Daniel Martínez (politician)

Daniel Carlos Martínez Villamil (born 23 February 1957) is a Uruguayan industrial engineer and politician of the Socialist Party – Broad Front.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Villamil.
Daniel Martínez Villamil
Intendant of Montevideo
In office
9 July 2015 – 1 April 2019
Preceded byAna Olivera
Succeeded byChristian Di Candia
Senator of Uruguay
In office
15 February 2010 – 16 June 2015
Preceded byMónica Xavier
Succeeded byDaisy Tourné
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining
In office
3 March 2008 – 31 August 2009
PresidentTabaré Vázquez
Preceded byJorge Lepra
Succeeded byRaúl Sendic
President of ANCAP
In office
1 March 2005 – 3 March 2008
Preceded byGabriel Gurméndez
Succeeded byRaúl Sendic
Personal details
Born
Daniel Carlos Martínez

(1957-02-23) 23 February 1957
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partySocialist Party
Other political
affiliations
SpouseLaura Motta
Alma materUniversidad de la República

Background

Daniel Martínez pursued a mechanical engineering career prior to taking up a ministerial post. For many years he was Vice President of the Uruguayan Engineers' Association.

He was elected Intendant of Montevideo in 2015.

He is a member of the Uruguayan Socialist Party, having been active during the period of civilian-military rule 1973–1985.

Industry Minister

From March 3, 2008 until August 31, 2009, he served as Uruguayan Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining in the government of President Tabaré Vázquez. He succeeded Jorge Lepra in that post.

Intendant of Montevideo

In the 2015 elections he was elected as Intendant of Montevideo. In April 2019 he resigned as Intendant of Montevideo to run for the Presidency and was succeeded by Christian Di Candia.[2]

Presidential candidate

Martínez was the presidential candidate of the Broad Front for the 2019 national elections.[3] After a very close runoff election against National Party candidate Luis Lacalle Pou, Martinez was defeated by just over 37,000 votes, and withdrew after absentee ballots were counted. He chose Graciela Villar as his running mate.[4] On November 28, 2019, Martínez conceded defeat.[5]

See also

References
  1. 'Daniel Martínez', Wikipedia (in Spanish) es:Daniel Martínez
  2. Barquet, Paula; Bello, Camila (6 April 2019). "Christian di Candia, the unexpected Mayor". EL PAIS. (in Spanish)
  3. "Los resultados difundidos por la Corte Electoral". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 1 July 2019.
  4. "Graciela Villar: la candidata a vice con discurso de barricada". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. "Uruguay election: Lacalle wins presidency as rival concedes". BBC News. 28 November 2019.
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