Diego Santilli
{{short description|Argentine accountant and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Diego Santilli
|image=DefPuebloCABA - Amor, Santilli (cropped).jpg
|office = National Deputy
|term_start = 10 December 2021
|constituency = Buenos Aires
|office1 = Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
|term_start1 = 9 December 2015
|term_end1 = 22 July 2021
|1blankname1 = Mayor
|1namedata1 = Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
|predecessor1 = María Eugenia Vidal
|successor1 = Clara Muzzio (2023)
|office2 = Minister of Justice and Security of the City of Buenos Aires
|term_start2 = 26 November 2018
|term_end2 = 22 July 2021
|1blankname2 = Mayor
|1namedata2 = Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
|predecessor2 = Martín Ocampo
|office3 = National Senator
|term_start3 = 10 December 2013
|term_end3 = 10 December 2015
|constituency3 = City of Buenos Aires
|office4 = Minister for the Environment and Public Areas of the City of Buenos Aires
|term_start4 = 10 December 2009
|term_end4 = 9 December 2013
|1blankname4 = Mayor
|1namedata4 = Mauricio Macri
|predecessor4 = Juan Pablo Piccardo
|successor4 = Edgardo Cenzón
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|04|06|df=y}}
|birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
|profession = Accountant
| party = Republican Proposal{{cite web | url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/356377-juntos-cierra-sus-listas-y-el-pro-busca-instalar-a-diego-san | title=Juntos cierra sus listas y el PRO busca instalar a Diego Santilli | Todo al "colorado", una apuesta arriesgada }}
| otherparty = Juntos por el Cambio {{small|(2015–present)}}
|footnotes =
|website =[http://blogs.pro.com.ar/diegosantilli/ Official 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
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.{{Cite web |url=http://diegosantilli.com.ar/sitio/?page_id=21 |title=Diego Santilli:Biography |access-date=2010-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318155955/http://diegosantilli.com.ar/sitio/?page_id=21 |archive-date=2009-03-18 |url-status=dead }}
He was married to journalist Nancy Pazos, with whom he has three children.
Political career
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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, elected in 2003. From 2009 to 2013 he served as Minister of Environment and Public Spaces of the City of Buenos Aires.{{cite web |date=14 December 2009 |title="No comparto muchos dichos de Posse" |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-136954-2009-12-14.html |website=Página/12 |language=es}}{{cite web |date=30 October 2013 |title=Macri se reúne con sus candidatos electos |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-232459-2013-10-30.html |website=Página/12 |language=es}}{{cite web|url=http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/macri-puso-en-funciones-al-nuevo-ministro-de-ambiente-y-espacio-publico|title=Macri puso en funciones al nuevo ministro de Ambiente y Espacio Público|work=Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires|date=5 December 2013|accessdate=9 August 2018|language=Spanish|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810023151/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/macri-puso-en-funciones-al-nuevo-ministro-de-ambiente-y-espacio-publico|archive-date=10 August 2018}} 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.{{cite web |date=22 June 2013 |title=El PRO entregó la lista porteña y Pinedo es senador suplente |url=http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201306/22255-el-pro-entrego-la-lista-portena-y-pinedo-es-senador-suplente.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072610/http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201306/22255-el-pro-entrego-la-lista-portena-y-pinedo-es-senador-suplente.php |archive-date=10 August 2018 |accessdate=10 August 2018 |work=Télam |language=Spanish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2013/11/27/1526710-la-camara-alta-le-tomo-el-juramento-los-nuevos-senadores/|title=La Cámara alta le tomó el juramento a los nuevos senadores|work=Infobae|language=Spanish|date=27 November 2013|accessdate=10 August 2018}} 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.{{cite web |date=22 July 2021 |title=Diego Santilli lanzó su candidatura con un discurso centrado en la seguridad y la educación |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/diego-santilli-lanza-su-candidatura-acompanado-por-horacio-rodriguez-larreta-patricia-bullrich-y-nid22072021/ |website=La Nación |language=es}}{{cite web |date=13 September 2021 |title=Ganó Diego Santilli: Cómo quedará la lista definitiva de Juntos en la provincia de Buenos Aires |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/gano-diego-santilli-como-quedara-la-lista-definitiva-de-juntos-en-la-provincia-de-buenos-aires-nid13092021/ |website=La Nación |language=es}}
References
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- Público y Eficiente (Public and Efficient) {{ISBN|950-537-604-9}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100118164412/http://blogs.pro.com.ar/diegosantilli/ Official Blog]
- [https://www.diegoelcolosantilli.com.ar/ Official Website]
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