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Adrián Peña
Nelson Adrián Peña Robaina (born 20 January 1976) is a Uruguayan businessman and politician of the Colorado Party. He served as the first Minister of the Environment from August 27, 2020 to January 30, 2023. He has been in politics since he was 13 years old, but it was only in 2009 that he decided to head a political project in his department. A native of the town of San Bautista, Peña is dedicated to the business of raising and distributing poultry. Early life and education Peña is from San Bautista. He started his career in the Poultry industry. Political career In 1994, he began his political career attached to Lista 15 de Canelones, in support of Jorge Batlle. In the 2004 election, he supported the candidacy for the presidency of Guillermo Stirling, and in 2008 he joined the "Batllismo Unido" faction of the Department of Canelones and "Vamos Uruguay". In 2009 he was elected National and Departmental Conventional in the presidential primaries. That year he was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Environment Of Uruguay
The Ministry of Environment ( es, Ministerio de Ambiente) is the Uruguayan government ministry which oversees the environment of Uruguay. It was created on July 9, 2020, and the current Minister of Environment is Robert Bouvier, who has held the position since January 30, 2023. The ministry oversees the Uruguayan governmental enforcement of the Escazú Agreement which protects environmental defenders and guarantees freedom of information around human rights violations n environmental contexts. List of Ministers See also *Cabinet of Uruguay *List of Ministers of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay References External links *Official website Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ... Environment of Uruguay Uruguay, Environment Uru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Stirling
Guillermo Stirling (born 1937) is a Uruguayan notary and political figure. Background and political alignment Stirling is a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. He has been a close colleague of Presidents Julio María Sanguinetti and Jorge Batlle. His grandfather Manuel Stirling was a Deputy and Senator for Paysandú. Stirling was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay from March 1, 1995 to March 1, 1996. Ministerial office He served as Ministry of the Interior under the Presidency of Julio María Sanguinetti (2nd Presidency) from 1 November 1998 to 1 March 2000. He subsequently served in the same office under Jorge Batlle's Presidency from 1 March 2000 to 13 July 2004, out Stirling resigned. Presidential candidate, 2004 He was the unsuccessful Colorado Party candidate in the 2004 Presidential elections, gaining 11% of the vote,'Guillermo Stirling', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Guillermo Stirling, which came about following a period of considerable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Businesspeople
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Party (Uruguay) Politicians
Colorado Party (Spanish: ''Partido Colorado'', colored referring to red) can refer to two South American political parties: * Colorado Party (Paraguay) * Colorado Party (Uruguay) The Colorado Party ( es, Partido Colorado, lit=Red Party) is a liberal political party in Uruguay. Ideology The party seeks to unite moderate and liberal groups, although its members have had a diverse set of ideologies since its foundat ... See also * Red Party (other) {{disambiguation, political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguas Corrientes
Aguas Corrientes is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Its name (''running waters'') is derived from the installations of pumping, filtration and purification of water from the Santa Lucia River, which is the largest in the country, supplying drinking water to the departments of Montevideo and Canelones. Aguas Corrientes is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs. Location The town is located from the provincial capital of Canelones, Uruguay, Canelones, from Santa Lucía, Uruguay, Santa Lucia, and from Montevideo. The banks of Santa Lucia river form the northwestern limits of the town. History Santa Lucia River was chosen by the national government as a source for drinking water for the city of Montevideo between 1867 and 1871. The construction of the water treatment facility started in 1870 and was inaugurated on 18 July 1871. The plant was first established with British capital and then passed into the hands of the state in 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Housing And Territorial Planning Of Uruguay
The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning ( es, Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial, acronym MVOT) is the Uruguayan government ministry which oversees the housing policies and territorial planning of Uruguay. The current Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning is Irene Moreira, who has held the position since March 1, 2020. Background It was created under the Civic-Military Dictatorship in 1974, with the name of the Ministry of Housing and Social Promotion; the ownership of this portfolio fell to Federico Soneira. This Ministry had a short life, being dissolved in 1977. The current ministry was created on May 30, 1990, in the administration of Luis Alberto Lacalle. The prime minister responsible was Raúl Lago. In 2020, during the government of Luis Lacalle Pou, it changes its denomination for Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning, after the creation of a Ministry of Environment. List of Ministers See also *Cabinet of Uruguay *List of Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Uruguay
The president of Uruguay ( es, Presidente del Uruguay), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. Their rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Along with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the President is part of the executive branch. In case of absence, their office is exercised by the vice president. In turn, the president of the republic is the commander in chief of the Armed Forces. Since 1990, the president's term has begun and ended on 1 March. This same date for ending the presidency also happened during the National Council of Government (1952–1967) and it has been not unusual since 1839. The current president since 1 March 2020 is Luis Lacalle Pou, who is the 42nd president of Uruguay—and also the child of the 36th president, Luis Alberto Lacalle. Features of the office Require ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Uruguayan General Election
General elections were held in Uruguay on Sunday, 27 October 2019 to elect the President and General Assembly. As no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff election took place on 24 November. In the 2014 elections, the left-wing Broad Front had won a third consecutive election with absolute majorities in both houses of the General Assembly. The Broad Front's term in office еarned support through the creation of a large welfare system, but at the same time was undermined by an increasing budget deficit, along with rising unemployment and a spike in violence. The election campaign focused primarily around the issue of crime, with each party proposing different solutions. A constitutional referendum on amendments proposed by opposition senator Jorge Larrañaga was held alongside the elections. The amendments proposed the introduction of a National Guard and tougher security measures. As incumbent president Tabaré Vázquez was una ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Talvi
Ernesto Talvi Pérez (born June 10, 1957 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan economist. He served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay from 1 March to 6 July 2020. Early life Born to a Macedonian-born father and a Cuban mother, both of Sephardic (Turkish-Jewish) descent, Talvi attended The British Schools of Montevideo, afterwards he graduated from the University of the Republic and the University of Chicago. Career In 1990 he was appointed by Ramón Díaz, chairman of the Central Bank of Uruguay, to lead Economic Policy. From 1990 until 1995, inflation came down from 95.41% to 44.25%. He presided over the thinktank CERES since 1997 until 2018, when he left to pursue a political career. Political career Joining the Colorado Party, he contested the 2019 June primaries, and emerged as presidential candidate after beating former president Julio María Sanguinetti at the primaries in June, with 55% of the votes. He drew the attention of many center-leaning, young voters because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Uruguayan General Election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 October 2014, alongside a constitutional referendum. As no presidential candidate received an absolute majority in the first round of voting, a runoff took place on 30 November. Primary elections to determine each party's presidential candidate had been held on 1 June. Incumbent President José Mujica was ineligible to run owing to a constitutional limit on serving consecutive terms. The governing Broad Front nominated Mujica's predecessor, Tabaré Vázquez, as its candidate. Vázquez came within a few thousand votes of a first-round victory and advanced to the runoff with National Party candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera. In the runoff, Vázquez was returned to office with the widest margin since the run-off system was first implemented in 1999. The Broad Front also maintained its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 50 of the 99 seats. Electoral system The president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Uruguayan Presidential Primaries
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 1 June 2014 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party.Reglamentación de las elecciones internas de los partidos políticos Overview According to the opinion polls,the political landscape remained stable, due to the fact that most serious candidates had already run on the previous election. In the ruling coalition Broad Front, former president [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Bordaberry
Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán (born 28 April 1960) is a Uruguayan attorney, lecturer and politician, who served as a Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2020, as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2003 to 2005, and as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining from 2002 to 2003. A member of the Colorado Party, he was the party's candidate for president in the 2009 and 2014 presidential elections. Early life and education Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán was born on April 28, 1960 in Montevideo, the fourth child of Juan María Bordaberry Arocena and his wife, Josefina Herrán Puig. His father, who was of Basque descent, was elected president in 1971, and in 1973 led a self-coup d'état, dissolving the General Assembly and starting the civil-military dictatorship. His great-grandfather, Domingo Bordaberry, served as a senator and rancher. His great-grandfather, Santiago Bordaberry (born Jaques Bordaberry) was an immigrant from the French Basque Country who arrived in Uruguay in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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