Guillermo Stirling (born March 4 1937) is a

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an notary and political figure.

Background and political alignment

Stirling is a prominent member of the

an Colorado Party. He has been a close colleague of Presidents

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and

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. His grandfather Manuel Stirling was a Deputy and Senator for

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. Stirling was

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from March 1, 1995 to March 1, 1996.

Ministerial office

He served as

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under the Presidency of

(2nd Presidency) from 1 November 1998 to 1 March 2000. He subsequently served in the same office under

's Presidency from 1 March 2000 to 13 July 2004, but Stirling resigned.

Presidential candidate, 2004

He was the unsuccessful Colorado Party candidate in the 2004

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elections, gaining 11% of the vote,'Guillermo Stirling', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Guillermo Stirling which came about following a period of considerable economic instability.

Later political alignment with Pedro Bordaberry Herrán

Stirling was seen as closer to

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Herrán for the Presidential elections in 2009, as opposed to former

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, who was also seen as a likely contender for the

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Party's candidacy. However, it was thought that Stirling himself and his internal voting recommendations did not command a very large personal following within the party. It was also thought that for the 2009 elections Stirling, (1937–), who served in the government of President

, (1927–2016), had to some extent been eclipsed by politicians of the generation of

, (1960–), whose 'Vamos Uruguay' grouping within the

Party Stirling in any case endorsed, prior to his retirement from politics in 2008 at the age of 71.

References

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Background and political alignment

Ministerial office

Presidential candidate, 2004

Later political alignment with Pedro Bordaberry Herrán

See also

References