Omar De Marchi

Omar Bruno De Marchi (born 28 May 1966) is an Argentine lawyer and politician. He served as a National Deputy elected in Mendoza Province on two occasions, from 2005 to 2013 and later from 2019 to 2023.

Omar De Marchi
First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 10 December 2020 – 10 December 2023
President	Sergio Massa Cecilia Moreau
Preceded by	Álvaro González
Succeeded by	Cecilia Moreau
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2020 – 10 December 2023
Constituency	Mendoza
In office 10 December 2005 – 10 December 2013
Constituency	Mendoza
Mayor of Luján de Cuyo
In office 10 December 2015 – 6 December 2019
Preceded by	Carlos López Puelles
Succeeded by	Sebastián Bragagnolo
In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2005
Preceded by	Luis Humberto Carral
Succeeded by	Omar Parisi
Personal details
Born	(1966-05-28) 28 May 1966 (age 58) Luján de Cuyo, Argentina
Political party	Democratic Party (1993–2013) Republican Proposal (since 2013)
Other political affiliations	Juntos por el Cambio (since 2015)
Alma mater	National University of Córdoba

De Marchi previously served as intendente (mayor) of Luján de Cuyo on two occasions, from 2015 to 2019 and from 1999 to 2005. He is the leader of PRO in Mendoza and first vice president of the Chamber of Deputies.

Early life and career

De Marchi was born on 28 May 1966 in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Province. He studied law at the National University of Córdoba, graduating in 1991, and has a master's degree in Business Administration from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.^[1] He is married and has two children.^[2]

Political career

De Marchi was originally a member of the Democratic Party of Mendoza. He was elected to the mayoralty of his hometown in 1993, and served two terms until 2005.^[2] In 2005, De Marchi was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies on the PD–Recreate for Growth list.^[3] He was re-elected in 2009, this time as part of the PRO Union alliance, a precursor of Republican Proposal.^[4]

In 2015, De Marchi was elected once again as mayor of Luján de Cuyo.^[5]

In 2019, De Marchi ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies as the third candidate in the Cambia Mendoza list; the list received 52.44% of the vote and De Marchi was elected.^[6] In 2020, De Marchi was elected First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies.^[7]