María Eugenia Bielsa
María Eugenia Bielsa | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 11 November 2020 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández |
| Preceded by | New post |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Ferraresi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1958 |
| Party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Front for All (2019–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of Rosario |
María Eugenia Bielsa Caldera (born 10 March 1958) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, born in Rosario, Santa Fe. She was the vice-governor of Santa Fe, accompanying governor Jorge Obeid, from 2003 until 2007. As such, she also presides the provincial Senate. She is the sister of politician Rafael Bielsa and of football coach Marcelo Bielsa. From 2019 to 2020 she served as Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat in the cabinet of Alberto Fernández.
Political career
Prior to the 2005 legislative elections, President Néstor Kirchner asked Bielsa to run for a highly contested seat at the national Chamber of Deputies, but she refused, stating that she had a mandate to finish her term in the office for which she was elected.[1] Governor Obeid again asked Bielsa to run for mayor of Rosario in the 2007 general elections at the end of their term. She did not explicitly refuse or accept that request at the time,[2] [3] but eventually other mayoral candidates presented themselves instead. [4] Bielsa was elected to be a council member in Rosario's municipal election as head of the Bloque Encuentro por Rosario.
From 2019 to 2020 she served Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat. During her time in the position, she announced the relaunch of the PRO.CRE.AR national program, which provided loans for housing construction. [5] The program was originally launched from 2012 until it was discontinued in 2018, and at the time of its relaunch included nine lines of loans for the construction and renovation of loans.[6] In September 2020, it was announced that the task of urbanizing popular neighborhoods would be transferred from her ministry to the Ministry of Social Development.[7] She presented her resignation from the office on 11 November 2020, and the then Mayor of Avellaneda, Jorge Ferraresi, was immediately announced as her successor.[8] Speculation arose that she resigned after a letter from Cristina Kirchner, who accused some ministers of not working, which some took as a jab at not executing the entire budget and maintaining vacant secretariats.[8]
Personal life
Bielsa is an architect, and she taught at the Faculty of Architecture of the National University of Rosario. She is married to an architect and has a son who is studying the same career.[9] Her husband died in May 2007.[10]
References
- ^ Clarín, 17 June 2005. María Eugenia Bielsa confirmó públicamente que no va a ser candidata.
- ^ La Capital, 20 October 2006. Bielsa no descartó ser candidata a intendente de Rosario.
- ^ La Capital, 21 October 2006. María Eugenia ahora no descarta ser candidata.
- ^ DERF, 8 April 2007. Candidatos: Intendentes y Concejales para Santa Fe y Rosario Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "María Eugenia Bielsa: "En septiembre iniciamos las líneas de crédito hipotecario"". Telam. 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Procrear 2020: las claves del nuevo plan para refaccionar y construir viviendas". Clarín (in Spanish). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Vales, Laura (28 September 2020). "Traspaso en la urbanización de los barrios populares: la tarea quedó en manos de Daniel Arroyo | Un cambio esperado por las organizaciones sociales". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Renunció María Eugenia Bielsa al Ministerio Hábitat y lo reemplazaría un intendente ultra cristinista". Clarín (in Spanish). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ La Capital, 18 March 2006. Mi otro yo Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Murió el marido de María Eugenia Bielsa". La Capital. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2025.