Eduardo Brenta

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Eduardo Brenta (born February 8, 1959 in Montevideo ) is a Uruguayan politician .

Brenta belongs to the Vertiente Artiguista wing of the Frente Amplio and was a co-founder of this political sector in 1989. He studied at the law faculty of the Universidad de la República . He had to interrupt this study during the Uruguayan dictatorship, as he was imprisoned for six years for political reasons. From 2000 to 2005 he was an elected representative of the Junta Departamental de Montevideo , of which he was chairman from July 2003 to July 2004. He also chaired the Transport and Transport Commission and was vice-president of the Comisión de Relaciones y Cooperación . In March 2005, he then moved to the Uruguayan Cámara de Representantes as an elected member . Among other things, he was initially a member and, in 2007, chairman of the finance committee. Since March 1, 2010, he has been Minister for Labor and Social Security in the government of President José Mujica . At the end of December 2013, Brenta resigned in preparation for the upcoming election campaign and was replaced in this position by José Bayardi .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ "A country for everyone and with everyone" on the website of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung from March 3, 2010
  2. ↑ Diputado José Bayardi sustituirá a Eduardo Brenta en el Ministerio de Trabajo (Spanish) on www.lr21.com.uy of December 26, 2013, accessed on February 23, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Brenta, Eduardo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Montevideo