Álvaro Luis Delgado Ceretta (born 11 March 1969) is a Uruguayan veterinarian and politician of the National Party (PN), who served as the 18th Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic from 2020 to 2023. He also previously served as National Representative from 2005 to 2015, as well as Senator from 2015 to 2020. He is a candidate for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election.[1]
Álvaro Delgado | |
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 Delgado in 2019 | |
| Senator of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2025 | |
| In office 15 February 2015 – 1 March 2020 | |
| Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay | |
| In office 1 March 2020 – 21 December 2023 | |
| President | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
| Preceded by | Miguel Toma |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Ferrés |
| National Representative of Uruguay for Montevideo | |
| In office 15 February 2005 – 15 February 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro Luis Delgado Ceretta 11 March 1969 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse |
Leticia Lateulade (m. 1997) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Occupation |
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Born in Montevideo and graduated from the University of the Republic in 1995 with the degree of Doctor of Veterinary and Veterinary Technology, Delgado has a postgraduate degree in Agroindustrial Management in the School of Management and International Studies of the ORT University of Uruguay. After graduating he started working as a rural producer and was a veterinary advisor in agricultural establishments.[2]
Early life and education
editDelgado was born in Montevideo on 11 March 1969 as the son of Omar Delgado, an accountant, and Celeste Ceretta, a pharmaceutical chemist.[3] On his paternal side, he is of Spanish descent, tracing his ancestry to the Canary Islands, whereas on his mother's side, he is of Italian descent through Venetian immigrants who arrived in Uruguay at the end of the 19th century and settled in the Paysandú Department.[4] Delgado, along with his younger sister, Adriana, was raised in the neighborhoods of Pocitos and Prado and attended the Sacred Heart School and the John XXIII Institute.[5]
In 1987, Delgado enrolled at the University of the Republic, graduating in 1995 with a degree in veterinary medicine. During his academic career, he was a member of the academic senate of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, for the University Guild Current (CGU).[6] In 1997, he obtained a diploma in agroindustrial management from the ORT University of Uruguay.[7] Before entering a career in politics, Delgado worked as a rural producer and veterinary advisor in agricultural establishments.[8]
Political career
editDelgado served as secretary to Senator Juan Carlos Raffo after joining his Senate campaign in 1989.[4] In 1994 he was appointed secretary of the parliamentary nationalist caucus. In 1999, at the age of 29, he was appointed General Inspector of Labour, a position he held until December 2004.[9]
In the 2004 general election, Delgado was elected National Representative for Montevideo Department for the 46th Legislature (2005–2010), as part of the Wilsonist Current. In 2008, Delgado left the Wilsonist Current and declared himself independent within the party.[10][11] In June he endorsed Carmelo Vidalín for the presidential primaries, however, he withdrew his candidacy.[12] Delgado later joined the new political group Aire Fresco – Lista 404 along with Luis Lacalle Pou.[13]
In the 2009 general election, Delgado was re-elected National Representative to the 47th Legislature (2010–2015). During his terms in the Chamber of Representatives, he chaired the Energy and Mining Industry Commission (2006, 2011, 2012, and 2013). He was elected Senator of the Republic for the first time in the 2014 election.[14] During his tenure in the Senate, he filed a complaint of various "irregular" events in the management of the state-owned company ANCAP between 2005 and 2015,[15] invoking a parliamentary investigative commission.[16][17] In 2016, he was part of the group of opposition senators who filed criminal complaints about the economic and financial situation of the company.[18]
In the 2019 general election, he was the second-listed candidate to the Senate of the Aire Fresco ballot, which was the most voted in the entire National Party. In December, the then president-elect Luis Lacalle Pou appointed him Secretary of the Presidency.[19] In February 2020, he assumed his senatorial seat, but resigned from it on March 1, when he took office as Secretary of the Presidency, succeeding Miguel Toma.[20]
2024 presidential campaign
editÁlvaro Delgado began to be seen as a contender for the 2024 National Party presidential primaries since mid-2021.[21] On November 18, 2023, he formally announced his candidacy for the Aire Fresco – Lista 404 sector of the party.[22] On December 9 during the National Party Convention he announced that he would resign as head of the Presidential Secretariat on the 21st.[23] In late November 2023, he was polling at about 52% in the National primary opinion polls.[24] On December 21, 2023, he resigned from the position of Secretary of the Presidency to carry out his presidential campaign, which was officially launched on March 16, 2024, at a rally held at the Palacio Peñarol in Montevideo.[25][26] On June 30, Delgado Ceretta won the National Party primary with a landslide victory of 74.4% of the vote, and was thus proclaimed the party's candidate for the October general election.[27] After the results were announced, he announced Valeria Ripoll as his vice presidential running mate.[28]
On August 10, Delgado Ceretta and Ripoll were officially nominated at the National Party Convention.[29] Regarding the constitutional referendums under discussion, Delgado Ceretta positioned himself against the one referring to social security, and in favor of the one allowing nighttime raids.[30] From August to October, Delgado and Ripoll held weekly press conferences announcing the campaign promises of their party manifesto, together with their respective teams in each area.[31]
On August 1, he announced the then president of the Central Bank, Diego Labat Legarra, as Minister of Economy and Finance of his eventual administration.[32] Throughout the campaign, Delgado stressed his intention to maintain and strengthen the Coalición Republicana alliance together with the Colorado, Cabildo Abierto and Independent parties for a runoff of the election.[33] The first-timer in elections Constitutional Environmentalist Party joined the alliance after its leader and candidate Eduardo Lust announced that he would support Delgado for president in a runoff.[34]
On October 22, Delgado and Ripoll held their closing campaign rally in Las Piedras, under the slogan of "ensuring the continuity" of Luis Lacalle Pou's coalition administration.[35] By mid-October 2024, Delgado was polling around 21-23%.[36] During the first round of the general election, Delgado emerged as the second-placer, with 26.77% of the vote.[37] He was also elected Senator of the Republic as a candidate for the Aire Fresco electoral list.[38] On November 3, he presented a manifesto with Andrés Ojeda, Guido Manini Ríos, Pablo Mieres and Eduardo Lust—the leaders of the Coalición Republicana parties.[39]
Delgado participated in a presidential debate with Orsi on November 11.[40] On November 20, he delivered a half-hour speech at the Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830 in Montevideo, at the closing rally of the campaign.[41] His running mate Valeria Ripoll and the leaders of the Republican Coalition parties also spoke, and singer Lucas Sugo gave a concert.[42][43] Delgado lost in the second round of voting on 24 November and conceded defeat to Yamandú Orsi.[44]
Personal life
editDelgado met Leticia Lateulade while he was attending university in 1991, and they married in 1997.[45] Together, they have three children: Agustina, Felipe, and Pilar.[46]
References
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- ^ "Álvaro Delgado: "Me gustaría que mis hijos estén orgullosos de mí"". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "¿Quién es Delgado, el fiel escudero de Lacalle Pou y su voz en la crisis por el coronavirus?". EL PAIS. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "La vida de Álvaro Delgado, su cautivación con la mística Wilsonista y los balances de la política". El Espectador 810 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "Álvaro Delgado: "Si yo criticaba que el Frente Amplio no nos recibía siendo oposición, no voy a hacer lo mismo siendo gobierno"". La Mañana (in Spanish). 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ ""Lacalle no se hace cargo": Senador Álvaro Delgado sí habría recibido el campo de Colonización en 1994". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "Entrevista a Delgado: de veterinario a político y cómo decidió ser blanco siendo hijo de un colorado". 2023-01-12. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "Se acepta la renuncia de Álvaro Delgado Ceretta - Presidencia de la República". archivo.presidencia.gub.uy. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Delgado abandona Correntada Wilsonista". EL PAIS. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "EL DIPUTADO ÁLVARO DELGADO NO ENTREGARÁ SU BANCA". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Vidalín se inclina por Lacalle". EL PAIS. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Álvaro Delgado: "No soy ni seré la derecha del Partido Nacional"". 2023-04-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Dirigentes nacionalistas realizaron en Flores fuertes críticas al gobierno del Frente Amplio - Ecos Regionales" (in Spanish). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Delgado presentó denuncias sobre Ancap". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "A seis meses de la Comisión Investigadora de ANCAP". canal10.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Partido Nacional asegura tener "pruebas" que justifican la investigadora por ANCAP". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Oposición presentó denuncia por ANCAP". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Entrevista del martes 3 de diciembre de 2019: Álvaro Delgado". Radiomundo En Perspectiva (in Spanish). 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Álvaro Delgado renuncia el 1° de marzo". EL PAIS. 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ ""Tengo un corazón Delgado": el pronunciamiento de Vidalín sobre 2024". El Observador. Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Delgado dio el "sí" para ser precandidato por el Partido Nacional buscando ser el "presidente de la unidad"". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Delgado anunció que renuncia dentro de 12 días y opinó que hay "algo raro" en la juntada de firmas del Pit-Cnt". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Orsi y Delgado lideran sus internas por más de 20 puntos, según encuesta de Opción". El Observador. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Álvaro Delgado renuncia este jueves a su cargo como secretario de la Presidencia". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2023-12-21. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Tristant, Pedro (2024-03-15). "Álvaro Delgado, mano derecha de Luis Lacalle Pou, lanza su campaña para presidente de Uruguay: "Ni un pasito atrás"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Tristant, Por Pedro (2024-07-01). "Álvaro Delgado ganó la interna del Partido Nacional y será candidato a presidente por el oficialismo en Uruguay". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Delgado eligió a Ripoll como candidata a vice: sorpresa y malestar entre blancos". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Convención del Partido Nacional aprobó el programa único de gobierno y proclamó la fórmula Delgado-Ripoll". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Delgado dijo que postura de Cosse de no aplicar allanamientos nocturnos si sale el plebiscito es "antidemocrática"". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Álvaro Delgado presentó su programa social: "Plan Familias"". www.ambito.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Álvaro Delgado anunció a Diego Labat como su ministro de Economía en caso de ganar las elecciones 2024". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Álvaro Delgado resaltó la importancia de cuidar "el instrumento de la coalición" de cara a las elecciones". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Eduardo Lust transmitió a Álvaro Delgado que le dará su apoyo en caso de que el blanco pase el balotaje". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Delgado cerró la campaña: la "foto de la coalición" que sueña el 27, el mensaje a los indecisos y el pedido de "no retroceder"". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "¿Qué dice la última encuesta de Equipos sobre intención de voto, seguridad social y allanamientos nocturnos?". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Uruguay, one of Latin America's strongest democracies, heads to a runoff between two moderates". AP News. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Estos son los senadores confirmados por partido y por lista, así quedó conformada la Cámara Alta". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "'Compromiso país': el oficialismo presentó su programa de gobierno para el balotaje". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Quién ganó el debate presidencial, según lectores de El País: así evaluaron a Yamandú Orsi y Álvaro Delgado". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Cierre de campaña de Álvaro Delgado: "Es más importante tener el Ejecutivo porque nadie tiene la mayoría"". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Las fórmulas presidenciales realizaron los actos de cierre de campaña previo al balotaje". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Cierres de campaña este miércoles: FA hará acto en Las Piedras y Coalición Republicana en el Obelisco". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Leftist candidate Orsi wins Uruguay's presidential election". France 24. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Delgado fue con su esposa a ver a Arjona y opinó qué canción no puede faltar en el concierto". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "La emoción de Delgado al hablar del reclamo de sus hijos por sus ausencias y sus aspiraciones para 2024". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-05-28.