Succeeded1: | Pablo Lanz |
Termstart1: | 27 June 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Daniel Fuentes |
Office1: | Vice President of the National Administration of Telecommunications |
Robert Bouvier | |
Office: | Minister of Environment of Uruguay |
Term Start: | 1 February 2023 |
President: | Luis Lacalle Pou |
Predecessor: | Adrián Peña |
Birth Place: | Minas, Uruguay |
Party: | Colorado Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
Birth Name: | Robert Bouvier Torterolo |
Termend1: | 30 January 2023 |
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.
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]
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]