Martha Silvana Montaner Formoso (6 January 1955 – 9 March 2016) was a

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an politician of the Colorado Party.

Biography

Martha Montaner was the daughter of Dora Formoso and the politician . First he and then she led the group of list 2215 in

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. Martha studied dentistry and specialized in

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. She was elected

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for the in Tacuarembó Department in 1994 and 1999. She joined the so-called "women's caucus", seeking the promotion of political participation and the rights of women, along with fellow deputies

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, Raquel Barreiro, Nora Castro, Silvana Charlone, Margarita Percovich, Yeanneth Puñales, María Alejandra Rivero Saralegui, Glenda Rondán, Diana Saravia Olmos,

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, and

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. On several occasions she was a candidate for the Departmental Intendance of Tacuarembó. In 2008 Montaner disassociated herself from the Foro Batllista, due to a disagreement over the way it chose candidates. In 2009 she joined the movement

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, led by

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. She was elected deputy for the period 2010-2015. During that term, she was also a substitute for

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in the Senate. She held a place on the National Executive Committee (CEN) of the Colorado Party. On 8 March 2012, she became the party's Secretary General. This made her the first woman in Uruguayan history to occupy the top position of representation in a political party. In the

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she won a seat in the Senate of the Republic, a position she held from 15 February 2015 until her death. Martha Montaner died on 9 March 2016 at the age of 61, from

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References

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