted for the Peronist candidate. In 1991, he was elected deputy and two years after that made his way to the senate.
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Career
In 1994, the Argentine constitution was amended in order to allow President Menem to run for office once more and the amendment went through even though la Rua opposed it bitterly. His party, UCR, fared poorly in the 1995 elections.
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Career
His stint as the Mayor of Buenos Aires was without doubt the most productive part of his political career and during that stint he brought about plenty of changes in the city starting. The most important being the expansion of the tube network.
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Major Works