# Isabel Viudes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isabel_Viudes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isabel_Viudes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Viudes > Source revision: 1349666108 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Argentine politician (born 1944) Isabel Viudes National Senator In office 15 March 2006 – 10 December 2009 Constituency Corrientes In office 10 December 2001 – 12 December 2001 Constituency Corrientes Personal details Born (1944-05-11) 11 May 1944 (age 82) Corrientes, Corrientes Province, Argentina Party New Party of Corrientes Front for Victory Spouse Rodolfo Ernesto Damonte Profession Lawyer **Isabel Josefa Viudes de Damonte** (born 11 May 1944) is a former Argentine Senator for [Corrientes Province](/source/Corrientes_Province). A former Peronist, she was a member of the [New Party Corrientes](/source/New_Party_Corrientes_(Argentina)) (PANU), but was expelled in 2009 due to her support to the Argentine National Government in the farm tax hike issue. Viudes qualified as a teacher then graduated as a lawyer from the [National University of the Littoral](/source/National_University_of_the_Littoral). She was a judge in provincial courts. A [Peronist](/source/Peronism) until 1997, Viudes served as a Corrientes city councillor between 1988 and 1991. She took part in the constitutional reform of Corrientes Province in 1993 and the national constitutional reform of 1994. She served as a provincial deputy from 1993 and became a provincial senator 1997 - 1999 after joining the New Party. She was first elected to the Senate in 2001 but resigned after just two days without swearing in, in favour of her reserve, former governor [Raúl Romero Feris](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ra%C3%BAl_Romero_Feris&action=edit&redlink=1). She was appointed to the Senate in 2006 upon the resignation of Romero Feris who was unable to take his seat due to ongoing court proceedings, having been elected in his own right in 2003.[1][2] In the Senate, Viudes voted for the controversial Resolution 125 which had escalated the [2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector](/source/2008_Argentine_government_conflict_with_the_agricultural_sector). Although the motion was defeated on the casting vote of Vice-President [Julio Cobos](/source/Julio_Cobos), Viudes was expelled by the New Party which maintained its opposition to the national government. In February 2009, it was made known that she would be joining the ruling [Front for Victory](/source/Front_for_Victory) parliamentary group in the Senate and there was speculation that she would re-join the [Justicialist Party](/source/Justicialist_Party).[3] In 2009 she was appointed chairwoman of the Inner Security Committee, replacing Sonia Escudero. Her term expired on December 10, 2009. ## External links - [Senate profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20110531182348/http://www.senado.gov.ar/web/senadores/biografia.php?id_sena=281&iOrden=O&iSen=ASC) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Fuerte debate en el Congreso por el feriado del 24 de marzo](http://www.lanacion.com.ar/789204), *[La Nación](/source/La_Naci%C3%B3n)*, 16 March 2006. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Renunció Romero Feris](http://www.diario1588.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1670)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*], *Diario 1588*, 14 March 2006. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Otra estudiante 'enamorada': La correntina Isabel Viudes se hizo kirchnerista"](http://www.urgente24.com/index.php?id=ver&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=118798&cHash=d01b7d6f6e), *Urgente24*, 27 February 2009. Accessed 13 April 2009. v t e « 1998–2001 « National Senators of Argentina, 2001–2003 » 2003–2005 » Election cycle: 2001 President: Vacant Provisional Presidents: Ramón Puerta • Juan Carlos Maqueda • José Luis Gioja PJ (40) BA: Cafiero Duhalde Müller CT: Barrionuevo CC: Capitanich CH: Guinle CB: Bermejo Halak Maqueda Montoya CN: Pardo Viudes ER: Bar Busti FM: Paz Mayans JY: Jenefes LP: Gómez de Bertone Verna LR: Maza Menem Yoma MZ: Pardal Perceval MN: Oviedo Puerta NQ: Gallia RN: Pichetto SA: Escudero López Arias SJ: Gioja Martin SL: Negre de Alonso Ochoa SC: Fernández Fernández de Kirchner SF: Lamberto Latorre SE: Castro Juárez Mera TF: Caparrós Daniele TM: Alperovich Seguí UCR (18) BA: Alfonsín CC: Curletti Moro CH: Maestro Raso CB: Martí ER: Taffarel FM: Lescano JY: Morales LP: Passo MZ: Baglini MN: Losada RN: Falcó Isidori SL: Agundez SC: Prades SF: Usandizaga SE: Zavalía TF: Colazo FCSC (2) CT: Brizuela del Moral § Colombo de Acevedo MPN (2) NQ: Salvatori Sapag Others (8) BA: Conti (Frepaso) DF: Ibarra (FG) Terragno (RI) CN: Chiappe (PLCo) JY: Arancio de Beller (FCJ) SA: Gómez Diez (PARES) SJ: Avelín (CRSJ) TM: Walter (FR) § Bloc leaders; Italics = Resigned / died before term end v t e « 2003–2005 « National Senators of Argentina, 2005–2007 » 2007–2009 » Election cycles: 2001 2003 2005 President: Daniel Scioli Provisional President: José Pampuro FPV–PJ (26) BA: Fernández de Kirchner Pampuro DF: Leguizamón CC: Capitanich CH: Giusti Guinle CN: Viudes ER: Bar Martínez Pass de Cresto FM: Bortolozzi Mayans JY: Jenefes Fellner LR: Maza Quintela MZ: Jaque Perceval MN: Viana RN: Pichetto SA: Escudero López Arias SJ: Gioja Riofrío SL: Pérsico SC: Kirchner Fernández Forstmann PJ (17) BA: González CT: Saadi CB: Giri CN: Ríos LP: Gallego Marín LR: Menem NQ: Gallia SL: Negre de Alonso Rodríguez Saá SF: Latorre Reutemann SE: Castro Mera TF: Caparrós Daniele TM: Miranda UCR (15) DF: Terragno CC: Curletti Mastandrea CH: Massoni CN: Sánchez ER: Taffarel FM: Petcoff JY: Morales § LP: Marino MZ: Sanz RN: Abrameto Isidori SC: Martínez SE: Zavalía TF: Capos FCSC (2) CT: Castillo § Colombo de Acevedo FRC (2) MN: Closs § Vigo FR (2) TMS: Bussi § Pinchetti de Sierra Morales Salazar § MPN (2) NQ: Salvatori Sapag § Others (6) DF: Ibarra (Frepaso) CB: Rossi (FN) Urquía (UPC) SJ: Basualdo (PyT) SF: Giustiniani (PS) SA: Gómez Diez (PARES) § Bloc leaders; Italics = Resigned / died before term end v t e « 2005–2007 « National Senators of Argentina, 2007–2009 » 2009–2011 » Election cycles: 2003 2005 2007 President: Julio Cobos Provisional President: José Pampuro FPV–PJ (31) BA: Calcagno Pampuro DF: Filmus CC: Biancalani Corregido CH: Giusti Guinle CN: Viudes ER: Guastavino Osuna FM: Bortolozzi Mayans JY: Jenefes Fellner LR: Maza Quintela MZ: Perceval Troadello MN: Viana NQ: Fuentes Parrilli RN: Bongiorno Pichetto § SA: Escudero Pérez Alsina SJ: Gioja Riofrío SL: Pérsico SC: Banicevich Fernández Forstmann PJ (12) BA: González CT: Saadi CB: Giri CN: Ríos LP: Gallego Marín LR: Menem SA: Romero SL: Negre de Alonso Rodríguez Saá SF: Latorre Reutemann TM: Miranda UCR (10) CC: Nikisch CH: Massoni CN: Sánchez ER: Vera FM: Petcoff JY: Morales § LP: Marino MZ: Sanz RN: Verani SC: A. Martínez ARI (2) TF: Díaz J. Martínez § FCSC (2) CT: Castillo § Colombo de Acevedo CC (2) DF: Cabanchik Estenssoro § FCpS (2) SE: Itúrrez de Cappellini § Rached FRC (2) MN: Torres § Vigo FR (2) TM: Pinchetti de Sierra Morales Salazar § Others (7) CB: Rossi (FN) Urquía (UPC) NQ: Lores (MPN) SJ: Basualdo (PyT) SF: Giustiniani (PS) SE: Corradi (SV) TF: Colazo (UF) § Bloc leaders; Italics = Resigned / died before term end --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Isabel Viudes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Viudes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Viudes?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.