Yamandú Orsi
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Yamandú Ramón Antonio Orsi Martínez (born 13 June 1967) is a Uruguayan politician serving as the 24th intendant of the Canelones Department since November 26, 2020. A member of the Movement of Popular Participation, a constituent party of the Broad Front, he previously served as the 23rd intendant of Canelones from 2015 to 2020.[1]
Yamandú Orsi | |
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24th Intendant of the Canelones Department | |
Assumed office 26 November 2020 | |
In office 9 July 2015 – 6 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Gabriela Garrido |
Succeeded by | Tabaré Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | Yamandú Ramón Antonio Orsi Martínez (1967-06-13) 13 June 1967 (age 56) Canelones Department, Uruguay |
Political party | MPP (since 1990) |
Other political affiliations | Broad Front (since 1990) Vertiente Artiguista (until 1990) |
Residence(s) | Salinas, Uruguay |
Alma mater | Artigas Teachers Institute |
Graduated from the Instituto de Profesores Artigas in 1991 as a History teacher, he taught in different liceos (secondary schools) in the Canelones, Florida, and Maldonado Departments.[2] He began to be a political militant during his adolescence, being part of the Vertiente Artiguista until 1990, when he joined the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) that had been founded the previous year. In 2015 he was elected Intendant of Canelones, and in 2020 he was re-elected in the position. He is a candidate in the 2024 Broad Front presidential primaries for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election.[3]