Jorge Machiñena was an 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...

 politician

Politician

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. He was born in Montevideo

Montevideo

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Political alignment; Deputy

He was a member of the National Party

National Party (Uruguay)

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, in the "Herrerismo" sector, led by Luis Alberto Lacalle

Luis Alberto Lacalle

Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician who served as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995.-Background:His mother, María Hortensia de Herrera de Lacalle, was the daughter of the Blanco political leader Luis Alberto de Herrera, after whom Lacalle was named. Luis...

. He was elected as a Deputy

Deputy (legislator)

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 in the 1984 elections, and he occupied his seat from 1985 until 1990.

In the 1989 elections, Lacalle was elected President of the Republic

President of the Republic

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, and Machiñena was reelected as a Deputy for his party. He remained in this post from 1990 to 1995.

Machiñena quit the "Herrerismo" sector and joined another group within the National Party, led by Alberto Volonté. In the 1994 elections Machiñena was re-elected for a third time as a Deputy. He occupied the seat between 1995 and 2000.

President of the Chamber of Representatives

He left the General Assembly of Uruguay

General Assembly of Uruguay

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 in February 2000, having been elected by his peers for a one year term as the President of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay from March 1, 1996 - March 1, 1997.