Vilma Ibarra

Vilma Lidia Ibarra (born 21 May 1960) is an Argentine lawyer and politician, formerly a Senator and National Deputy representing Buenos Aires. Since 2019, she has been the Legal and Technical Secretary of the Presidency under President Alberto Fernández.[1]

Vilma Ibarra
Legal and Technical Secretary of the Presidency
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2019
President	Alberto Fernández
Preceded by	Pablo Clusellas
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2011
Constituency	City of Buenos Aires
National Senator
In office 10 December 2001 – 10 December 2007
Constituency	City of Buenos Aires
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-21) 21 May 1960 Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Political party	Broad Front (until 2007) Independent (2007–present)
Other political affiliations	Frepaso (1996–1999) Front for Victory (2004–2011) Frente de Todos (2019–present)
Domestic partner	Alberto Fernández (2005–2014)
Profession	Lawyer

Ibarra was born in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province, and moved to the city of Buenos Aires in 1966. She studied at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, where she led the communist youth wing. She graduated in law at the University of Buenos Aires, and worked as a lawyer. She is the sister of Aníbal Ibarra, the former Chief of the Buenos Aires government.[2]

In 1996, Ibarra became a national deputy and Secretary of the Frepaso block in the Chamber. In 1999, she was elected to the Senate. In 2000, she became a city councillor in Buenos Aires, taking a leading role in her brother's administration. In 2001, she was re-elected to the Senate. Since 2003, she has been a supporter of Peronist President Néstor Kirchner. In August 2004, Ibarra proposed legislation to legalise abortion. In 2007, she suggested legislative changes to permit same-sex marriage.

In 2007, Ibarra stepped down from the Senate and was re-elected as a national deputy for Buenos Aires, second on the list of Kirchner's Front for Victory.