Tabaré Hackenbruch

Tabaré Hackenbruch (26 November 1928[1] – 19 June 2017) was an Uruguayan politician. He was born in Canelones, Uruguay. He was a member of the Colorado Party, he started his long political career supporting the successful candidacy of Tomás Berreta for President.[1] He also worked in the newspaper Acción alongside Julio María Sanguinetti.[1]

Tabaré Hackenbruch
Tabaré Hackenbruch.jpg
Born26 November 1928
Died19 June 2017
OccupationPolitician

Career

Hackenbruch was elected Mayor of Canelones Department for three terms: 1985-1990, 1995-2000 and 2000-2005; in the 2000 election, he had the support of several politicians from the National Party.[1]

In the end he had very low approval ratings[2] and a lot of irregularities were reported.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Interview with Tabaré Hackenbruch". Espectador.com. 13 April 2000. (in Spanish)
  2. Interconsult (March 2005). "High disapproval rates in Canelones". Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2017-06-24. (in Spanish)
  3. "Report on Hackenbruch's term in office to be brought to the Judiciary". LR21. 14 November 2008. (in Spanish)