Alberto Balestrini

Alberto Balestrini
Vice Governor of Buenos Aires
In office 10 December 2007 – 7 April 2010
Governor	Daniel Scioli
Preceded by	Graciela Giannettasio
Succeeded by	Gabriel Mariotto
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 10 December 2005 – 10 December 2007
Preceded by	Eduardo Camaño
Succeeded by	Eduardo Fellner
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2005 – 10 December 2007
Constituency	Buenos Aires
In office 10 December 1991 – 10 December 1995
Constituency	Buenos Aires
Mayor of La Matanza
In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2005
Preceded by	Francisco Di Leva
Succeeded by	Fernando Espinoza
Provincial Senator of Buenos Aires
In office 10 December 1995 – 10 December 1999
Constituency	Third Electoral Section
Personal details
Born	(1947-03-09)9 March 1947 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	11 April 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 70) Banfield, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Political party	Justicialist Party
Other political affiliations	Front for Victory (2003–2017)
Alma mater	Universidad del Salvador

Alberto Edgardo Balestrini (9 March 1947 – 4 April 2017) was an Argentine politician of the Justicialist Party. Balestrini held a number of important posts throughout his career: he served as Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province under Daniel Scioli from 2007 to 2010, as President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies from 2005 to 2007, and as intendente (mayor) of La Matanza from 1999 to 2005.

In addition, Balestrini served as a member of the Buenos Aires provincial senate, and as president of the Buenos Aires Province chapter of the Justicialist Party. Balestrini's career was cut short by a debilitating stroke in April 2010, following which he retired from politics in order to recover. He died in 2017, aged 70.