Blanca Osuna

Blanca Inés Osuna (born 25 October 1950, Paraná, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. She sit in the Argentine Senate representing Entre Ríos Province in the block of the majority Front for Victoryuntil 2011.

Blanca Osuna
Argentine Senator
from Entre Ríos Province
In office
10 December 2007 – 9 December 2001
Succeeded byElsa Ruiz Díaz
Argentine Deputy
from Entre Ríos Province
In office
December 2001 – December 2007
Personal details
Born (1950-10-25) October 25, 1950
Paraná, Entre Ríos
NationalityArgentine
Political partyJusticialist Party
ProfessionEducational psychologist
Websitesenadoraosuna.blogspot.com

Osuna qualified as an educational psychologist at the Catholic University of Argentina in 1984. She taught at the National University of Entre Ríos until 1986 and served on the provincial council of education between 1987 and 1991, latterly chairing the body. She worked as an educational psychologist in the province until 1995 when she became director general of schools for Entre Ríos until 1999.

Osuna was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 2001 and was re-elected in 2005. From 2006, she chaired the Education Committee of the Lower House.[1] She was elected to the Senate in 2007 and chairs the Education and Culture Committee of the Senate. In 2011 she was elected Mayor of Paraná, Entre Ríos.

Osuna was made Cavalieri dell’Ordine al Merito della Republica Italiana by the President of Italy in 2005.

References
  1. Blanca Osuna juró como Senadora Nacional por Entre Ríos, ABC1 Digital, 28 November 2007.


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