Ricardo Balbín
Ricardo Balbín | |
|---|---|
| President of the National Committee of the Radical Civic Union | |
| In office 24 June 1972 – 9 September 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (UCRP) Oscar Alende (UCRI) |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Raúl Contín |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 4 June 1946 – 4 June 1950 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1904 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 9 September 1981 (aged 77) La Plata, Argentina |
| Resting place | La Plata Cemetery |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Other political affiliations | People's Radical Civic Union (1957–1972) |
| Spouse |
Indalia Ponzetti (m. 1928) |
| Alma mater | University of La Plata |
| Occupation | Lawyer and leader of the UCR |
Ricardo Balbín (29 July 1904 – 9 September 1981) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, and one of the most important figures of the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR), for which he was the presidential nominee four times: in 1951, 1958, and twice in 1973.