Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou

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Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, 2020

Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (born August 11, 1973 in Montevideo ) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician . He has been President of Uruguay since March 1, 2020 with a five-year term.

Life

Luis Lacalle Pou is the son of former President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera and a member of the Partido Nacional . He has been a Member of Parliament since 2000 when he took over from his mother.

Lacalle Pou ran in the June 1, 2014 primaries and was elected as the sole candidate for the presidential election.

In 2019 he ran again in the primaries of June 30, 2019 and was elected as a single candidate for the presidential election. Beatriz Argimón became his candidate for the office of Vice-President. After finishing second behind Daniel Martínez ( Frente Amplio ) (39.2%) in the elections on October 27 with 28.6% of the vote , he won the runoff on November 24 with 50.8% (against 49.2%). He took office on March 1, 2020 and heads the Lacalle Pou cabinet .

Political assessment

Lacalle Pou is considered conservative. In the runoff election for the presidency he received support from "liberals, conservatives and apologists of the military regime from 1973 to 1985."

Web links

Commons : Luis Lacalle Pou  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Peter Gaupp, San José de Costa Rica: Uruguay: Change of government in the island of stability . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . ( nzz.ch [accessed on March 2, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Las uñas clavadas en la tradición ( Spanish ) Brecha . April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Victoria de Lacalle Pou en las internas ( Spanish ) EL PAIS . June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Lacalle Pou sorprende anunciando su compañera de fórmula ( es ) El País . 11th August 2019.
  5. ↑ a b Uruguay Conservative Luis Lacalle Pou wins presidential election , Die Zeit November 28, 2019
  6. ↑ Conservative wins presidential election in Uruguay , ORF November 28, 2019
predecessor Office successor
Tabaré Vázquez President of Uruguay
since March 1, 2020 		officiating
personal data
SURNAME Lacalle Pou, Luis Alberto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lacalle Pou, Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Montevideo , Uruguay