Daniel Martínez (politician)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Villamil.

Daniel Martínez
Martínez in 2014
Intendant of Montevideo
In office 9 July 2015 – 1 April 2019
Preceded by	Ana Olivera
Succeeded by	Christian Di Candia
Senator of Uruguay
In office 15 February 2010 – 16 June 2015
Preceded by	Mónica Xavier
Succeeded by	Daisy Tourné
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining
In office 3 March 2008 – 31 August 2009
President	Tabaré Vázquez
Preceded by	Jorge Lepra
Succeeded by	Raúl Sendic
President of ANCAP
In office 1 March 2005 – 3 March 2008
Preceded by	Gabriel Gurméndez
Succeeded by	Raúl Sendic
Personal details
Born	Daniel Carlos Martínez Villamil (1957-02-23) 23 February 1957 (age 67) Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan French
Political party	Socialist Party
Other political affiliations	Broad Front
Spouse	Laura Motta
Alma mater	Universidad de la República

Daniel Carlos Martínez Villamil (born 23 February 1957) is a Uruguayan industrial engineer and politician, who served as intendant of Montevideo from 2015 to 2019. He previously served as Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2015, as minister of Industry, Energy and Mining in the administration of José Mujica from 2008 to 2009 and as president of the state-owned petrol company ANCAP from 2005 to 2008. A member of the Socialist Party – Broad Front, he was a candidate for president in the 2019 general election, being defeated in the second round by Luis Lacalle Pou.^[1]

Early life and career

Daniel Martínez was born on 23 February 1957 in Montevideo, into a conservative middle-class family.^[2] He was the second and youngest son of Roberto Martínez and María de los Ángeles Villamil.^[3] He also holds French nationality, due to the fact that his paternal grandmother was born in France while his great-grandfather served as Uruguayan consul in France in the early years of the 20th century.^[3]

Martínez was raised in the Pocitos neighborhood and attended Colegio Seminario.^[4] In 1981 he graduated from the University of the Republic with a degree in electrical engineering.^[5]

For many years he was Vice President of the Uruguayan Engineers' Association. He was elected Intendant of Montevideo in 2015.

He is a member of the Uruguayan Socialist Party, having been active during the period of civilian-military rule 1973–1985.

Industry Minister

From March 3, 2008 until August 31, 2009, he served as Uruguayan Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining in the government of President Tabaré Vázquez. He succeeded Jorge Lepra in that post.

Intendant of Montevideo

In the 2015 elections he was elected as Intendant of Montevideo. In April 2019 he resigned as Intendant of Montevideo to run for the Presidency and was succeeded by Christian Di Candia.^[6]

Presidential candidate

Martínez was the presidential candidate of the Broad Front for the 2019 national elections.^[7] After a very close runoff election against National Party candidate Luis Lacalle Pou, Martinez was defeated by just over 37,000 votes, and withdrew after absentee ballots were counted. He chose Graciela Villar as his running mate.^[8] On November 28, 2019, Martínez conceded defeat.^[9]

See also

• Politics of Uruguay

References

1. "Uruguay election: Lacalle wins presidency as rival concedes". 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
2. "La madre de Daniel Martínez rezó durante tres días al enterarse que su hijo era de izquierda". El Espectador 810 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
3. "Perfil de Daniel Martínez, nuevo intendente de Montevideo". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
4. "Daniel Martínez, el candidato que se postula a la reelección con su gestión como insignia". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
5. "Daniel Martínez es el nuevo intendente de Montevideo". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
6. Barquet, Paula; Bello, Camila (6 April 2019). "Christian di Candia, the unexpected Mayor". EL PAIS. (in Spanish)
7. "Los resultados difundidos por la Corte Electoral". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 1 July 2019.
8. "Graciela Villar: la candidata a vice con discurso de barricada". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
9. "Uruguay election: Lacalle wins presidency as rival concedes". BBC News. 28 November 2019.

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