Juan Cabandié
Juan Cabandié Alfonsín (born 16 March 1978) is an Argentine politician, human rights activist and teacher. A member of the Justicialist Party and a founding member of La Cámpora, a kirchnerist youth organization, Cabandié served two terms in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies before serving as Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development by President Alberto Fernández from 2019 to 2023.
Juan Cabandié | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández |
| Preceded by | Sergio Bergman (as Secretary of the Environment) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Legislator of the City of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Cabandié Alfonsín 16 March 1978 ESMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2004–2017) La Cámpora (since 2006) Frente de Todos (since 2019) |
| Occupation | Teacher, politician |
Born in 1978 in the ESMA clandestine detention center, Cabandié is the son of two "desaparecidos", alleged political dissidents of the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Raised under a false name by a family linked to the dictatorship, Cabandié discovered his true identity in 2004 with the help of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, becoming the 77th grandchild to have their identity restored.