Javier García Duchini

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Duchini.
Javier García
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Minister of Defense of Uruguay
Assumed office
1 March 2020
PresidentLuis Lacalle Pou
Preceded byJosé Bayardi
Senator of Uruguay
In office
15 February 2015 – 1 March 2020
Representative of Uruguay
for Montevideo
In office
15 February 2005 – 15 February 2015
Personal details
Born
Javier Fernando García Duchini

(1963-11-28) 28 November 1963 (age 58)
Political partyNational Party
Spouse(s)Rosana Supparo
ChildrenBelén, Alfonso, Delfina
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
OccupationDoctor and politician

Javier Fernando García Duchini (born 28 November 1963 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan physician and politician from the National Party, serving as Minister of National Defense since 1 March 2020.

Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic in 1991 with the title of doctor of medicine. He began his specialization in pediatrics. He was elected Representative on several occasions: 1994, 2004,[1] 2009. In 2014 he was elected Senator. [2]

Political career[]

In 2004 he accompanied Jorge Larrañaga in the presidential candidacy; Together with Pablo Iturralde, they head a successful list for Montevideo. Thus, in the elections of October 2004 he is again elected deputy, this time by the National Alliance sector. [3]

In the municipal elections of May 2005 he was the only candidate of the National Party to Intendant of Montevideo. [4] In the 2009 primary elections, he again supported the candidacy of Jorge Larrañaga as a candidate for the presidency of the National Party; He led List 40. [5] At the end of December 2012, García announced his separation from the National Alliance sector and joined the Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou team, then a presidential candidate for the 2014 primaries. [6]

In the 2019 general election, Garcia was the second Senator candidate on the Space 40 list, which is headed by Luis Lacalle Pou. He was elected Senator of the Republic. [7] After the victory of Lacalle Pou, he was appointed Minister of National Defense, a position he assumed on March 1, 2020. [8]

Controversies[]

On November 18, 2016, Semanario Brecha indicated that García had avoided clarifying in different press releases that he did not have the title of pediatrician that was awarded to him. [9] In an interview with that newspaper, Garcia admitted that he did not possess the pediatrician title stating "I do not award myself or let myself be awarded" and denounced what he considered an attack on his person. [10][11][12]

Personal life[]

He is married to Rosana Supparo and has three children: Belén, Alfonso and Delfina. [13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Candidatos a diputados con Larrañaga". La República. 17 August 2004. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Senadores electos para el periodo 2015-2020 Archived 2016-11-19 at the Wayback Machine es icon
  3. ^ "Iturralde, Etcheverry, García, Gandini y Lorenzo encabezan lista de Alianza Nacional en Montevideo". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2004-08-17. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. ^ "Javier García, candidato "sorpresa" para la IMM". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2004-12-22. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  5. ^ Administrador (2008-12-12). "Espacio Veintiocho - Partido Nacional, Montevideo: la 40 con Javier García: LARRAÑAGA PRESIDENTE". Espacio Veintiocho - Partido Nacional, Montevideo. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  6. ^ "Lista 40 del Partido Nacional de Javier García, se desvincula de Alianza Nacional". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  7. ^ Observador, El. "Cómo se perfilan las listas del Partido Nacional al Senado tras los últimos movimientos". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  8. ^ Observador, El. "Los nombres confirmados del gabinete de Lacalle". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  9. ^ Cianelli, Mariana (2016-11-18). "Con su propia medicina". Brecha (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  10. ^ ElPais. "Javier García denunció un "ataque" y pidió comité de ética al SMU". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  11. ^ "Ante la canallada, ni me callo, ni me voy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19.
  12. ^ ElPais. "Ni me callo, ni me voy". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  13. ^ "Diario El Pueblo | El diario de los salteños". Retrieved 2020-02-24.

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