Ana Lía Piñeyrúa Explained

Ana Lía Piñeyrúa
Order:Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
Term Start:1 March 1995
Term End:7 December 1999
Predecessor:Ricardo Reilly Salaverri
Successor:Juan Ignacio Mangado
Birth Date:23 November 1954
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Party:National Party

Ana Lía Piñeyrúa Olmos (born 23 November 1954) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician, belonging to the National Party.

Biography

A member of the National Party, in the 1980s she was an advocate of democracy, fighting against the civic-military dictatorship. In 1989 she was elected to the Parliament.

In 1995, President Julio María Sanguinetti appointed her as Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare in his coalition government; she took part in the reformulation of the Uruguayan pensions system.[1] [2]

She was a regional director for International Labour Organization in 2000–2008.

In 2010 she was once again elected to the Parliament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uruguayan Ministries . Rulers.org . 9 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Uruguayan pensions system reform . . 29 July 2013 .