Uruguay Tourné
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Background and early career
In his youth, Tourné was an activist for the National Party (Uruguay)National Party (Uruguay)
The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
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He is an uncle to former Interior Minister Daisy Tourné
Daisy Tourné
-Frente Amplio associations:She is aligned politically with the Frente Amplio movement, which has been in government office since 2005, headed by President of Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez....
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Deputy and Senator
Tourné was repeatedly elected as Deputy for MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
for the years 1963 to 1977, although was obliged to step down prior to the completion of his mandate.
He later served as a Senator from 1985 to 1989.
Recent political activities
In more recent years he has been identified with the National Party (Uruguay)National Party (Uruguay)
The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
's Herrerismo grouping. He has been a supporter of Jorge Larrañaga
Jorge Larrañaga
Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga is a Uruguayan politician. He is a senator and was Intendant of Paysandú . He was the presidential candidate of the National Party in 2004.-Background:...
, but has avoided serious controversies, unlike his prominent niece, former Interior Minister Daisy Tourné
Daisy Tourné
-Frente Amplio associations:She is aligned politically with the Frente Amplio movement, which has been in government office since 2005, headed by President of Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez....
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See also
- Politics of UruguayPolitics of UruguayThe Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and Legislative power is vested in the two...
- List of political families#Uruguay