Ope Pasquet

Ope Pasquet Iribarne (born 10 January 1956 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan political figure and lawyer.

Background

He is a lawyer by profession. For many years he has been an activist for the Colorado Party (Uruguay).[1]

Political role

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.[2]

gollark: Hmm, I wonder if I could launch a coup.
gollark: I'm probably still electoral commissioner or whatever.
gollark: Or the Keansian government; the traffic light program could be reinstated.
gollark: Unless we could form partnerships with building owners...
gollark: Also the towers are taller so we'd lose line of sight.

See also

References
  1. "Ope Pasquet and his activism" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. "Ope Pasquet and self-criticism" (in Spanish). EL PAIS. 2013-06-29. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01.


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