Daniel Fernández Crespo

Daniel Fernández Crespo (28 April 1901 – 28 July 1964) was an Uruguayan political figure.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Crespo.
Daniel Fernández Crespo meeting President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in Israel, 1959

Background and early career

Fernández Crespo belonged to the National Party, and entered politics in the early 1930s. Formerly a schoolteacher, by the time he assumed Presidential office he had achieved a reputation as a prolific sponsor of reformist legislation, including in the fields of accident insurance and pensions. From 1954 till 1958 he served as minority member of the National Council of Government of Uruguay.

In 1963 his National Party colleague Faustino Harrison stepped down from the Presidency of the Council.

President of Uruguay

He became President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay in 1963.

In 1964 he was succeeded as President by another National Party colleague, Luis Giannattasio, who died in office.

Death and legacy

Fernández Crespo died on 28 July 1964, a few months after leaving office .

A road in the capital, Montevideo, is named after him.

Political offices
Preceded by
Faustino Harrison		 President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government
1963–1964		 Succeeded by
Luis Giannattasio
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