José Amorín Batlle

José Gerardo Amorín Batlle (born 9 November 1954 in Montevideo)[2] is an Uruguayan lawyer and politician who has served as the Minister of Education and Culture (2004–2005), a representative (2005–2010) and a senator (since 2010).[4]

José Gerardo Amorín Batlle
Amorin Batlle.
Minister of Education and Culture
In office
5 October 2004 – 1 March 2005
PresidentJorge Batlle[1]
Preceded byLeonardo Guzmán
Succeeded byJorge Brovetto
Representative at the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 March 2005 – 15 February 2010
ConstituencyMontevideo
Senator
Assumed office
15 February 2010
Personal details
Born (1954-11-09) 9 November 1954[2]
Montevideo, Uruguay[3]
Political partyColorado Party
Other political
affiliations		List 15, Batllist Proposal (Proba)[2]
SpouseElita del Campo Rivas[3]
ChildrenThree[3]
Parent(s)Julio Amorín Larrañaga and Susana Batlle[2]
Residence(s)Montevideo, Uruguay
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Amorín and the second or maternal family name is Batlle.

Biography

Amorín is a member of the Colorado Party and comes from a political family; his father, Julio Amorín Larrañaga – himself a relative of Javier Barrios Amorín – was minister in Juan María Bordaberry's government and his mother, Susana Batlle, was a close relative of president Jorge Batlle.[2]

References
  1. "Palabras del Secretario de la Presidencia, Raúl Lago, en la asunción de José Amorín Batlle, como Ministro de Educación y Cultura" (Press release). Secretaría de Prensa y Difusión, Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. "Candidatos a las internas de 2014". Perfiles (in Spanish). La Diaria. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. "Amorín Batlle, José". Legisladores (in Spanish). Colorado Party. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. "José Gerardo Amorín Batlle" (in Spanish). Elecciones Uruguay. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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