Guillermo Domenech

Guillermo José Domenech Martínez (born 17 September 1950) is a Uruguayan lawyer, notary and politician. He is the President of the party Open Cabildo.

Guillermo Domenech
Senator of Uruguay
Assumed office
15 February 2020
Chairman of the Open Cabildo Party
Assumed office
10 March 2019
Personal details
Born
Guillermo José Domenech Martínez

(1950-09-17) 17 September 1950
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyOpen Cabildo Party
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
OccupationLawyer, notary, politician

Born in Montevideo, Domenech attended St. Catherine's School and Ivy Thomas Memorial School,[1] graduated from University of the Republic, where he studied law and notary.[2] He served as a government notary, in the President's Office, from 1990 to 2019.[3]

Political career

In the 1989 elections he presented a list to the House of Representatives of the National Party Herrerism faction in support of Luis Alberto Lacalle, but he was not elected.[4] In 2019, Domenech participated in the founding of the Open Cabildo Party, which proposed the candidacy of former Army Commander-in-Chief Guido Manini Ríos.[5] In October, it was reported that Domenech would be the vice presidential running mate of Manini Ríos for the 2019 General Election.[6]

In the 2019 general election, he was elected Senator for the 49th Legislature.[7] He assumed that position, on February 15, 2020.[8]

References
  1. "La historia de vida de Guillermo Domenech: "Vi la cara de la política que a la gente le disgusta"". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. Digital, El Eco (2019-08-14). "Guillermo Domenech el vice de Manini Ríos". El Eco Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ElPais. "Escribano de Presidencia presentó renuncia hoy e impulsa candidatura de Manini Ríos". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. "List 3 of Guillermo Domenech" (PDF).
  5. "Manini Ríos presenta su candidatura por el Partido Cabildo Abierto". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  6. Observador, El. "Guillermo Domenech será el compañero de fórmula de Manini Ríos". El Observador. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  7. Observador, El. "Conocé a los 30 senadores del próximo período legislativo". El Observador. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  8. ElPais. "Asumió la nueva legislatura donde siete partidos deberán negociar". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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