Delia Bisutti
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Delia Beatriz Bisutti is an Argentine
centre-left politician, currently a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
representing Buenos Aires
.
Bisutti was born in Buenos Aires
and became a teacher after studying at the National University of Quilmes
. From an early age she took an active role in trade unions, serving as a union delegate from 1970 to 1989. In 1977, during the Dirty War
, she was detained by the military government and imprisoned in the concentration camp known as the 'Sheraton
'. Her husband was also taken and disappeared, presumed dead.
In 1989 Bisutti became secretary general of the teachers' union, Unión de Trabajadores de la Educación (UTE), part of CTERA and the CTA
(independent trade union
s). She sat on CTERA's national committee. From 1995 she was a member of the executive of the Buenos Aires left-wing party, the Frente Grande, and in 1997 she was elected to the city legislature for the party as part of FrePaSo, where she presided over several committees including economic development.
Bisutti had been a critic of FrePaSo's alliance with the Radical Civic Union
. In 2001, she joined the new centre-left party, Support for an Egalitarian Republic
(ARI) and sat on the party's city executive. In 2003 she led the ARI block in the Buenos Aires legislature. Later that year she resigned her seat to take a junior role in the city government, within the education department, serving until January 2005.
Bisutti was elected a deputy for ARI in the October 2005 elections. Following ARI's integration into the Civic Coalition
in 2007, Bisutti and a number of her colleagues left the party in protest against ARI's courting of more centrist figures. Initially forming a separate block in Congress known as the Autonomous ARI, in May 2008 they announced the formation of a new party, Solidarity and Equality
, Si.
Argentina
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centre-left politician, currently a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
representing Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
Bisutti was born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and became a teacher after studying at the National University of Quilmes
National University of Quilmes
The National University of Quilmes is an Argentine national university and the most important one in the Quilmes area.The National University of Quilmes was founded in 1989...
. From an early age she took an active role in trade unions, serving as a union delegate from 1970 to 1989. In 1977, during the Dirty War
Dirty War
The Dirty War was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Victims of the violence included several thousand left-wing activists, including trade unionists, students, journalists, Marxists, Peronist guerrillas and alleged sympathizers, either proved or suspected...
, she was detained by the military government and imprisoned in the concentration camp known as the 'Sheraton
Sheraton
Sheraton may refer to:*Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, a hotel chain*Sheraton, County Durham, a village in County Durham, in England*Sheraton Centre, a mall complex located in the parish of Christ Church, Barbados....
'. Her husband was also taken and disappeared, presumed dead.
In 1989 Bisutti became secretary general of the teachers' union, Unión de Trabajadores de la Educación (UTE), part of CTERA and the CTA
Argentine Workers' Center
The Argentine Workers' Central Union is a trade-union federation in Argentina. Its general secretary is Hugo Yasky. It was formed in 1991 when a number of trade unions disaffiliated from the General Confederation of Labor . Though the CTA is a multi-tendency organization, it is led by unionists...
(independent trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
s). She sat on CTERA's national committee. From 1995 she was a member of the executive of the Buenos Aires left-wing party, the Frente Grande, and in 1997 she was elected to the city legislature for the party as part of FrePaSo, where she presided over several committees including economic development.
Bisutti had been a critic of FrePaSo's alliance with the Radical Civic Union
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
. In 2001, she joined the new centre-left party, Support for an Egalitarian Republic
Support for an Egalitarian Republic
Civic Coalition ARI is a social liberal Argentine political party, founded in 2001 by Elisa Carrió. It is a member of the Civic Coalition with centrist and centre-left parties.- Creation and political representation :...
(ARI) and sat on the party's city executive. In 2003 she led the ARI block in the Buenos Aires legislature. Later that year she resigned her seat to take a junior role in the city government, within the education department, serving until January 2005.
Bisutti was elected a deputy for ARI in the October 2005 elections. Following ARI's integration into the Civic Coalition
Civic Coalition
The Civic Coalition is a political coalition in Argentina. It was founded by Elisa Carrió, as an association supported by the ARI party , as well as a number of other political groups and individual political leaders, notably Union for All of Patricia Bullrich and GEN - Generation for a National...
in 2007, Bisutti and a number of her colleagues left the party in protest against ARI's courting of more centrist figures. Initially forming a separate block in Congress known as the Autonomous ARI, in May 2008 they announced the formation of a new party, Solidarity and Equality
Solidarity and Equality
Solidarity and Equality is a centre-left Argentine political party, founded in 2008 as a splinter from ARI....
, Si.