Carlos Alberto Fernández (Tandil, March 14, 1959) is an Argentine politician from the Radical Civic Union who served as a national deputy for the province of Buenos Aires between 2017 and 2021. He was a provincial senator for the 5th electoral section between 2009 and 2017.
Biography
He was born in Tandil (the province of Buenos Aires) in 1959. As a young man, he joined the Radical Civic Union (UCR) in politics. Between 1983 and 1985, he served as secretary of the Deliberative Council of the Tandil Party, which he joined as an elected member in 1987–1991, 1993–1997, and 1997–2001, serving as president of the block of radical councilors in his last term. Between 1999 and 2003, he was its president.[1][2]
In the 2009 provincial elections, he was elected to the Senate of the Province of Buenos Aires by the 5th Electoral Section, being vice president of the block of radical senators until 2011 and president of the same until 2015. He had been re-elected in 2013 by the Progressive Front Civic and Social, and since 2015, he has been the first vice president of the Buenos Aires Senate.[1][2]