Luana Volnovich
{{short description|Argentine politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Luana Volnovich
|image = Luana Volnovich.jpg
|office = National Deputy
|term_start = 10 December 2023
|term_end =
|constituency = Buenos Aires
|term_start1 = 10 December 2015
|term_end1 = 10 December 2019
|constituency1 = Buenos Aires
|office2 = Executive Director of PAMI
|term_start2 = 12 December 2019
|term_end2 = 10 December 2023
|president2 = Alberto Fernández
|predecessor2 = Sergio Cassinotti
|successor2 = Esteban Leguizamo
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|26|df=y}}
|birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Justicialist Party
|otherparty = Front for Victory (2003–2017)
Citizen's Unity (2017–2019)
Frente de Todos (2019–2023)
Union for the Homeland (since 2023)
|alma_mater = University of Buenos Aires
|signature =
}}
Luana Volnovich (born 26 September 1979) is an Argentine political scientist and Justicialist Party politician. She currently serves as a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province, a position she previously held from 2015 to 2019.
From 2019 to 2023, during the government of Alberto Fernández, Volnovich served as the executive director of the Comprehensive Medical Attention Program (PAMI), Argentina's biggest public health insurance agency.
Early life and education
Luana Volnovich was born on 26 September 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Argentine parents exiled during the last civic–military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1983).{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/economia/2019/12/06/quien-es-quien-los-otros-funcionarios-del-nuevo-equipo-economico-de-alberto-fernandez/|work=Infobae|title=Quién es quién: los otros funcionarios del nuevo equipo económico de Alberto Fernández|date=6 December 2019|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} The family returned to Argentina in 1989.{{cite web|url=https://www.latecla.info/107588-del-semillero-de-la-cmpora-a-conducir-pami|work=La Tecla Info|title=Del runfla de La Cámpora a conducir PAMI|date=2 February 2020|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} Volnovich studied and earned a licenciatura on political science at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/boletin-oficial-formalizan-designacion-mercedes-marco-pont-afip-luana-volnovich-pami_0_kBjgx4d9.html|work=Clarín|title=Boletín Oficial: formalizan las designaciones de Mercedes Marcó del Pont en la AFIP y de Luana Volnovich en el PAMI|date=12 December 2020|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} She also has a post-graduate degree in Public Policy Administration and Control from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO).{{cite web|url=https://www.letrap.com.ar/nota/2019-8-2-19-0-0--la-campora-no-va-a-ser-condicionante-del-gobierno-de-alberto|work=Letra P|last=Pepe|first=Gabriela|title="La Cámpora no va a ser condicionante del gobierno de Alberto Fernández"|date=4 August 2019|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}}
During her studies at the UBA, she co-founded the Centro de Estudios Políticos (CEP; "Centre for Political Studies") alongside the economist Iván Heyn.{{cite web|url=https://www.a24.com/politica/son-fernandez-selecto-contrapeso-cristinistas-sub-40-frente-02212020_Hy9ws_2Q8|work=A24|title=Quiénes son "Las Fernández", el selecto contrapeso de cristinistas "sub 40" dentro del Frente de Todos|date=21 February 2020|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}}
Political career
Volnovich was one of the founding members of La Cámpora, one of the youth wings of the Front for Victory. In 2014, during the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Volnovich was appointed as National Director for the enlargement and strengthening of educational rights at the Ministry of Education.{{cite web|url=https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/137212/20151201|work=Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina|title=Decreto 2540/2015|date=24 November 2015|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} Her administration saw the implementation of the Progresar and FinEs educational social assistance schemes.{{cite web |date=3 July 2014 |title=Lanzan el programa nacional de capacitación para tutores del Plan Fines |url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201407/69870-lanzan-el-programa-nacional-de-capacitacion-para-tutores-del-plan-fines.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231063257/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201407/69870-lanzan-el-programa-nacional-de-capacitacion-para-tutores-del-plan-fines.html |archivedate=2023-12-31 |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Télam |language=es}}{{cite web |date=8 December 2014 |title=Fines y Progresar: más de dos mil jóvenes celebraron el cierre del ciclo 2014 |url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201412/88130-plan-fines-progresar-fin-de-ano-festejo-jovenes-bonaerenses.php |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052900/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201412/88130-plan-fines-progresar-fin-de-ano-festejo-jovenes-bonaerenses.php |archivedate=2023-08-28 |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Télam |language=es}}
At the 2015 legislative elections, Volnovich was the 12th candidate in the Front for Victory list to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires Province.{{cite web |date=24 June 2015 |title=El FpV presentó la lista de diputados nacionales de la provincia, encabezada por Wado de Pedro |url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201506/110221-el-fpv-presento-la-lista-de-diputados-nacionales-de-la-provincia-encabezada-por-wado-de-pedro.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328170154/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201506/110221-el-fpv-presento-la-lista-de-diputados-nacionales-de-la-provincia-encabezada-por-wado-de-pedro.html |archivedate=2022-03-28 |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Télam |language=es}} The list received 37.38% of the vote, and Volnovich was elected.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164348/http://www.elecciones.gob.ar/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/DN_DEFINITIVO%20x%20Distrito_GRALES_%202015.pdf|url=http://www.elecciones.gob.ar/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/DN_DEFINITIVO%20x%20Distrito_GRALES_%202015.pdf|website=elecciones.gob.ar|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=7 March 2016|title=DN Definitivo|language=es}} She was sworn in on 10 December 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.parlamentario.com/2015/12/29/esta-es-la-nueva-camara-de-diputados-2/|work=Parlamentario|title=Esta es la nueva Cámara de Diputados|date=29 December 2015|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} As deputy, Volnovich voted against the Mauricio Macri administration's pension reform in 2017, and introduced a bill to overturn it after it had passed the Chamber.{{cite web|url=https://www.conclusion.com.ar/politica/presentan-iniciativa-en-diputados-para-derogar-la-reforma-previsional/06/2018/|work=Conclusión|title=Presentan iniciativa en Diputados para derogar la Reforma Previsional|date=8 June 2018|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} She also voted in favor of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which would have legalized abortion in Argentina, but was struck down by the Senate on 8 August 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.lanoticia1.com/noticia/luana-volnovich-este-gobierno-se-dice-feminista-pero-profundiza-la-doble-opresion-106576.html|work=lanoticia1|title=Luana Volnovich: "Este Gobierno se dice feminista pero profundiza la doble opresión"|date=14 June 2018|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/08/08/argentina/1533730863_217039.html|work=El País|title=Así hemos contado el 'no' del Senado al aborto legal en Argentina|last1=Rivas Molina|first1=Federico|last2=Centenera|first2=Mar|date=9 August 2018|access-date=26 December 2020|language=es}}
She was re-elected at the 2019 legislative election, this time as the second candidate in the Frente de Todos list, under Sergio Massa.{{cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/politica/elecciones-2019/provincia-como-quedaron-confeccionadas-las-listas-diputados-n5038718|work=Ámbito|title=Provincia: cómo quedaron confeccionadas las listas a diputados|date=23 June 2019|access-date=11 December 2020|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/todas-listas-candidatos-presidente-gobernador-buenos-aires-nid2260288|work=La Nación|title=Candidatos 2019: Todas las listas para las elecciones de octubre|date=11 August 2019 |access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} She was easily re-elected, but was never sworn in as she was appointed as executive director of PAMI on 12 December 2019 by incoming president Alberto Fernández.{{cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/afip/mercedes-marco-del-pont-la-y-luana-volnovich-al-pami-n5069830|work=Ámbito|title=Mercedes Marcó del Pont a la AFIP y Luana Volnovich al PAMI|date=6 December 2019|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} Her seat in the Chamber of Deputies was replaced by Jimena López.{{cite web|url=http://www.laprensa.com.ar/483469-Quienes-son-los-diputados-que-iran-del-Congreso-al-Ejecutivo.note.aspx|work=La Prensa|title=¿Quiénes son los diputados que irán del Congreso al Ejecutivo?|date=28 November 2019|accessdate=11 November 2020|language=Spanish}}
Personal life
Volnovich was in a relationship with the economist Iván Heyn until his death in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2011/12/20/623090-la-justicia-uruguaya-puso-disposicion-la-familia-el-cuerpo-ivan-heyn/|work=Infobae|title=La Justicia uruguaya puso a disposición de la familia el cuerpo de Iván Heyn|date=20 December 2011|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Familiares-amigos-y-funcionarios-despidieron-a-Ivan-Heyn-20111222-0070.html|work=El Cronista|title=Familiares, amigos y funcionarios despidieron a Iván Heyn|date=22 December 2011|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}} She has a son.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2019/07/10/luana-volnovich-le-respondio-a-martha-pelloni-por-sus-dichos-sobre-la-campora-uso-su-legitimidad-para-algo-sucio/|work=Infobae|title=Luana Volnovich le respondió a Martha Pelloni por sus dichos sobre La Cámpora: "Usó su legitimidad para algo sucio"|date=10 July 2019|access-date=29 December 2020|language=es}}
Electoral history
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! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. |
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| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2015
| rowspan="3"| National Deputy | style="background-color:{{party color|Front for Victory}};"| | 11 | 3,354,619 | 37.28% | 1st{{efn|name=fn1|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}} | {{yes2|Elected}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2019
| style="background-color:{{party color|Frente de Todos}};"| | 2 | 5,113,359 | 52.64% | 1st{{efn|name=fn1}} | {{yes2|Elected}}{{efn|Never took office. Her seat was assumed by María Jimena López on 19 December 2019.}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2023
| style="background-color:{{party color|Union for the Homeland}};"| | 6 | 4,094,665 | 43.71% | 1st{{efn|name=fn1}} | {{yes2|Elected}} |
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External links
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