Francisco Forteza (1892–1967) was a
Uruguay
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an political figure.
Background
He was a medical doctor by profession. He was a prominent member of the
Uruguay
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an
Colorado
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Party. His son
Francisco Forteza (son) served as a Deputy, Senator,
Minister of Economy and Finance and Interior Minister.
Public offices
Forteza was elected as a deputy in the
Chamber of Representatives in 1926. He later served in the
Senate of Uruguay
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.
Exiled during the Presidency of
Gabriel Terra
José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas ( Montevideo, 1 August 1873 - Montevideo, 15 September 1942) was a lawyer and politician of batllista origin in Uruguay, and advisor to all Uruguayan governments on diplomatic, Economic and financial issues ...
, he later returned to serve in a number of ministerial portfolios in post-WW2 governments:
['Francisco Forteza', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Francisco Forteza,] Public Health (1945–1946), Education (1947) and Defence (1947–1951).
He was the president of
Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay (also known as Banco República or BROU) is a state-owned bank in Uruguay, founded in 1896 under the presidency of Juan Idiarte Borda. It is the most important Uruguayan bank with the largest number o ...
from 1955 to 1958.
Death
He died in 1967.
See also
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:es:Francisco Forteza
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Politics of Uruguay
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List of political families
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References
20th-century Uruguayan physicians
National Council of Government (Uruguay)
Ministers of Economics and Finance of Uruguay
Education and Culture Ministers of Uruguay
Ministers for Public Health of Uruguay
Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs of Uruguay
1892 births
1967 deaths
Uruguayan bankers
Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Members of the Senate of Uruguay
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