Background and political alignment

Stirling is 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 Party

Colorado Party (Uruguay)

The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites Conservative, Moderate and Social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....

. He has been a close colleague of Presidents Julio María Sanguinetti and Jorge Batlle.

His grandfather Manuel Stirling

Manuel Stirling

-Background:He was from Paysandú, in the north of Uruguay.His family funeral monument, an imposing 80-ton structure, declared a National Historic Monument in 2004, was built in 1898...

 was a Deputy and Senator for Paysandú

Paysandú

-Transportation:The city is served by Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport.-Climate:Paysandú has a humid subtropical climate, described by the Köppen climate classification as Cfa. Summers are warm to hot and winters are cool, with the occurrence of frosts and fog...

.

Stirling was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay

Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay

The House of Representatives is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay . The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation...

 from March 1, 1995 to March 1, 1996.

Ministerial office

He served as Interior Minister

Interior minister

An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...

 under the Presidency of Julio María Sanguinetti (2nd Presidency).

He subsequently served in the same office under Jorge Batlle's Presidency.

Presidential candidate, 2004

He was the unsuccessful Colorado Party

Colorado Party (Uruguay)

The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites Conservative, Moderate and Social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....

 candidate in the 2004 Presidential elections, gaining 10% of the vote, (see 'Politics of Uruguay: Political parties and elections', below), which came about following a period of considerable economic instability.

Later political alignment with Pedro Bordaberry Herrán

Stirling was seen as closer to Pedro Bordaberry

Pedro Bordaberry

Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán is a Uruguayan political figure. He is the current President of the Colorado Party-Early life:Bordaberry was educated at The British Schools of Montevideo, gaining fluency in English...

 Herrán for the Presidential elections in 2009, as opposed to former Vice President of Uruguay

Vice President of Uruguay

-List of Vice Presidents of Uruguay:Parties: Colorado Party, National Party, Frente Amplio-History of the office:The office of Vice President of Uruguay dates from 1934 ....

 Luis Antonio Hierro López

Luis Antonio Hierro López

Luis Antonio Hierro López is a Uruguayan political figure.-Background:Luis Antonio Hierro López is a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, and is from a distinguished political family. His father was Luis Hierro Gambardella, former Minister, Deputy for Treinta y Tres and Senator...

, who was also seen as a likely contender for the 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's candidacy. However, it was thought that Stirling himself and his internal voting recommendations did not command a very large personal following within the party. It was also thought that for the 2009 elections Stirling, (1937-), who served in the government of President Jorge Batlle, (1927-), had to some extent been eclipsed by politicians of the generation of Pedro Bordaberry

Pedro Bordaberry

Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán is a Uruguayan political figure. He is the current President of the Colorado Party-Early life:Bordaberry was educated at The British Schools of Montevideo, gaining fluency in English...

, (1960-), whose 'Vamos Uruguay' grouping within the 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 Stirling in any case endorsed, prior to his retirement from politics in 2008 at the age of 71.

See also

• List of political families#Uruguay
• Politics of Uruguay#Political parties and elections
• Colorado Party (Uruguay)
  Colorado Party (Uruguay)
  The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites Conservative, Moderate and Social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....
  
  
• Manuel Stirling#Political role
• Pedro Bordaberry#Formation of Vamos Uruguay