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Robert Bouvier Torterolo

Robert Bouvier Torterolo

Uruguayan politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bouvier and the second or maternal family name is Torterolo.

Robert Bouvier Torterolo (born 1966) is a Uruguayan accountant and politician of the Colorado Party (PC), serving as Minister of Environment since February 1, 2023 under president Luis Lacalle Pou.

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Political career

Bouvier began his political militancy in 1993 on the Lista 15 faction of the Colorado Party.[1] He was edil of Lavalleja Department in three terms.[2] In the 2010 municipal elections he ran for Intendant of Lavalleja, placing second within his party.

After integrating Vamos Uruguay, in 2018 he joined the Ciudadanos faction.[3]

Minister of Environment

At the end of January 2023, he was appointed Minister of the Environment by President Luis Lacalle Pou after the resignation of Adrián Peña amid a controversy.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Robert Bouvier, el nuevo ministro de Ambiente". Portal Medios Públicos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. [2]
    Díaz, Pamela; Garro, Matías (2023-01-31). "¿Quién es Robert Bouvier, el nuevo ministro de Ambiente que asume tras la renuncia de Adrián Peña?". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  3. [3]
    "Robert Bouvier será el nuevo ministro de Ambiente, tras la renuncia de Peña". 970 Universal (in Spanish). 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  4. [4]
    "Robert Bouvier, vicepresidente de Antel, será el nuevo ministro de Ambiente". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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