Margarita Percovich Explained

Birth Name:María Margarita Percovich Aldabe
Birth Date:21 January 1941
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation:politician
Senator
Alma Mater:Universidad de la República
Party:Broad Front

María Margarita Percovich Aldabe (born 21 January 1941) is an Uruguayan former politician and activist.[1] A member of the Broad Front, she served as Senator of the Republic from 2005 to 2010 and as National Representative from 2000 to 2005.[2] She was one of the drafters of the 2007 Sexual and Reproductive Health bill that sought to legalize abortion, but which, after being approved in parliament, was vetoed by President Tabaré Vázquez.[3]

Early life

She was born in Montevideo in 1941, into a Croatian-Uruguayan family. She attended Santo Domingo School of the Dominican Order and Sacré Cœur School.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament of Uruguay . Mujeres en el Parlamento . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407112056/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/parlamenta/m_margarita.html . 7 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . es . Uruguay.
  2. Web site: historico.espectador.com . 2009-10-29 . Los legisladores que ya no estarán . 2024-06-09 . HISTORICO.ESPECTADOR.COM . es.
  3. Web site: Vetó Tabaré la ley de aborto y cerró la polémica . 2024-06-09 . www.ambito.com.
  4. Web site: Margarita Percovich – Casa Grande . 2024-06-09 . www.casagrandefa.com.