Azucena Berrutti | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1 March 2005 – 3 March 2008 | |
| President | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Preceded by | Yamandú Fau |
| Succeeded by | José Bayardi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 (age 94–95) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Broad Front |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
Azucena Berrutti (born 1929) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer. [1] She was the National Defence Minister, appointed by the Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez, from March 2005 until March 2008. [2]
Defence Minister 2005–2008
At the age of 75, Berrutti, assumed the position of Minister of Defence in 2005, when Tabaré Vázquez became President of Uruguay. She was the first woman in this position.
In 2008 Berrutti was facing challenges by the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) deputy Juan Domínguez, ostensibly a colleague in the ruling Frente Amplio coalition, and others in controversies surrounding defence procurement and the Nin brothers ( Vice President of Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa and his chief of staff Gonzalo Nin Novoa).
See also
References
- ^ 'Azucena Berrutti', Wikipedia (in Spanish) es:Azucena Berrutti
- ^ "Defence Ministers of Uruguay". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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Azucena Berrutti | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1 March 2005 – 3 March 2008 | |
| President | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Preceded by | Yamandú Fau |
| Succeeded by | José Bayardi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 (age 94–95) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Broad Front |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
Azucena Berrutti (born 1929) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer. [1] She was the National Defence Minister, appointed by the Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez, from March 2005 until March 2008. [2]
Defence Minister 2005–2008
At the age of 75, Berrutti, assumed the position of Minister of Defence in 2005, when Tabaré Vázquez became President of Uruguay. She was the first woman in this position.
In 2008 Berrutti was facing challenges by the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) deputy Juan Domínguez, ostensibly a colleague in the ruling Frente Amplio coalition, and others in controversies surrounding defence procurement and the Nin brothers ( Vice President of Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa and his chief of staff Gonzalo Nin Novoa).
See also
References
- ^ 'Azucena Berrutti', Wikipedia (in Spanish) es:Azucena Berrutti
- ^ "Defence Ministers of Uruguay". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
|
| This article about a Uruguayan politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a Uruguayan lawyer, judge or jurist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1929 births
- Living people
- University of the Republic (Uruguay) alumni
- Uruguayan women lawyers
- Uruguayan women jurists
- Female defence ministers
- Uruguayan people of Italian descent
- Defence ministers of Uruguay
- 21st-century Uruguayan women politicians
- 21st-century Uruguayan politicians
- Women government ministers of Uruguay
- Uruguayan politician stubs
- Uruguayan law biography stubs