Antonio de la Rúa

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name = Antonio de la Rúa


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birthdate = 26 February 1973
location = Buenos Aires, Argentina
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birthname = Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné
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occupation = Lawyer
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Antonio de la Rúa (born 26 February 1973), is the oldest son of the Argentine ex-president, Fernando de la Rúa (who governed Argentina from 1999 to 2001) and Inés Pertiné. He was an advisor to his father during his father's presidency and one of the heads of his father’s presidential campaign.

Though he held no formal position in his father's government, he was the chief architect of his father's election campaign; his success led his father to continue to turn to him for political advice after his ascension to the presidency. [cite news|url=http://www.3puntos.com/seccion.php3?numero=264&nEsp=185&seccion=tapa|title=Yo me borro: Antonio de la Rúa decidió alejarse de la política|publisher=3 Puntos|accessdate=2007-07-09] He was pointed to as the leader of the "Sushi set", a group of young officials so-called due to their alleged preference for expensive Japanese cuisine; they were sometimes criticised for their influence on politics. [cite news|publisher=The New Statesman|last=Wilson|first=Bee|date=2002-01-14|accessdate=2007-07-09|title=Meat Wars|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200201140039] [cite web|url=http://www.ayudatareas.com.ar/noticias2/39/archivo-ac2454.shtml|title=El grupo sushi, a punto de abandonar la escena política|publisher=La Nación|last=Litre|first=Gabriela|accessdate=2007-07-09] After the collapse of the de la Rúa presidency, Antonio focused his energies on philanthropy and distanced himself from politics, thus marking the end of the influence of the "Sushi Group". [cite news|url=http://www.revista-noticias.com.ar/ed_1564/articulo.php?art=52|last=Seiffert|first=Daniel|publisher=Revista Noticias|title=Sushi filantrópico|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-07-09]

Antonio, who is a lawyer and a bachelor, has been paparazzi fodder since his father arrived at the La Casa Rosada (the Pink House), as the presidential seat in Argentina is called. In 2000, he started dating singer Shakira, in a romance that made headline news all over Latin America. He and Shakira have been seen together at many important events, including visiting with Dominican Republic president Hipólito Mejía. In March 2001, he proposed to her, with future plans to marry. [ VOY Music. [http://www.voymusic.com/radio/news-50610-shakira_prepares_wedding "Shakira Prepares Wedding" December 29 2006] ]

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