Cele Fierro

Cele Fierro
Fierro in 2025
Member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature
In office
10 December 2023 – 12 December 2024
Personal details
PartyWorkers' Socialist Movement
Alma materNational University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco

María Celeste "Cele" Fierro is an Argentine politician and activist.[1]

Early life and education

She originally comes from Cordoba but now lives in Buenos Aires. She studied at the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco.

Career

She was a member of the legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) during 2023-24, as part of the rotation of posts by the Workers' Left Front.[2][3]

Activism

She is active in campaigning for women's right to an abortion.[4]

She took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the siege of the Gaza Strip.[5][6] On 1 October 2025 she was detained when Israeli forces attacked the Flotilla. She was released a few days later.[7]

She will become a national deputy following the 2025 Argentine legislative election, as part of the rotation of seats by the Workers' Left Front.[8]

Personal life

She has a daughter, Emilia.[7]

References

  1. ^ Fierro, Cele (13 December 2023). "Argentina: from Pink Tide to reactionary wave". Tempest Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ Rivero, Diego E. "Legislador Fierro, Cele de Legislatura Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires". www.legislatura.gob.ar.
  3. ^ "Argentina: Cele Fierro's speech at the FIT-Unity bunker". October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "The struggle for abortion rights in Argentina | International Socialist Review". isreview.org.
  5. ^ "The ISL will participate in the Humanitarian Flotilla to Gaza in support of Palestine". August 27, 2025.
  6. ^ https://lis-isl.org/en/2025/09/on-the-flotilla-to-gaza/ interview
  7. ^ a b https://lis-isl.org/en/2025/10/global-sumud-flotilla-xv-cele-is-home-crowdy-welcome-our-fight-against-genocide-continues/
  8. ^ https://lis-isl.org/en/2025/10/argentina-elections-2025-left-front-unity-achieved-a-positive-result-and-called-to-confront-the-government-in-the-streets/