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Palabras de ope pasquet sobre matrimonio igualitario
Ope Pasquet Iribarne (born 10 January 1956 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan political figure and lawyer.
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- Palabras de ope pasquet sobre matrimonio igualitario
- Ope pasquet telebuend a 21 9 2015
- Background
- Under secretary for Foreign Affairs
- Former collaborator of Vice President Hierro
- Back in Parliament
- References
Ope pasquet telebuend a 21 9 2015
Background
He is a lawyer by profession. For many years he has been an activist for the Colorado Party (Uruguay).
Under-secretary for Foreign Affairs
Pasquet was appointed Under-secretary for Foreign Affairs in 1985, in the administration of President of Uruguay Julio María Sanguinetti.
Former collaborator of Vice President Hierro
For a number of years Pasquet was regarded as politically close to prominent Colorado Luis Antonio Hierro, a former Vice President of Uruguay.
Back in Parliament
In 2004 Pasquet was elected to the Senate with the political sector Vamos Uruguay.
In June 2013, during a parliamentary session remembering 40 years of the 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état, Pasquet brought forward the Colorado Party's need of self-criticism for its responsibility regarding these infamous events.