Sebastian Bauza ( Montevideo, 17 May 1961), is a

Uruguayan 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 ...

dentist, sports leader, businessman and politician of the National Party (PN) serving as Secretary of Sports of Uruguay since March 1, 2020.

Family and education

He is the son of Sebastián Bauzá Ques. Graduated University of the Republic, he has a Dentistry degree. He is also a restaurateur in a family business and is owner and manager of confectionery Lion D'Or.

Career

Sports

He presided over the

Club Atlético Bella Vista Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known simply as Bella Vista is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club plays its home games at Estadio José Nasazzi, which can hold 10,000 spectators. History Club Atlético Bella Vista was ...

like his father who led the club for 27 years. He was president of the

Uruguayan Football Association The Uruguayan Football Association ( es, Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol — ) is the governing body of football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League, and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding m ...

from 2009 to 2014. In 2015, he declared in court with all the members of the South American Football Confederation for the Case FIFA. However, in 2017 his case is archived.

Politics

He ran in the 2015 Montevideo municipal election as deputy to Edgardo Novick and Álvaro Garcé. He was appointed Secretary of Sports in December 2019, after the victory of Luis Lacalle Pou as President of Uruguay. He took office on March 1, 2020.

References

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