Sandra Giménez

Sandra Daniela Giménez (born 2 September 1967) is an Argentine politician who served as a member of the Argentine Senate from 10 December 2011 to 9 December 2017. Born in Jardín América, Giménez studied medicine in Corrientes, graduating from the National University of the Northeast (UNNE) with specializations in surgery and pediatrics in 1991 and 1996, respectively. She had chosen to study medicine in memory of her brother, who had died at age 11.[1] After graduating, she worked as a medical auditor for the Government of Misiones Province. Through the rest of the 1990s, she served as the Provincial Public Hospital of Pediatrics Executive Director, and in 2003 she was named to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Front for the Renewal of Concord party, serving until 2007.[2]

Sandra Giménez
National Senator
In office
10 December 2011 – 9 December 2017
ConstituencyMisiones
Personal details
Born (1967-09-02) 2 September 1967
Jardín América, Misiones Province, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Political partyFront for the Renewal of Concord
Justicialist Party
Spouse(s)Germán Bezus

After her term in the Chamber ended in 2007, Giménez was named Lieutenant Governor of Misiones Province, and worked under Governor Maurice Closs for the next four years. She then ran for the Argentine Senate, winning the election and serving a six-year term.[3] She was originally a part of the Justicialist Party, but broke off soon afterwards and was an independent during her term. In the Senate, she served on the Health Commission as its Vice President.[2]

References
  1. "Sandra Giménez fue entrevistada por el programa "Un Tercio Senadora" y contó todo sobre su trabajo y parte de su vida personal". Misiones Online. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017. (in Spanish)
  2. "Senadora Nacional Sandra D. Giménez". Argentine Senate. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2017. (in Spanish)
  3. "La senadora misionera que soñó con ser modelo de Piazza por un día". Perfil. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017. (in Spanish)
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