Eduardo Menem
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Eduardo Menem is an Argentine Justicialist Party
politician. He is a former Senator
and the brother of former President Carlos Menem
.
Menem was elected Senator for La Rioja Province for four terms (1983-1989, 1989-1995, 1995-2001, 2001-2005). He served as provisional President of the Senate between 1989 and 1999, holding executive power on many occasions during trips abroad by the President, in the absence of a vice-President after the resignation of Eduardo Duhalde
. He also worked as president of the Constitutional Assembly that enacted the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution.
After leaving the Congress, he joined the internal line of the PJ that opposes Kirchnerism. Despite not being part of the Congress, he supported the actions of Julio Cobos
in 2010, which were criticized by Néstor and Cristina Kirchner.
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. He is a former 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...
and the brother of former President Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
.
Menem was elected Senator for La Rioja Province for four terms (1983-1989, 1989-1995, 1995-2001, 2001-2005). He served as provisional President of the Senate between 1989 and 1999, holding executive power on many occasions during trips abroad by the President, in the absence of a vice-President after the resignation of Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Duhalde
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. He also worked as president of the Constitutional Assembly that enacted the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution.
After leaving the Congress, he joined the internal line of the PJ that opposes Kirchnerism. Despite not being part of the Congress, he supported the actions of Julio Cobos
Julio Cobos
Julio César Cleto Cobos is an Argentine politician, currently serving as the Vice President of Argentina alongside President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. He started his political career as member of the Radical Civic Union , becoming Governor of Mendoza in 2003...
in 2010, which were criticized by Néstor and Cristina Kirchner.
Books
- "Nueve años en el Congreso de la Nación" (Nine years in the National Congress), 1992
- "La Constitución reformada" (The Constitution amended), 1994
- "Los Derechos de la mujer" (Women's rights), 2005