Rubén Rabanal Explained

Rubén Rabanal
Office:National Deputy
Term Start:December 10, 1983
Term End:January 23, 1985
Constituency:City of Buenos Aires
Term Start2:May 25, 1973
Term End2:March 24, 1976
Constituency2:City of Buenos Aires
Office3:National Senator
Term Start3:October 12, 1963
Term End3:June 28, 1966
Constituency3:City of Buenos Aires
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Date:January 23, 1985[1]
Death Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation:Lawyer
Party:Radical Civic Union
Otherparty:People's Radical Civic Union

Rubén Rabanal (1935–1985) was an Argentine politician. He was born in Buenos Aires in 1935 and died on January 23, 1985. He belonged to the Radical Civic Union and was a senator and national congressman several times. His father, Francisco Rabanal, was mayor of Buenos Aires between 1963 and 1966.

Career

Rabanal was a member of radicalism in his youth, graduating as a lawyer and then with a Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Buenos Aires. Within his party he held various positions. He was elected senator in 1963, practicing until 1966, when there was a military coup. During his years in the Senate he was also secretary to his father, who was, at that time, mayor of the City of Buenos Aires.

In 1973, upon the return to democracy, after the military government of the Argentine Revolution, he was elected local Member of Parliament and as secretary of the Radical Civic Union block in the House. In 1976, after a new military coup, he was again deposed from office. In 1983, with the return to democracy, he was again elected as Member of Parliament, presiding over the Budget Committee.

In 1984, already ill, he voted for the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Argentina and Chile.

He died on January 23, 1985, at age 49.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rubén Rabanal . efemeridesradicales.com.ar . Radical Ephemeris . 15 December 2023 . Spanish.