Enrique Estévez

Enrique Estévez
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of Santa Fe
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2023
Governor	Maximiliano Pullaro
Preceded by	Erika Gonnet
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023
Constituency	Santa Fe
Personal details
Born	(1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 41) Rosario, Argentina
Political party	Socialist Party
Other political affiliations	Progressive, Civic and Social Front (2014–present) Federal Consensus (2019–present)

Enrique Eloy Estévez Boero (born 12 July 1983) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of Santa Fe Province, under Governor Maximiliano Pullaro. From 2019 to 2023, he was a National Deputy representing Santa Fe Province. He is a member of the member of the Socialist Party.

Estévez made a career within the Socialist Party in Santa Fe before being elected to the City Council of Rosario in 2015. He was Secretary General of the Socialist Party Youth and currently serves as Secretary General of the Santa Fe chapter of the Socialist Party.

Early and personal life

Enrique Eloy Estévez Boero was born on 12 July 1983 in Rosario.[1] His father was Guillermo Estévez Boero, a prominent Socialist politician and co-founder of the Popular Socialist Party.[2][3]

Political career

Estévez's political career began in the Socialist Party Youth. By 2013, he was secretary general of the Juventud Socialista, the party's youth wing.[4] Estévez ran for a seat in the Rosario City Council in the 2015 municipal election, as part of the Progressive, Civic and Social Front list.[5] The list was the most voted in the city, and Estévez was elected.[6]

In 2016, Estévez was elected Secretary General of the Santa Fe Socialist Party.[7] He was re-elected for a second mandate in 2021, with 68.8% of the vote.[8][9]

At the 2019 legislative election, Estévez was the first candidate in the Federal Consensus list to the Chamber of Deputies.[10] The list was the third-most voted, with 10.00% of the vote, and only Estévez was elected.[11]

As a national deputy, Estévez formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Cooperative Affairs and NGOs, Education, Labour Legislation, Women and Diversity, and Petitions, Powers and Norms.[12] Estévez was a supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina. He voted in favor of the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, in line with the historic position of the Socialist Party.[13]

References

1. "Enrique Eloy Estévez". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
2. "Estévez Boero: "En Santa Fe no se hizo ni una sola obra nacional importante"". Ámbito (in Spanish). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. "Enrique Estévez, el joven socialista que quiere llegar al Congreso y renovar la política". Aire de Santa Fe (in Spanish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
4. "Binner abrió el año buscando seducir al voto joven". Clarín (in Spanish). 4 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
5. Fornero, Pablo (5 January 2015). "Quieren a todos con la rosa en el puño". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
6. "Lista por lista, quiénes son los candidatos que competirán por una banca en el Concejo". La Capital (in Spanish). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
7. Fornero, Pablo (24 April 2016). ""No peligra el Frente Progresista"". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
8. "Enrique Estévez fue reelecto como Secretario General del Partido Socialista de Santa Fe". El Santafesino (in Spanish). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
9. "En medio del duelo por Lifschitz, asumió Estévez en el PS santafesino". La Capital (in Spanish). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
10. Fornero, Pablo (22 June 2019). "Un concejal socialista de Rosario pone la cara por Lavagna en Santa Fe". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
11. "La lista de Angelini se impuso y Macri se lleva cinco diputados en Santa Fe". UNO Santa Fe (in Spanish). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
12. "Enrique Estévez | Comisiones". HCDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
13. "Aborto legal: el diputado Estévez afirmó que "es un avance como sociedad"". La Capital (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

External links

• Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
• Enrique Estévez on Twitter