Gerardo Amarilla Explained

Gerardo Amarilla
Office:President of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start:1 March 2016
Term End:1 March 2017
Birth Date:1 February 1969
Party:National Party
Website:http://gerardoamarilla.com/

Gerardo Amarilla (born 1 February 1969)[1] is an Uruguayan politician. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay between 1 March 2016 and 1 March 2017. He replaced . Amarilla is a member of the National Party.[2] He was succeeded as President by on 1 March 2017.[3]

Amarilla is an evangelical and he was the first evangelical to become President of the Chamber of Deputies.[4] He has taken position against the decriminalization of abortion, the legalized sale of marijuana and same-sex marriage.[5]

In the 2009 elections, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Rivera Department for the 2010–2015 period.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diputados interior . Spanish . Montevideo . 15 February 2010 . 10 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Gerardo Amarilla asume como presidente de la Cámara de Diputados de Uruguay . Spanish . El Diario . 2 March 2016 . 10 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Frenteamplista José Carlos Mahía, nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados . Spanish . Radio Monte Carlo . 1 March 2017 . 9 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Gerardo Amarilla asumió como presidente de Diputados . Spanish . El País . 1 March 2016 . 10 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Gerardo Amarilla será el nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados . Spanish . El Observador . 21 August 2015 . 10 December 2016.