Diego Santilli

Diego César Santilli (born April 6, 1967) is an Argentine accountant, politician and Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires. He is affiliated with Republican Proposal.

Diego César Santilli
Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
Assumed office
9 December 2015
Preceded byMaría Eugenia Vidal
National Senator of Argentina
from Buenos Aires
In office
10 December 2013 – 10 December 2015
Minister for the Environment and Public Areas of the City of Buenos Aires
In office
10 December 2009 – 9 December 2013
Preceded byJuan Pablo Piccardo
Succeeded byEdgardo Cenzón
Personal details
Born (1967-04-06) April 6, 1967
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyRepublican Proposal
Other political
affiliations		Cambiemos
ProfessionAccountant
WebsiteOfficial Blog

He was appointed Minister for the Environment and Public Areas of Buenos Aires and was a National Senator for Buenos Aires as well. In 2015 he was elected Deputy Mayor, serving under Horacio Rodríguez Larreta; he succeeded María Eugenia Vidal.

Personal life

Santilli was born in the neighborhood of Palermo, in Buenos Aires. He received his degree in accountancy at the age of 23 from the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires; he also pursued marketing studies at Berkeley University. He is married to journalist Nancy Pazos, with whom he has three children.[1]

Political career

Diego Santilli has held several public offices in Buenos Aires City, the most important being manager of the Buenos Aires City Bank and vice president of the City Legislature. From 2009 to 2013 he served as Minister of Environment and Public Spaces of the City of Buenos Aires.[2] He is coordinator of Asociación Buenos Aires en RED and, together with his wife, founder of CANI (Food Culture for an Intelligent, Responsible and Safe Nutrition). In 2008 he wrote a children's book in order to raise awareness about the importance of following traffic norms.

In 2013, he was elected National Senator for the City of Buenos Aires; he was second in Republican Proposal's list, under Gabriela Michetti.[3][4] Both Michetti and Santilli went on to leave the Senate to assume office in executive branches before the end of their term.

References
  1. "Diego Santilli:Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. "Macri puso en funciones al nuevo ministro de Ambiente y Espacio Público". Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (in Spanish). 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "El PRO entregó la lista porteña y Pinedo es senador suplente". Télam (in Spanish). 22 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. "La Cámara alta le tomó el juramento a los nuevos senadores". Infobae (in Spanish). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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