María Luz Benítez holds a BA in Political Science from the Catholic University of Argentina. She holds a postgraduate degree in Leadership and Political Analysis from CIAS and a master’s degree in Public Policy and Development Management from the National University of San Martín.
She worked in the design and implementation of socio-urban integration and housing policies in Buenos Aires from the Housing Institute of the City, as Manager in charge of the sustainability of the projects and investments made in popular neighborhoods, and later as advisor to the Presidency of the Institute. Subsequently, she was an advisor in the Minister Unit, within the portfolio of Human Development and Habitat of the GCBA.