Julia Pou

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Julia Pou
Senator of Uruguay
In office
2000–2005
First Lady of Uruguay
In office
March 1, 1990 – March 1, 1995
PresidentLuis Alberto Lacalle
Preceded byMarta Canessa
Succeeded byMarta Canessa
Personal details
Born
María Julia Pou Brito del Pino

(1947-06-10) 10 June 1947 (age 76)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyNational Party
Spouse
(m. 1970)
Children4
Relatives
Luis Alberto
(son)

María Julia Pou Brito del Pino (born (1947-06-10)June 10, 1947), popularly known as Julita, is a Uruguayan politician and member of the

Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, who took office on 1 March 2020.[1][2]

Biography

Pou was born in Montevideo to Alejandro Pou de Santiago, a physician, and María Eloísa Julia Brito del Pino Bordoni. She has two brothers, Gonzalo and Alejandro. She studied at the

Luis Alberto
, Juan José Manuel.

During her tenure as first lady, Pou founded Acción Solidaria, a charitable non-governmental organization, which she headed until 1997.

Together with Beatriz Argimón, Pou founded the Acción Comunitaria group (Lista 400 [es]) and was elected to the Senate of Uruguay in the 1999 general election.[3] She served as a Senator from 2000 until 2005.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "El segundo integrante de la familia en convertirse en jefe de Estado". El País (Uruguay). 2019-11-28. Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ Risso, Elena (2019-11-28). "Luis Lacalle Pou gana las elecciones en Uruguay: quién es el surfista que pone fin a 15 años de gobierno de izquierda". BBC Mundo. Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. ^ "González: 'El tema del alejamiento de Proyecto XXI de Alianza Nacional fue el de los ministerios y los cargos'" [González: 'The Issue of the Removal of Project XXI From the National Alliance Was That of the Ministries and the Charges']. LaRed21 (in Spanish). 10 May 2000. Retrieved 2 December 2019.