Hugo Fernández Faingold
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Hugo Fernández Faingold (1 March 1947 – 22 May 2025) was a Uruguayan politician, who served as Vice President of Uruguay from 1998 to 2000.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Fernández Faingold belonged to the Uruguayan Colorado Party.[3] He was the son of historian and Colorado Party (Uruguay) trade unionist Hugo Fernández Artucio and Julia Faingold.[4]
He was married to Ana María Renna Valdez, and they had six children; he divorced in 2003. After he married Verónica Cortavarria they had 2 children. At the time of his death, he was married to Analia Barrientos.
Political career
[edit]During the first presidency of Julio María Sanguinetti he served as Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.[5] He later served as Vice President of Uruguay from 1998 to 2000, in the second Administration of President Julio María Sanguinetti, succeeding Hugo Batalla, who died in office.
Historical note
[edit]Fernández was the twelfth person to hold the office of Vice President of Uruguay. The office dates from 1934, when Alfredo Navarro became Uruguay's first Vice President.
Subsequent events
[edit]Fernández Faingold was himself succeeded as Vice President by Luis Antonio Hierro López in 2000.
He subsequently served as Uruguayan Ambassador to the United States from 2000 to 2005.
Death
[edit]Fernández Faingold died at the age of 78 on 22 May 2025.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Europa world year book, 2000. Taylor & Francis. 2000. p. 3958. ISBN 978-1-85743-077-6. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Falleció Hugo Fernández Faingold, exvicepresidente de la República, a los 78 años". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ [1] Archived 2017-02-14 at the Wayback Machine INTRAPARTY AND INTERPARTY POLITICS: FACTIONS, FRACTIONS, PARTIES, AND COALITIONS IN URUGUAY (1985-1999) David Altman Iberoamericana. Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Vol. XXXIV: 1-2 2005, pp.
- ^ Exile from Argentina: a Jewish family and the military dictatorship (1976-1983) By Eduardo D. Faingold
- ^ [2] Archived 2017-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Think Tanks and Public Policies in Latin America Edited by Adolfo Garcé and Gerardo Uña
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