Beatriz Argimón
| Beatriz Argimón | |
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| Secretary of the board of the National Party, Alternate Senator | |
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In office 2014–2018 |
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| Deputy of the Republic | |
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In office 2005–2010 |
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| Constituency | Montevideo Department |
| Deputy of the Republic | |
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In office 2000–2005 |
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| Constituency | Montevideo Department |
| President of the Institute of Children and Adolescents of Uruguay | |
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| Born |
14 August 1961 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jorge Fernández Reyes (2009 – present) |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Occupation | Notary, politician |
Beatriz Argimón (born 14 August 1961) is a Uruguayan notary and politician of the National Party (PN). She was a deputy for Montevideo Department.
A notary public by profession, she also studied human rights, family law, and juvenile law.
She has been a member and director of the National Party Honorable Directorate since 2009.
Beatriz Argimón began her militancy in 1977 at age 16, and after 30 years she has held positions as councillor and deputy of the Republic. She is an advocate for women's rights in the Chamber of Representatives, and together with other representatives has worked to defend the rights of women in need. She was one of the founders of the "Political Women's Network" and the "Bicameral Women's Caucus" of the Uruguayan parliament.
During the presidential term of the nationalist Luis Alberto Lacalle, she was director of the National Institute of Minors (INAME), currently INAU. Together with Julia Pou, she founded the Acción Comunitaria group (Lista 400) and was elected deputy for the term 2000–2005. Later she joined the Wilsonist Current, returning to be elected deputy for the term 2005–2010. She became the first woman reelected consecutively in the history of the National Party.
In the course of 2007, Argimón declared herself independent within the PN. In the internal election of 2009 she presented her own list (2018), which supported the candidacy of Jorge Larrañaga.
In 2014, she supported the candidacy of Dr. Luis Lacalle Pou for the Presidency of the Republic, having served as one of his alternates in the Senate. She is currently Secretary of the National Party's board of directors for sector list 404.
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