Antonio de la Rúa

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{{Short description|Argentine lawyer}}
{{Family name hatnote|de la Rúa|Pertiné|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Antonio de la Rúa
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_name = Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|3|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Córdoba, Argentina]]
| occupation = Lawyer
| partner = {{ubl
| [[Shakira]] (1999–2010)
| [[Daniela Ramos]] (2012–2019)
}}
| children = 2{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
| father = [[Fernando de la Rúa]]
| mother = [[Inés Pertiné Urien]]
}}
'''Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné''' (born 7 March 1974)<ref>{{cite web | title = Antonio de la Rúa | publisher = Televisa Espectaculos | year = 2009 | url = http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/009418/antonio-rua | access-date = 17 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090504192102/http://www.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/009418/antonio-rua| archive-date= 4 May 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> is an Argentine lawyer, and the son of former 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. He is also [[Shakira]]'s ex-boyfriend.

== Politics ==
Though de la Rúa 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 assumption of the presidency. He was pointed to as the leader of the "[[Sushi]] set" (''El grupo sushi''), 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The New Statesman|last=Wilson|first=Bee|date=14 January 2002|access-date=9 July 2007|title=Meat Wars|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200201140039}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ayudatareas.com.ar/noticias2/39/archivo-ac2454.shtml |title=El grupo sushi, a punto de abandonar la escena política |newspaper=La Nación |last=Litre |first=Gabriela |access-date=9 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013921/http://www.ayudatareas.com.ar/noticias2/39/archivo-ac2454.shtml |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> After the collapse of the de la Rúa presidency, de la Rúa focused his energies on [[philanthropy]] and distanced himself from politics, thus marking the end of the influence of the "Sushi Group".<ref>{{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=es|access-date=9 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121546/http://www.revista-noticias.com.ar/ed_1564/articulo.php?art=52|archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
De la Rúa was a target of [[paparazzi]] coverage after his father became president. In 1999, he started dating the [[Colombians|Colombian]] singer [[Shakira]].<ref>[https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30282933.html Shakira and de la Rua 'waiting to wed']. ''Irish Examiner''. 28 October 2006.</ref> On 10 January 2011, Shakira announced on her website that after 11 years together, she and de la Rúa had separated in August 2010 after making "a mutual decision to take time apart from [their] romantic relationship." She wrote that the couple "view this period of separation as temporary and as a time of individual growth as [they] continue to be partners in [their] business and professional lives", with de la Rúa overseeing Shakira's "business and career interests as he has always done."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shakira.com/news/title/france-11011 |title=France, 1/10/2011 |publisher=Shakira.com |date=10 January 2011 |access-date=10 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112220127/http://www.shakira.com/news/title/france-11011 |archive-date=12 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2012, he filed a lawsuit for $250 million against Shakira.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moreno|first=Carolina|title=Antonio de la Rúa, Shakira's Ex-Boyfriend, Sues Star For $250 Million|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/antonio-de-la-rua-sues-shakira_n_1859324.html|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=9 September 2012}}</ref> His lawsuit was dismissed by a [[Los Angeles County Superior Court]] judge in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/445207/shakira-wins-ex-boyfriend-s-lawsuit-dismissed-singer-could-not-be-happier-now|title=Shakira Wins: Ex-Boyfriend's Lawsuit Dismissed, Singer "Could Not Be Happier Now"|publisher=E! News|date=2 August 2013|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref>

== ALAS ==
In December 2006, de la Rúa, together with a group of prominent [[Latin America]]n businessmen and artists, founded [[ALAS Foundation]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/magazine/07Shakira-t.html?scp=1&sq=shakira&st=cse Shakira's Children], ''[[the New York Times]]'', 7 June 2009.</ref> Foundation ALAS is a [[non-profit organization]] that promotes [[Early Childhood Development]] in Hispanic America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_aboutalas_en.asp |title=About ALAS |access-date=15 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121223719/http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_aboutalas_en.asp |archive-date=21 November 2008 }} About Alas</ref>

Foundation ALAS had [[Nobel Prize]] winner [[Gabriel García Márquez]] as its Honorary President.<ref>[http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_leadership_en.asp ALAS leadership] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105162152/http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_leadership_en.asp |date=5 January 2009 }}</ref> Its founding members include de la Rúa, [[Carlos Slim]], and [[Alejandro Bulgheroni]] among others.<ref>[http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_activists_en.asp ALAS activists] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105170527/http://www.alasthemovement.org/pages/about/about_activists_en.asp |date=5 January 2009 }}</ref>

On 22 February 2010, Antonio de la Rúa and Shakira were invited to the [[White House]] where they discussed with President [[Barack Obama]] the importance of investing in Early Childhood Development Policies.<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2010/02/23/elmundo/i-02145776.htm Barack Obama recibió en el Salón Oval a Shakira y su novio, Antonio de la Rúa], clarin.com. 23 February 2010.</ref>

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