His father, Salomon Filmus, emigrated from Telenesti, Bessarabia to Argentina in 1928. He studied psychology and sociology at the university, and earned a degree in the latter in 1977. Filmus became a secondary school teacher, working in Entre Ríos and Chaco Provinces He earned aspecialization in adult education at CREFAL, a literacy promotion program in Mexico, and a master's degree in education at the Fluminense Federal University in Rio de Janeiro in 1989. Daniel Filmus formerly served as a National Senator for the City of Buenos Aires during from 2007 to 2013, and as Minister of Education, Science and Technology in the government of President Néstor Kirchner. From 2014 to 2015, and later from 2019 to 2021, he was Secretary of Affairs pertaining to the Malvinas (Falkland Islands). Filmus was appointed secretary of education of the City of Buenos Aires by Mayor Anibal Ibarra, whoasked him to become his running mate for his successful 2003 bid for reelection. Newly inaugurated president Néstor Kirchner appoin- ted Filmus Minister of Education before the mayoral race began, however. Filmus also served as staff researcher attheNational Research Council from 1997, and as president of the UNESCO Debt-for- Education task force from 2006. He was, howe- ver, elected Senator for Buenos Aires and took office in 2007; he was named president of the Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development.