Cristina Cremer de Busti
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María Cristina Cremer de Busti, née María Cristina Cremer, (b. Córdoba, Argentina
) is an Argentine Justicialist
politician. She is a national deputy
for her province of Entre Ríos
. Her husband, Jorge Busti
, is a former governor and senator
for that province.
Cremer was known as 'Mary' until coming to live in Entre Ríos at the age of 24 in 1976 when people began to call her 'Cristina'. Cremer and Busti married in 1974 and have three children and three grandchildren. She studied four years of a law career at the Universidad Católica de Córdoba
where she was active in the Peronist Youth.
Cremer was director of the Provincial Disability Institute until her election as deputy in 2007, heading the list of the Front for Victory
. Her husband ended his term as governor at the same election. There had been speculation that she would stand as governor herself. In Congress she is the 1st Vice President of the Committee on Natural Resources and Human Environment.
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
) is an Argentine Justicialist
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
politician. She is a national deputy
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
for her province of Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
. Her husband, Jorge Busti
Jorge Busti
Jorge Pedro Busti is an Argentine politician, formerly Justicialist Party governor and senator for Entre Ríos Province.Busti was born in Concordia, Entre Ríos and graduated as a lawyer at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba....
, is a former governor and senator
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
for that province.
Cremer was known as 'Mary' until coming to live in Entre Ríos at the age of 24 in 1976 when people began to call her 'Cristina'. Cremer and Busti married in 1974 and have three children and three grandchildren. She studied four years of a law career at the Universidad Católica de Córdoba
Universidad Católica de Córdoba
The Universidad Católica de Córdoba is a private Jesuit university of Argentina that was founded on June 8 1956....
where she was active in the Peronist Youth.
Cremer was director of the Provincial Disability Institute until her election as deputy in 2007, heading the list of the Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
. Her husband ended his term as governor at the same election. There had been speculation that she would stand as governor herself. In Congress she is the 1st Vice President of the Committee on Natural Resources and Human Environment.