12 Facts About Eric Calcagno

Eric Calcagno y Maillmann was born on 9 April 1967 and is an Argentine sociologist, journalist, diplomat and politician.

Eric Calcagno was Argentina's ambassador to France from 2005 to 2007.

Eric Calcagno studied at French schools and, in the early 1990s, graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration in France in public administration and from the Sorbonne in sociology.

Eric Calcagno worked as an economics consultant and journalist, including for Le Monde Diplomatique, Diario Hoy of La Plata, the magazines Veintitres and Veintitres Internacional and Terra.

Eric Calcagno was known as a critic of neoliberal economics and the Washington Consensus.

Eric Calcagno teamed up with his father to teach economics at the National University of Lanus, Buenos Aires and taught a range of other universities, including as Director of the Centre of Studies of National Economic Thought at the University of Buenos Aires.

In 2005, Eric Calcagno was a reserve member on the Front for Victory list for the Senate for Buenos Aires Province.

Shortly after the election, in December 2005, Eric Calcagno was named Ambassador to France, after Rafael Bielsa had accepted that position only to reject it a day later in public.

In 2007, upon the election of Fernandez de Kirchner as President of Argentina, Eric Calcagno replaced her in the Senate.

Eric Calcagno had to leave his office and return to the Senate in order to vote in favour of the government, as a close tie was due.

Eric Calcagno remained in the Senate, where he took over the chairmanship of the Infrastructure, Transport and Housing committee soon afterwards.

Eric Calcagno was elected National Deputy for the Buenos Aires Province in 2011 from the Front for Victory party.