Jorge Lepra Loiodice is a Uruguay

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...

an diplomat and political figure.

Background

Lepra pursued a business career, including work for Texaco

Texaco

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, prior to entering politics.

He is politically independent.

Ministerial rôle

Lepra served as Uruguayan Minister of Industry from March 2005 until March 2008, in the government of President of Uruguay

President of Uruguay

The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...

 Tabaré Vázquez

Tabaré Vázquez

Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas is a former President of Uruguay. A physician by training, he is a member of the leftist Frente Amplo coalition . Vázquez was elected president on October 31, 2004, took office on March 1, 2005, and relinquished the office on March 1, 2010...

. He resigned from that post to take up a diplomatic appointment, and was succeeded by Daniel Martínez

Daniel Martínez

-Background:Martínez pursued an engineering career prior to taking up a ministerial post. For many years he was President of Uruguayan Engineers' Association.He also taught university courses in his field....

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Ambassador to Paris, France

Since March 2008 Lepra has served as Uruguayan Ambassador to Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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.