Didier Opertti Badán (born 23 April 1937) is a
Uruguay
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an political figure and lawyer.
Political offices in Uruguay
Interior Minister
Opertti served as the
interior minister
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of
Uruguay
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from 1995 to 1998 in the government of
Julio María Sanguinetti.
Foreign Minister
Opertti subsequently served as
Minister of Foreign Relations
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* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
under both Presidents Sanguinetti and subsequently
Jorge Batlle from 1998 until 1 March 2005.
Other offices
He served as the
president of the United Nations General Assembly
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Election
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from 1998 to 1999.
As of 2006, he serves as
Secretary-General
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of
ALADI
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.
See also
*
Politics of Uruguay
External links
Biography
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Opertti Badan, Didier
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People from Montevideo
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Interior Ministers of Uruguay
Foreign ministers of Uruguay
Uruguayan people of Italian descent
Permanent Representatives of Uruguay to the United Nations
20th-century Uruguayan lawyers
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