Juan Andrés Ramírez [SEP] place of birth
Juan Andrés Ramírez
Juan Andrés Ramírez is a Uruguayan lawyer, and a Senator of the National Party.
Background.
Juan Andrés Ramírez was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on October 11, 1947. He studied law at University of the Republic, becoming a well-known civil lawyer, and soon after became a member of the National Party. In the 1989 general elections, he was elected as a Senator of the Herrerismo faction of the National Party.
Interior Minister.
President Luis Alberto Lacalle selected him as
selected his Interior Minister, Juan Andrés Ramírez to be the presidential candidate of the Herrerismo faction. The National Party narrowly lost the elections to the Colorado Party.
Among several prominent politicians who took part in his government are Héctor Gros Espiell, Sergio Abreu, Juan Andrés Ramírez, Carlos Cat and Ignacio de Posadas.
Later runs for the presidency.
In 1999, he won his party's primary elections against Juan Andrés Ramirez (who had split from the Herrerismo) and several other candidates, and was a candidate for