Ledo Arroyo Torres
Encyclopedia
Ledo Arroyo Torres was a Uruguayan
politician .
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
, which ruled the country for long periods.
He was Minister of Agriculture from 1947 to 1949.
He served as Minister of National Defence from 1952 to 1954.
from March 1, 1955 to March 1, 1959.
From 1959 till 1963 he served as minority member of the National Council of Government
.
He later served on Montevideo's City council.
Arroyo also served on the board of the Bank of the Republic from 1965 to 1967.
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 .
Background and government roles
Arroyo was a member of the UruguayanUruguay
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 (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....
, which ruled the country for long periods.
He was Minister of Agriculture from 1947 to 1949.
He served as Minister of National Defence from 1952 to 1954.
Later roles
He was President of the Senate of UruguaySenate of Uruguay
The Chamber of Senators is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay. The Chamber has 30 members elected for a five year term by proportional representation; the vice-president of Uruguay presides over the chamber's sessions...
from March 1, 1955 to March 1, 1959.
From 1959 till 1963 he served as minority member of the National Council of Government
National Council of Government, Uruguay
The National Council of Government was the ruling body in Uruguay between 1952 and 1967.-Constitutional provision:...
.
He later served on Montevideo's City council.
Arroyo also served on the board of the Bank of the Republic from 1965 to 1967.
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...