Diego Santilli

Diego Santilli
National Deputy
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 December 2021
ConstituencyBuenos Aires
Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
In office
9 December 2015 – 22 July 2021
MayorHoracio Rodríguez Larreta
Preceded byMaría Eugenia Vidal
Succeeded byClara Muzzio (2023)
Minister of Justice and Security of the City of Buenos Aires
In office
26 November 2018 – 22 July 2021
MayorHoracio Rodríguez Larreta
Preceded byMartín Ocampo
National Senator
In office
10 December 2013 – 10 December 2015
ConstituencyCity of Buenos Aires
Minister for the Environment and Public Areas of the City of Buenos Aires
In office
10 December 2009 – 9 December 2013
MayorMauricio Macri
Preceded byJuan Pablo Piccardo
Succeeded byEdgardo Cenzón
Personal details
Born (1967-04-06) 6 April 1967 (age 57)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyRepublican Proposal[1]
Other political
affiliations		Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present)
ProfessionAccountant
WebsiteOfficial Blog

Diego César Santilli (born 6 April 1967) is an Argentine accountant and politician. A member of Republican Proposal (PRO), Santilli has served in a number of posts in the Buenos Aires city government, most notably as Deputy Deputy Chief of Government (deputy mayor) under Horacio Rodríguez Larreta from 2015 to 2021.

Personal life

Santilli with neighbours of Buenos Aires

Diego César Santilli was born in the neighborhood of Palermo, Buenos Aires on April 6, 1967. He is son of the former president of River Plate and Banco Nación, Hugo Santilli.

He attended Saint Augustine School and 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 the University of California, Berkeley.[2]

He was married to journalist Nancy Pazos, with whom he has three children.[2]

Political career

Santilli with mayor Mauricio Macri

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.[3][4][5] 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.[6][7] Both Michetti and Santilli went on to leave the Senate to assume office in executive branches before the end of their term.

In 2021, he ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the Juntos por el Cambio list in Buenos Aires Province.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Juntos cierra sus listas y el PRO busca instalar a Diego Santilli | Todo al "colorado", una apuesta arriesgada".
  2. ^ a b "Diego Santilli:Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  3. ^ "Página/12 :: El país :: "No comparto muchos dichos de Posse"".
  4. ^ "Página/12 :: El país :: Macri se reúne con sus candidatos electos".
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "El PRO entregó la lista porteña y Pinedo es senador suplente". Télam (in Spanish). 22 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ^ "La Cámara alta le tomó el juramento a los nuevos senadores". Infobae (in Spanish). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Diego Santilli lanzó su candidatura con un discurso centrado en la seguridad y la educación". 22 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Ganó Diego Santilli: Cómo quedará la lista definitiva de Juntos en la provincia de Buenos Aires". 13 September 2021.