Facundo Suárez Lastra

Suárez Lastra's political career began when he was appointed to the City Council in 1983. Later, during the mayorship of Julio César Saguier, Suárez Lastra was appointed Secretary of Government of the City, a post he held until Saguier's death in 1987. Suárez Lastra was appointed intendente of Buenos Aires by President Raúl Alfonsín in Saguier's stead. Aged 32 at the time, Suárez Lastra became the youngest mayor in the city's history.^[4]

His term as mayor of Buenos Aires saw a moderate extension of the Buenos Aires Underground, as new stations were inaugurated in Line D and the Premetro.^[5] His term ended upon the resignation of Alfonsín from the presidency, as Buenos Aires lacked constitutional autonomy at the time and the mayor was directly appointed by the president. He was succeeded by Carlos Menem's appointee, Carlos Grosso.^[6]

In 2000, during the mayorship of Aníbal Ibarra, of FREPASO, Suárez Lastra was the city's Secretary of Justice and Security. He resigned two years later due to conflicts between the national government and the city government regarding the incorporation of federal police and judicial officials to the city's own security force.^[7]

Suárez Lastra ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2017 legislative election; he was the seventh candidate in the Vamos Juntos (Cambiemos) list in Buenos Aires. The list was the most voted in the city, with 50.98% of the vote, and Suárez Lastra was elected.^[8][9]

As a national deputy, Suárez Lastra was a vocal supporter of the legalization of abortion in Argentina. He voted in favor of the two Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that were debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020.^[10] His support for the bills led to protests in front of his private residence in Buenos Aires, which were condemned by politicians across the political spectrum.^[11][12]

Ahead of the 2021 primary election, Suárez Lastra was confirmed as one of the candidates for re-election in the "Adelante Ciudad" list.^[13] The list lost in the Juntos por el Cambio primaries, and Suárez Lastra was dropped from the final JxC list that competed in the general election. His term expired on 10 December 2021.

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