Isabel Viudes
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Isabel Josefa Viudes de Damonte (b. 11 May 1944, Corrientes
) is a former Argentine Senator for Corrientes Province
. A former Peronist, she was a member of the New Party Corrientes
(PANU), but was expelled in 2009 due to her support to the Argentine National Government in the farm tax hike issue.
Viudes qualified as a teacher then graduated as a lawyer from the National University of the Littoral
. She was a judge in provincial courts.
A Peronist
until 1997, Viudes served as a Corrientes city councillor between 1988 and 1991. She took part in the constitutional reform of Corrientes Province in 1993 and the national constitutional reform of 1994. She served as a provincial deputy from 1993 and became a provincial senator 1997 - 1999 after joining the New Party. She was first elected to the Senate in 2001 but resigned after just two days without swearing in, in favour of her reserve, former governor Raúl Romero Feris. She was appointed to the Senate in 2006 upon the resignation of Romero Feris who was unable to take his seat due to ongoing court proceedings, having been elected in his own right in 2003.
In the Senate, Viudes voted for the controversial Resolution 125 which had escalated the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
. Although the motion was defeated on the casting vote of Vice-President Julio Cobos
, Viudes was expelled by the New Party which maintained its opposition to the national government. In February 2009, it was made known that she would be joining the ruling Front for Victory
parliamentary group in the Senate and there was speculation that she would re-join the Justicialist Party
. In 2009 she was appointed chairwoman of the Inner Security Committee, replacing Sonia Escudero. Her term expired on December 10, 2009.
Corrientes
Corrientes is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12...
) is a former Argentine Senator for Corrientes Province
Corrientes Province
Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by : Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.-History:...
. A former Peronist, she was a member of the New Party Corrientes
New Party Corrientes (Argentina)
The New Corrientes Party is a social-liberal political party in Corrientes Province, Argentina.PANU's leading figure is former governor Raúl 'Tato' Romero Feris although its formal leader is Horacio Colombo. The party had one senator in the Argentine Senate, Isabel Viudes...
(PANU), but was expelled in 2009 due to her support to the Argentine National Government in the farm tax hike issue.
Viudes qualified as a teacher then graduated as a lawyer from the National University of the Littoral
National University of the Littoral
The National University of the Littoral is a university in Argentina. It is based in Santa Fe, the capital of the province of the same name, and it has colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez, also in Santa Fe Province.-History:The original institution was...
. She was a judge in provincial courts.
A Peronist
Peronism
Peronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
until 1997, Viudes served as a Corrientes city councillor between 1988 and 1991. She took part in the constitutional reform of Corrientes Province in 1993 and the national constitutional reform of 1994. She served as a provincial deputy from 1993 and became a provincial senator 1997 - 1999 after joining the New Party. She was first elected to the Senate in 2001 but resigned after just two days without swearing in, in favour of her reserve, former governor Raúl Romero Feris. She was appointed to the Senate in 2006 upon the resignation of Romero Feris who was unable to take his seat due to ongoing court proceedings, having been elected in his own right in 2003.
In the Senate, Viudes voted for the controversial Resolution 125 which had escalated the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
The 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector started in March 2008, which then extended into a prolonged period of turbulent politics...
. Although the motion was defeated on the casting vote of Vice-President 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...
, Viudes was expelled by the New Party which maintained its opposition to the national government. In February 2009, it was made known that she would be joining the ruling 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...
parliamentary group in the Senate and there was speculation that she would re-join the Justicialist Party
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...
. In 2009 she was appointed chairwoman of the Inner Security Committee, replacing Sonia Escudero. Her term expired on December 10, 2009.