José Luis Falero Bértola (born 19 May 1966) is a Uruguayan businessman and politician of the

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(PN), serving as Minister of Transport and Public Works since 24 May 2021 under president

Luis Lacalle Pou Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (, ; born 11 August 1973), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, who served as the 42nd president of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025. The son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, Lacalle Pou attended ...

.Luis Alberto Heber será el nuevo ministro del Interior y José Luis Falero quedará al frente de Transporte
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Political career

He began his political career in 1995 as a member of the Departmental Board of San José, being its spokesperson in 2000. From 2005 to 2010 he held the position of Secretary General of the Municipality of San José. In this year's elections he was elected Intendant of San José, with 56.5% of the vote. In the

2015 elections Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burundian presidential election 21 July 2015 * 2015-16 Central African gene ...

, he was reelected with 57.0%. From 2012 to 2015 he also served as president of SUCIVE (Unique Vehicle Income Collection System). In July 2015 he served as a temporary senator of the Republic, having been elected by the "Todos" sector. In this same year he is appointed Director of the Honorable Directory of the

being also one of the three secretaries. In March 2020, with the Lacalle Pou administration, he took the position of Deputy Director of the

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(OPP), resigning on March 3 from the departmental government of San José, being replaced by his alternate Pedro Bidegain. On 24 May 2021, with the cabinet reshuffle after the death of the then

Interior Minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and iden ...

Jorge Larrañaga Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga (8 August 1956 – 22 May 2021) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party (Uruguay), National Party (PN) who served as Ministry of the Interior (Uruguay), Minister of the Interior from 1 ...

, Falero was appointed Minister of Transport and Public Works to replace Luis Alberto Heber, who was appointed head of the deceased's portfolio. His position as Deputy Director of the OPP was filled by Benjamín Irazábal.

Personal life

He married María del Pilar Miguel Cachés (who died in 2012), he has two children, Rodrigo and José Manuel. In November 2016, he married Rossina Zaffaroni Fabra.

References

External links

Curriculum Vitae of José Luis Falero
* 1966 births Living people Ministers of transport and public works of Uruguay Intendants of San José Department People from San José de Mayo National Party (Uruguay) politicians {{Uruguay-politician-stub