Francisco Forteza was a Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 political figure.

Background

He was a medical doctor by profession. He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 Party. His son Francisco Forteza (son)

Francisco Forteza (son)

-Background:He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. His father Francisco Forteza was a Deputy and Senator, and served as a minister in the 1940s and 1950s.He was elected as a deputy in 1964.-Ministerial career:...

 served as a Deputy, Senator, Economy Minister and Interior Minister.

Public offices

Forteza was elected as a Deputy in 1926. He later served in the Senate.

Exiled during the Presidency of Gabriel Terra

Gabriel Terra

Dr. Gabriel Terra Leivas was the President of Uruguay from 1931 to 1938.- Background :Born in Montevideo to a wealthy family, he graduated from the University of Uruguay in 1895, and subsequently joined the faculty....

, he later returned to serve in a number of ministerial portfolios in post-WW2 governments : Public Health (1945–1946), Education (1947) and Defence (1947–1951).

From 1955 to 1957 he was President of the Bank of the Republic.