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Robert Bouvier Torterolo

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Robert Bouvier
Minister of Environment of Uruguay
Assumed office
1 February 2023
PresidentLuis Lacalle Pou
Preceded byAdrián Peña
Vice President of the National Administration of Telecommunications
In office
27 June 2020 – 30 January 2023
Preceded byDaniel Fuentes
Succeeded byPablo Lanz
Personal details
Born
Robert Bouvier Torterolo

1966 (age 57–58)
Minas, Uruguay
Political partyColorado Party
OccupationPolitician

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.

Political career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Robert Bouvier, el nuevo ministro de Ambiente". Portal Medios Públicos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "Robert Bouvier, vicepresidente de Antel, será el nuevo ministro de Ambiente". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-06-22.