Hugo Fernández Faingold

Hugo Fernández Faingold is a Uruguayan political figure, who served as Vice President of Uruguay.^[1]

Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 2.1 Historical note 3 Subsequent events 4 See also 5 References

Background

Fernández Faingold belongs to the Uruguayan Colorado Party^[2]. He is son of historian and Colorado Party (Uruguay) trade unionist Hugo Fernández Artucio and Julia Faingold^[3].

Political career

Dyuring the first presidency of Julio Maria Sanguinetti he served as Minister of Labor and Social Security ^[4]. He later served as Vice President of Uruguay from 1998–2000, in the second Administration of President Julio Maria Sanguinetti, succeeding Hugo Batalla, who died in office.

Historical note

Fernández was the twelfth person to hold the office of Vice President of Uruguay. The office dates from 1934, when César Charlone became Uruguay's first Vice President.

Subsequent events

Fernández Faingold was himself succeeded as Vice President by Luis Antonio Hierro López in 2000.

He subsequently served as Uruguayan Ambassador to the United States from 2000 to 2005.

See also

• Politics of Uruguay
• List of political families#Uruguay

References

Political offices
Preceded by Hugo Batalla	Vice President of Uruguay October 3, 1998 – March 1, 2000	Succeeded by Luis Antonio Hierro López
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Alvaro Diez de Medina	Uruguayan Ambassador to the United States May 2000 - July 2005	Succeeded by Carlos Gianelli

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Name	Fernandez Faingold, Hugo
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