Argentine Senate

The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators. There are three for each province and three for Buenos Aires. There used to be 2 senators from each province. That was changed in 1994.

Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation

Honorable Senado de la Nación Argentina
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
Leadership
Victoria Villarruel, LLA
since 10 December 2023
Provisional President
Bartolomé Abdala, LLA
since 13 December 2023
First Minority Leader
José Mayans, FDT
since 10 Dec 2019
Second Minority Leader
Alfredo Cornejo, UCRJxC
since 10 Dec 2021
Structure
Seats72
Political groups
Government (35)
  •      Frente de Todos (35)

Independents (3)

  •      Misiones (1)
  •      JSRN (1)
  •      HPC (1)

Opposition (34)

  •      JxC (33)
  •      Mediar (1)
Elections
Last election
14 November 2021
Meeting place
Chamber of Senators, Congress Palace,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website
http://www.senado.gov.ar

Senators are elected by direct election on a provincial basis. The party with the most votes is given two of the province's senate seats. The second-place party gets the third seat. Currently one-third of the members are elected every two years to a six-year term. In other words, one-third of the provinces hold senate elections every two years.

Requirements

According to Section 55 of the Argentine Constitution, candidates for the Argentine Senate must

  • be at least 30 years old
  • have been a citizen of Argentina for six years
  • be native to the province of his office, or have been a resident of that province for two years.

Authorities

Current leadership positions include:[1]

TitleOfficeholderCaucusProvince
President of the SenateCristina Fernández de KirchnerFrente de TodosBuenos Aires
Provisional PresidentClaudia Ledesma AbdalaFrente de TodosSantiago del Estero
Vice PresidentCarolina LosadaJuntos por el CambioSanta Fe
First Vice PresidentMaurice ClossFrente de TodosMisiones
Second Vice PresidentGuadalupe TagliaferriJuntos por el CambioBuenos Aires
Parliamentary SecretaryMarcelo Fuentes
Administrative SecretaryMaría Luz Alonso
First Minority LeaderJosé MayansFrente de TodosFormosa
Second Minority LeaderAlfredo CornejoJuntos por el CambioMendoza

References

  1. "Autoridades". Honorable Senado de la Nación. Retrieved January 5, 2020.


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