Malena Galmarini

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Malena Galmarini
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President of AySA
In office
12 December 2019 –21 December 2023
Alma mater Universidad de Belgrano

Malena Galmarini (born 5 May 1975) is an Argentine political scientist and politician. She served as the president of Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos, a state-owned company dedicated to supplying the public with running water and sewer services, from 2019 to 2023. [1] She previously served as a councilwoman in Tigre Partido from 2009 to 2019, and as Secretary of Health Policies and Human Development of Tigre from 2008 to 2017.

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Galmarini is married to Sergio Massa, former Tigre mayor and former Minister of Economy of Argentina under the government of President Alberto Fernández.


Early life and education

Galmarini was born on 5 May 1975 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, into a political family. [2] Her mother, Marcela Durrieu, was a national deputy for the Justicialist Party, while her father, Fernando Galmarini, served as secretary of sports of Argentina during the presidency of Carlos Menem. [3] [4] She has two brothers: Sebastián (born 1978), a fellow politician and member of the provincial senate, and Martín (born 1982), a professional football player in Club Atlético Tigre.

She studied political science at the Universidad de Belgrano, graduating with a licenciatura degree. [5]

Political career

Galmarini became a member of the Justicialist Party aged 18. In 1998, she was appointed as undersecretary of youth affairs at the Ministry of Health and Social Action. [6]

In 2008, Galmarini was appointed Secretary of Health Policies and Human Development of Tigre Partido, during the mayorship of Julio Zamora. Later, in 2009, she was elected to the City Council of Tigre on the Front for Victory list. She was re-elected in 2013 as part of the Renewal Front, the party founded by her husband, Sergio Massa. [7] Galmarini remained in her position as secretary of health in the Tigre municipal government during Massa's mayorship. [8]

In the 2019 provincial elections, Galmarini was elected to the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies as part of the Frente de Todos list in the First Electoral Section. She was sworn in on 10 December 2019, however, the incoming government of Alberto Fernández announced she would be the new president of Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA) starting on 12 December 2019. [9] She is the first woman to hold the position. [10]

Personal life

Galmarini is married to Sergio Massa, a fellow politician who has served in a number of important positions, such as mayor of Tigre, Cabinet Chief during the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and president of the National Chamber of Deputies. Galmarini and Massa met in 1996, and married in 2001. [11] The couple have two children. [12]

Galmarini was a vocal supporter of the legalisation of abortion in Argentina. [13] National media highlighted her role within the government to support the measure. [14]

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  2. ↑ Fiorentino, Nicolás (31 January 2021). "El tango de Malena". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "La suegra de Sergio Massa, Marcela Durrieu, sobre su vacunación: "No hay nada por izquierda en todo esto"". La Nación (in Spanish). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Político y ex funcionario | Quién es Fernando Galmarini, el nuevo amor de Moria Casán". Perfil (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Malena Massa es la nueva presidente de AySA". Tres Líneas (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Malena Galmarini". Tres Líneas (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Un pedazo de entredicho". Página/12 (in Spanish). 9 August 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Importantes cambios en el Gabinete de Tigre". Zona Norte Diario (in Spanish). 30 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Malena Galmarini asumió como diputada, pidió paridad en las autoridades y habló de Aysa". Diputados Buenos Aires (in Spanish). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Malena Galmarini asumió en AySA y se convirtió en la primera mujer en presidir la empresa estatal". Infobae (in Spanish). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Quién es Malena Galmarini, la mujer de Sergio Massa" (in Spanish). 8 August 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sergio Massa y Malena Galmarini reviven su historia de amor en Pinamar". La Nación (in Spanish). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Malena Galmarini: "Mañana hay que empezar a trabajar en la plena implementación de la ley"". Ámbito (in Spanish). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  14. ↑ Beck, Ingrid (10 December 2020). "Galmarini, la armadora". Letra P (in Spanish).
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