Argentine Senate

Upper house of the Argentine National Congress

For provincial legislatures, see List of provincial legislatures in Argentina.

Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation

Honorable Senado de la Nación Argentina

2023–2025 period
Type
Type|

Upper house

of the National Congress of Argentina

Term limits

| None
Leadership

President of the Senate

Victoria Villarruel, LLA
since 10 December 2023

Provisional President

Bartolomé Abdala, LLA
since 13 December 2023

First Minority Leader

José Mayans, UP
since 10 December 2019

Second Minority Leader

Eduardo Vischi, UCR–JxC
since 10 December 2023

Structure
Seats| 72 (List)

Political groups

| Government (6)

* LLA (6)

Allies (7)

* PRO (7)

Independents (25)

* UCR (13)
* We Do Federal Coalition (3)
* Federal Innovation (3)
* For Santa Cruz (2)
* For Social Justice (1)
* Freedom, Work and Progress (1)
* Wake up Chubut (1)
* Neuquén Movement (1)

Opposition (34)

* UP (34)

Length of term

| 6 years
Elections

Voting system

| Limited voting[citation needed]
Party-list proportional representation

Last election

| 22 October 2023
(24 seats)

Next election

| 19 October 2025
(24 seats)
Meeting place
Chamber of Senators, Congress Palace,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website
senado.gob.ar
The Alfredo Palacios Senate Office Building

The Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Honorable Senado de la Nación Argentina) is the upper house of the National Congress of Argentina.

## Overview

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The National Senate was established by the Argentine Confederation on July 29, 1854, pursuant to Articles 46 to 54 of the 1853 Constitution.[1] There are 72 members: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The number of senators per province was raised from two to three following the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution as well as the addition of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires' senators. Those changes took effect following the May 14, 1995, general elections.

Senators are elected to six-year terms by direct election on a provincial basis, with the party with the most votes being awarded two of the province's senate seats and the second-place party receiving the third seat. Historically, senators were indirectly elected to nine-year terms by each provincial legislature. These provisions were abolished in the 1994 constitutional amendment, and the first direct elections to the Senate took effect in 2001. Currently one-third of the members are elected every two years; there are no term limits.

The vice president of the republic is ex officio president of the Senate, with a casting vote in the event of a tie. In practice, the provisional president presides over the chamber most of the time.

The Senate must obtain quorum to deliberate, this being an absolute majority. It has the power to approve bills passed by the Chamber of Deputies, call for joint sessions with the lower house or special sessions with experts and interested parties, and submit bills for the president's signature; bills introduced in the Senate must, in turn, be approved by the Chamber of Deputies for their submission to the president. The Senate must introduce any changes to federal revenue sharing policies, ratify international treaties, approve changes to constitutional or federal criminal laws, as well as confirm or impeach presidential nominees to the cabinet, the judiciary, the armed forces, and the diplomatic corps, among other federal posts.[2]

### Committees

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As of 2012[update] there were 24 standing committees made up of 15 members each, namely:[2]

* Agreements (confirmation of federal nominees)
* Constitutional Affairs
* Foreign Affairs and Worship
* Justice and Criminal Affairs
* General Legislation
* Budget and Finance
* Administrative and Municipal Affairs
* National Defense
* Domestic Security and Drug Trafficking
* National Economy and Investment
* Industry and Trade
* Regional Economies, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
* Labor and Social Security
* Agriculture, Cattle Raising and Fishing
* Education, Culture, Science and Technology
* Rights and Guarantees
* Mining, Energy and Fuels
* Health and Sports
* Infrastructure, Housing and Transport
* Systems, Media and Freedom of Speech
* Environment and Human Development
* Population and Human Development
* Federal Revenue Sharing
* Tourism.

### Requirements

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According to Section 55 of the Argentine Constitution, candidates for the Argentine Senate must:

* be at least 30 years old
* have been a citizen of Argentina for six years
* be native to the province of her or his office, or have been a resident of that province for two years.

## Composition

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Main article: List of current Argentine senators

Inter-bloc  | Bloc  | President

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| Union for the Homeland (34)  | National People's Front (15)  | José Mayans
Citizen Unity (15)  | Juliana Di Tullio
Federal Conviction (4)  | Fernando Aldo Salino [es]
| Radical Civic Union (13)  | Eduardo Vischi
| PRO Front (7)  | Alfredo Luis De Angeli
| La Libertad Avanza (6)  | Ezequiel Atauche
| We Do Federal Coalition (3)  | Federal Unity (2)  | Carlos Espínola
Federal Change (1)  | Juan Carlos Romero
| Federal Innovation (3)  | Front for the Renewal of Concord (2)  | Carlos Omar Arce [es]
Together We Are Río Negro (1)  | Mónica Esther Silva [es]
| For Santa Cruz (2)  | José María Carambia [es]
| For Social Justice (1)  | Beatriz Ávila
| Freedom, Work and Progress (1)  | Francisco Paoltroni [es]
| Wake up Chubut (1)  | Edith Terenzi [es]
| Neuquén Movement (1)  | Carmen Lucila Crexell
Source: senado.gob.ar (last update: 4 April 2025)

## Senate leadership

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The titular president of the Senate is the vice president of Argentina. However, day-to-day leadership of the Senate is exercised by the provisional president.

Current leadership positions include:[3]

Title | Officeholder | Caucus | Province

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President of the Senate[a] | Victoria Villarruel | La Libertad Avanza |  City of Buenos Aires
Provisional President | Bartolomé Abdala | La Libertad Avanza |  San Luis
Vice President | Silvia Sapag | Union for the Homeland |  Neuquén
First Vice President | Carolina Losada | Radical Civic Union |  Santa Fe
Second Vice President | Alejandra Vigo | Federal Unity |  Córdoba
Parliamentary Secretary | Agustín Giustinian | —
Administrative Secretary | María Laura Izzo
First Minority Leader | José Mayans | Union for the Homeland |  Formosa
Second Minority Leader | Alfredo Cornejo | Radical Civic Union |  Mendoza

## See also

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* List of current Argentine senators
* Argentine Chamber of Deputies
* List of former Argentine senators
* List of legislatures by country

## Notes

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1. ^ Ex officio as Vice President of Argentina.

## References

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1. ^ "Sesiónes preparatorias e incorporación y juramento de los senadores electos". Argentine Senate. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18.
2. ^ a b "National Senate Regulations" (PDF). Argentine Senate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-24.
3. ^ "Autoridades". Honorable Senado de la Nación. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

## External links

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* Election cycles: 2019
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President: Victoria Villarruel
* Provisional President: Bartolomé Abdala

UP (33)|

* BA: De Pedro
* Di Tullio
* DF: Recalde
* CT: Andrada
* Corpacci
* CC: Pilatti Vergara
* Rodas
* CH: Linares
* FM: M. González
* Mayans §
* JY: Moisés
* LP: Bensusán
* LR: F. López
* Rejal
* MZ: Fernández Sagasti
* NQ: Parrilli
* Sapag
* RN: Doñate
* García Larraburu
* SA: Giménez
* Leavy
* SJ: Sergio Uñac
* Giménez Navarro
* SL: Salino
* SC: Kirchner
* SF: Lewandowski
* SE: Ledesma Abdala
* Montenegro
* Neder
* TF: Duré
* C. López
* TM: Manzur
* Mendoza

UCR (13)|

* BA: Abad
* DF: Lousteau
* CT: Flama
* CC: Zimmerman
* CN: Valenzuela
* Vischi
* ER: Olalla
* LP: Kroneberger
* MZ: Suárez
* Juri
* SF: Losada
* Scarpín
* TF: Blanco

LLA (7)|

* FM: Paoltroni
* JY: Atauche §
* Bedia
* LR: Pagotto
* SJ: Olivera Lucero
* SL: Abdala
* Arrascaeta

HCF (7)|

* CH: Cristina
* Terenzi
* CB: Vigo
* CN: Espínola §
* ER: Kueider
* NQ: Crexell
* SA: Romero

PRO (6)|

* DF: Tagliaferri
* CB: Álvarez Rivero
* Juez §
* ER: De Angeli
* LP: Huala
* MN: Goerling Lara

IF (3)|

* MN: Arce (FRC)
* Rojas Decut (FRC)
* RN: Silva (JSRN)

Others (3)|

* SC: Carambia (PSC)
* Gadano (PSC)
* TM: Ávila (PJS)

* § Bloc leaders; Italics = Resigned / died before term end

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Executive|

* President
* Historic list
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* Legal and Technical Secretariat
* Vice President
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Legislative|

* Senate
* list
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* list
* president
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Judiciary|

* Supreme Court
* Attorney General
* Council of Magistracy

Ministries|

| Current|

* Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
* Defense
* Deregulation
* Economy
* Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship
* Health
* Human Capital
* Justice
* Security

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Defunct|

* Agriculture
* Infrastructure
* Productive Development
* Social Development
* Women, Genders and Diversity

Secretariats|

* Culture
* Education
* Interior
* Labour, Employment and Social Security
* Public Works
* Building
* SEDRONAR
* Tourism, Environment and Sports
* Territorial Development, Habitat and Housing
* Transport

Agencies|

| Current|

* ANSES
* Anti-Corruption Bureau
* Archive of Remembrance
* Archive of the Nation
* Banco Hipotecario
* Banco Nación
* Casa de Moneda
* Central Bank
* CNEA
* CITEDEF
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* CONAE
* CONICET
* Directorate for Migration
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* INCAA
* INDEC
* Instituto Antártico
* PAMI
* Parques Nacionales
* Servicio Meteorológico
* SIDE
* SIGEN
* SSN
* White Helmets

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Defunct|

* AFI
* AFIP
* INADI

Companies|

| Current|

* Aerolíneas Argentinas
* AySA
* ARSAT
* Correo Argentino
* ENARSA
* Fabricaciones Militares
* FAdeA
* Ferrocarriles Argentinos S.E.
* Operaciones
* Cargas
* Infraestructura
* LADE
* Tandanor
* YCRT

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Defunct|

* Austral
* ENTel
* FAdeL
* Ferrocarriles Argentinos
* IAME
* Obras Sanitarias
* YCF
* Rio Turbio Railway

Communications|

* Boletín Oficial
* ENACOM
* Encuentro
* Pakapaka
* Radio Nacional
* RAE Argentina
* Télam
* Televisión Pública

Armed Forces|

* Air Force
* Army
* Navy

Law enforcement|

* Federal Police
* Gendarmerie

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Unitary|

* Algeria
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* Bahamas
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Dependent and
other territories|

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Non-UN states|

* Somaliland

Defunct|

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