Esteban Bullrich
Esteban José Bullrich (Born, May 26, 1969) is a Bachelor of Systems and Argentine politician. He served as a national senator from 2017 to 2021 for the province of Buenos Aires. He was previously a national deputy (2005-2007, 2009), Minister of Social Development (2007-2008) and Education (2010-2015) of the city of Buenos Aires and Minister of Education of Argentina (2015-2017).
Esteban Bullrich | |
|---|---|
| National Senator | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | José María Torello |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 17 July 2017 | |
| President | Mauricio Macri |
| Preceded by | Alberto Sileoni |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Finocchiaro |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2005 – 31 August 2010 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Esteban José Bullrich 26 May 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Republican Proposal (2009–present) Recreate for Growth (2002–2009) |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography[change | change source]
Beginnings[change | change source]
He was born on May 26, 1969 in the City of Buenos Aires. He is the son of Esteban Bullrich Zorraquín (great-grandson of Adolfo Bullrich, founder of what is now known as Patio Bullrich) and María Ocampo Alvear. He is also the third cousin of Patricia Bullrich.
He received a Bachelor of Systems from the CAECE University, and has a Master in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (USA). He ventured into politics under the guidance of Ricardo López Murphy. At the age of 34, he led the party's youth, then held the first Vice Presidency of Recreate Capital.
Minister of Education[change | change source]
Mauricio Macri became president in 2015, and announced that he would be his minister of education.[1] His mandate ended in 2017, after he became a senator.[2] He was replaced by Alejandro Finocchiaro.
As a senator, he opposed the national campaign for legal, safe and free abortion in 2018, stating religious arguments to do so.
National Senator (2017-2021)[change | change source]
In 2017 he presented himself as the first candidate for senator for Cambiemos in the province of Buenos Aires, winning the elections on October 22 with 42.15% of the votes.
On December 9, 2021, he presented his resignation in the upper house.
Personal life[change | change source]
Bullrich is married to María Eugenia Sequeiros, with whom he has five children: Luz, Margarita, Agustín, Lucas, and Paz Bullrich. Bullrich is a devout Catholic.
Health problems[change | change source]
On April 28, 2021, Esteban Bullrich declared to the media that he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that currently has no cure and whose treatments are palliative.
"After several months consulting doctors and doing all the necessary tests, we finally came up with a definitive diagnosis of my condition. I have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a disease that causes muscle paralysis and that is what affects my speech"
— Esteban Bullrich
On June 28, 2022, he appeared at the Movistar Arena stadium located in Buenos Aires, in order to publicize more about his disease and raise funds to create the first Argentine center specialized in the care of ALS patients. This event called "La vida es hoy" ("The Life is today") had the participation of different artists such as Silvina Moreno and Diego Torres.
On August 31, 2022, he was hospitalized for "respiratory difficulty".
"Today, the patient Esteban Bullrich was admitted at 4:00 p.m. to the Hospital Universitario Austral due to respiratory distress.
In conjunction with his primary medical team, it was decided to admit him to the Intensive Care Unit, perform a percutaneous tracheotomy and start mechanical ventilation.
The patient is stable, sedated and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
The family requests, as always, that you accompany them with your prayers.
Depending on its evolution, the issuance of a new medical report will be evaluated."
— Hospital Universitario Austral
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Esteban Bullrich, ministro de Educación" [Esteban Bullrich, minister of education]. La Nación (in Spanish). November 25, 2015. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Argentina's Macri Sworn in as President for Four-Year Mandate". Bloomberg.com. 10 December 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Official website Archived 2021-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Esteban Bullrich on Facebook