Ofelia Fernández

Ofelia Fernández (born 14 April 2000) is an Argentine politician and political activist. She is the youngest member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature, having been elected on 27 October 2019, at 19 years of age.

Early life and education Ofelia Fernández was born on 14 April 2000, as the daughter of a musician father and a bureau de change employee mother. She attained her high school degree at the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini. At High school she became the school's youngest president of the student body and the first one to be re-elected.

Political career As an activist and feminist, Fernández participated in the demonstrations in support of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, and spoke at the commission-level debate during the treatment of the 2018 bill at the National Congress.

Fernández was the third candidate in the Peronist Frente de Todos coalition's party list for the City Legislature 2019 election. She cast her first vote during the Primary elections in August.

Fernández is a member of Vamos, a left-wing group organized within the Patria Grande Front.

During the 2023 election, she supported Juan Grabois for the presidency in the Unión por la Patria primary. Juan Grabois and Sergio Massa agreed a common list for national and citywide legislators and Fernández was left out.

Electoral history + Election Office List District Votes Result . Total % . 2019 City Legislator Frente de Todos 3 City of Buenos Aires 667,732 33.88% 2nd