Pablo da Silveira García (born 21 September 1962 in

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) is a

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an writer, lecturer, philosopher, and politician of the National Party (PN), serving as Minister of Education and Culture of Uruguay, since March 1, 2020.

Biography

Education

Graduated from the

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, he has a PhD in Philosophy. In addition, he served as a researcher at the same university.

Career

He served as a lecturer of Political Philosophy and Director of the Government of Education Program at the Catholic University of Uruguay and in some in America and Europe. He is the co-founder of the ''Liceo Impulso'', along with

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. At the Catholic University, he teaches Political Philosophy and directs the Government of Education Program. Author of
La Segunda Reforma
', a publication in which he opposes Germán Rama's proposal from the right, as it is based on public education, and in which he suggests the transfer of public resources to private education. This is the vision that Da Silveira holds so far and the one that has given it the greatest public significance.

Political career

During the 2019 election campaign, Da Silveira served as advisor to candidate

Luis Lacalle Pou Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (; ''Luis Lacalle'' locally or ; born 10 August 1973) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer serving as President of Uruguay since 1 March 2020. Son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, Lacalle ...

on education policies. On December 16, 2019, after the victory of Lacalle Pou, he was announced as

Minister of Education and Culture The Ministry of Education and Culture is a Cabinet position in the governments of several nations. In some nations the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture are separate departments; in others, the Ministry of Education and Culture als ...

, a position he assumed on March 1, 2020. His Deputy Minister is

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References

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