14 Facts About Graciela Giannettasio

Graciela Maria Giannettasio de Saiegh was an Argentine politician belonging to the Justicialist Party.

Graciela Giannettasio served in a number of high-profile posts during her career, most notably as Minister of Education during the interim presidency of Eduardo Duhalde from 2002 to 2003, and later as Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province under Felipe Sola from 2003 to 2007.

Graciela Giannettasio attended an Escuela Normal to become a teacher, and later attained a law degree from the University of Buenos Aires, specialising in administrative law.

Graciela Giannettasio later served in a number of posts in the municipality of Florencio Varela, up until her election to the Provincial Senate in 1987 on the Justicialist Party ticket.

Graciela Giannettasio was re-elected for a second four-year term in 1991, but resigned in 1992 when she was appointed Director General of Culture and Education in the provincial government, then led by Duhalde.

Graciela Giannettasio later supported efforts to reverse the reform during the tenure of Adriana Puiggros as education minister of Buenos Aires.

In January 2002, in the aftermath of the December 2001 rioting and presidential succession crisis, Eduardo Duhalde was appointed interim president of Argentina, and Graciela Giannettasio became Minister of Education, Science and Technology in his government.

Graciela Giannettasio was the second woman to hold the position of Vice Governor in Buenos Aires, after Elva Roulet did so from 1983 to 1987.

In 2004, Graciela Giannettasio briefly served as the interim head of the provincial ministry of security after the resignation of Raul Rivara.

Graciela Giannettasio did not run for a second term as Vice Governor in 2007, and Alberto Balestrini was Sola's running mate in the 2007 provincial election.

Graciela Giannettasio was re-elected in 2011, this time as the 10th candidate on the FPV list.

Graciela Giannettasio did not run for a third term in 2015.

Graciela Giannettasio was married to businessman and fellow Justicialist Party politician Miguel Saiegh.

Graciela Giannettasio died on 5 April 2022 at the age of 71 after a long illness.