Robert Bouvier Torterolo Explained

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.

Political career

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

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

  1. Web site: Robert Bouvier, el nuevo ministro de Ambiente . 2023-06-22 . Portal Medios Públicos . es-UY.
  2. Web site: Díaz . Pamela . Garro . Matías . 2023-01-31 . ¿Quién es Robert Bouvier, el nuevo ministro de Ambiente que asume tras la renuncia de Adrián Peña? . 2023-06-22 . EL PAIS . es-UY.
  3. Web site: 2023-01-30 . Robert Bouvier será el nuevo ministro de Ambiente, tras la renuncia de Peña . 2023-06-22 . 970 Universal . es.
  4. Web site: Robert Bouvier, vicepresidente de Antel, será el nuevo ministro de Ambiente . 2023-06-22 . El Observador.