Osvaldo Mércuri

Osvaldo Mércuri (c. 1944 – February 6, 2021) was an Argentine politician, based in Buenos Aires Province, and member of the Justicialist Party. He was a longtime member of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies from 1985 to 2005.[1] This included two tenures as the President of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies: December 7, 1989, to December 8, 1997, and again from December 7, 2001, until December 10, 2005.[2] Mércuri also chaired the national 1994 Constitutional Reform Convention and the Justicialist Party conference.[2]

Osvaldo Mércuri
President of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies
In office
December 7, 2001 – December 10, 2005
Preceded byAldo San Pedro
Succeeded byIsmael Pasaglia
President of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies
In office
December 7, 1989 – December 8, 1997
Preceded byLuis Rodolfo Almar
Succeeded byFrancisco José Ferro
Member of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies
In office
1985–2005
Personal details
Bornc. 1944
Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
DiedFebruary 6, 2021
San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Spouse(s)Maria Elena

Biography

Mércuri was born in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.[2]

At the time of his death, Mércuri was serving as a member of the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur).[1] His term in Parlasaur was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021.[1]

Osvaldo Mércuri died from COVID-19 at a hospital in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, where he had been hospitalized for three weeks, on February 6, 2021, at the age of 76.[1][2] He was survived by his wife, Maria Elena, and their children.[2] Former President of Argentina Eduardo Duhalde, a friend and close political ally, paid tribute to Mércuri on Twitter following his death.[2]

References
  1. "Murió Osvaldo Mércuri, histórico dirigente justicialista". La Nación. Yahoo News. 2021-02-06. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. "Murió por coronavirus Osvaldo Mércuri, histórico dirigente peronista bonaerense". Infobae. 2021-02-06. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
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