José Luis Ramón

José Luis Ramón (born 29 April 1964) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as a National Deputy elected in Mendoza Province from 2017 to 2021. Ramón is the founder and leader of Protector Political Force, a provincial party in Mendoza originally established as a consumer rights advocacy group. In the Chamber of Deputies, he sat in and presided the "Federal Unity for Development" inter-bloc.

José Luis Ramón
Dr. José Luis Ramón.jpg
National Deputy
In office
10 December 2017 – 10 December 2021
ConstituencyMendoza
Personal details
Born (1964-04-29) 29 April 1964
Rufino, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Political partyProtectora
Other political
affiliations		Intransigent Party (2017)
Frente de Todos (2021–present)
Alma materUniversity of Mendoza

Ramón ran for the governorship of Mendoza in 2019, and was the third-most voted candidate with 8.71% of the vote.

Early life and career

Ramón was born on 29 April 1964 in Rufino, Santa Fe Province.[1] His father's job as a railway worker forced the family to relocate to Palmira, in Mendoza Province, when José Luis was young.[2] He finished high school at the National School of Commerce in Palmira. In his youth he played rugby, and worked as a rugby trainer for some time.[3] Ramón studied law at the University of Mendoza.[2]

In 1994, Ramón co-founded Protectora, a consumer rights' advocacy group.[4]

National deputy
Ramón wearing a blanket at his swearing-in ceremony as national deputy on 6 December 2017.

Ahead of the 2017 legislative election, Ramón – alongside Mendoza provincial deputy Mario Vadillo and Ramón's brother, Gustavo Juan Ramón – reformed Protectora into a provincially-recognized political party. Protectora formed an alliance with the Intransigent Party, and Ramón was the first candidate in the Intransigent Party's list to the National Chamber of Deputies.[5] The Protectora – Intransigent Party list received 17.21% of the vote, and Ramón was elected.[6]

Ramón became widely recognized due to his unconventional campaign tactics, such as the use of an old Land Rover truck dubbed as "La Ramoneta", and his use of blankets over his suit (a nod to one of his campaign issues: heating prices during winter).[7] During his time in office, he has continued to wear a number of blankets, which has earned him the nickname of el loco de la frazada ("the crazy blanket man").[2][8] Upon being sworn in on 6 December 2017, he wore a pink blanket over his shoulder.[9] In 2021, when a bill expanding gas and heating subsidies passed the Chamber, Ramón waved a blanket from his seat in celebration, gaining further media attention.[10][11]

Ahead of the 2021 legislative election, Ramón announced his incorporation into the governing Frente de Todos.[12][13]

Position on abortion

Ramón's position on the legalization of abortion in Argentina was subject of controversy. During his 2017 campaign, Ramón stated he was against legalizing the practice.[14] Later, in 2018, he stated that despite his personal opposition, he would not vote against legalizing the practice.[15] On 12 June 2018, however, a day before the Chamber of Deputies was due to vote on the subject for the first time, Ramón reversed his position once again and voted against the Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Bill. His opposition caused his expulsion from the Social Democratic inter-bloc, which he had formed alongside the Evolución deputies Martín Lousteau, Carla Carrizo and Teresita Villavicencio.[16][17]

In 2020, when a second Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Bill passed the Chamber, Ramón once again voted against the legalization of abortion and instead proposed a national plebiscite on the matter.[18][19]

2019 gubernatorial run

On 28 February 2019, Ramón announced he would be running for the governorship of Mendoza in the Protectora Fuerza Política list.[20] He was widely seen as a potential second-runner up.[21] On election day, he faced off City of Mendoza mayor Rodolfo Suárez (of the UCR) and National Senator Anabel Fernández Sagasti (of the PJ), and came in third with 8.71% of the vote.[22]

References
  1. Cayón, David (19 May 2021). "Quién es José Luis Ramón, el zigzagueante aliado del oficialismo que quiere ser gobernador de Mendoza" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. Badaloni, Roxana (19 May 2021). "José Luis Ramón, el jefe del bloque de Diputados "creado" para colaborar con el oficialismo". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. "José Luis Ramón". Yo Quiero Saber (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. De Urieta, Déborah (7 July 2021). "Quién es José Luis Ramón, el diputado que busca que los sueldos se puedan pagar en criptomonedas". El Cronista (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ""El Partido Intransigente es una fuerza política que va a gobernar Mendoza"". Unidiversidad (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. Lozano, Javier (23 May 2021). "Quién es José Luis Ramón, el opositor más oficialista de los diputados al que todos miran de reojo en plena negociación por la reforma de la Procuración". TN (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. De la Rosa, Ignacio (23 October 2017). "De la frazada a la Ramoneta: el extravagante Ramón va al Congreso". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. Minno, Pablo (17 November 2020). "Quién es Luis Ramón, el polémico diputado aliado al kirchnerismo, que fue premiado con una comisión". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. "JOSÉ LUIS RAMÓN JURÓ CON LA FRAZADA EN EL HOMBRO". El Nueve (in Spanish). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. "La frazada de Ramón". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. "El show del diputado José Luis Ramón y su frazada al defender el proyecto de zonas frías". Ámbito (in Spanish). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  12. Serra, Laura (14 July 2021). "El mendocino José Luis Ramón confirmó su alianza con el Frente de Todos después de haber sido opositor". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  13. Mozetic, Daniela (14 July 2021). "Mendoza: Frente de Todos sumó a José Luis Ramón y quiere encabezar la lista de diputados". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  14. "Aborto: el discurso del diputado que cambió su voto dos veces y formó un nuevo bloque". La Nación (in Spanish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  15. Carelli Lynch, Guido (8 June 2018). "José Luis Ramón: "Siempre estuve en contra del aborto, pero voto a favor"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  16. "Martín Lousteau apartó del interbloque al diputado que cambió su opinión sobre el aborto". Infobae (in Spanish). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  17. "Aborto: Lousteau echó a Ramón del bloque y le dedicó un duro comunicado por sus cambios". Los Andes (in Spanish). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  18. "Como en 2018, Ramón ratificó su postura opuesta al aborto e insiste con un plebiscito". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  19. "Diputados dio media sanción a la legalización del aborto". Ámbito (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  20. Rodríguez, Florencia (28 February 2019). "Ahí viene Ramón: el diputado de Protectora buscará ser gobernador". Sitio Andino (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  21. "José Luis Ramón: el hombre de la frazada". Filo.news (in Spanish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  22. "El complejo plan del malabarista mendocino". Letra P (in Spanish). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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