Carmelo Vidalín
Intendant of Durazno Department
Assumed office
26 November 2020
Preceded byJorge Reyna
In office
9 July 2015 – 9 February 2020
Preceded byBenjamín Irazábal
Succeeded byJorge Reyna
In office
14 July 2000 – 2009
Preceded byLuis Hugo Apolo
Succeeded byBenjamín Irazábal
National Representative of Uruguay
In office
15 February 2010 – 15 February 2015
Personal details
Born
Carmelo José Vidalín Aguirre

(1955-11-17) 17 November 1955
Durazno, Uruguay
Political partyNational Party
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
OccupationPolitician

Carmelo José Vidalín Aguirre (born 17 November 1955) is a Uruguayan politician serving as Intendant of the Durazno Department since November 26, 2020.[1] A member of the National Party, he previously served in the same position from 2000 to 2009 and from 2015 to 2020, as well as National Representative in the 47th Legislature (2010-2015).

Prior to entering politics, he worked as a philosophy teacher, and as a journalist in local media in his hometown.[2][3] He began his local political career as a mayor and as an official in the Municipality of Durazno, reaching the position of General Secretary. Due to the electoral results he was seen as a pre-presidential candidate for the 2009 presidential primaries.[4] He is known for having been one of the promoters of the massive annual Pilsen Rock music festival that took place outskirts of Durazno in the 2000s.[5]

Early life and education

Vidalín was born and raised in Durazno. He attended the Marist Brothers' Colegio San Luis where he completed his primary and secondary education, and the Liceo Rubino.[6]

In 2014 he obtained a Licentiate in labor relations from the University of the Republic.[7]

Political career

Vidalín began his political career in the 1980s, as an Edil (member of the department's legislature) from 1985 to 1989. In 1990 he was appointed Secretary General of the Municipality of Durazno by Intendant Raúl Iturria Igarzábal. He served in the post until 1995, when he returned to a seat in the legislature.[8]

In the 1999 general election, Vidalín was elected National Representative for the 45th Legislature, but promptly resigned to run for Intendant in the 2000 municipal elections, in which he was elected.[9] In the 2004 general election he was elected Senator of the Republic, but again resigned from his seat. In the 2005 municipal elections he was again elected Intendant of Durazno with more than the 50% of the vote.[10] In 2007 he served as an observer in the election in the Kingdom of Morocco.[8]

In 2007, Vidalín began to be seen as a possible nationalist pre-candidate for the 2009 presidential primaries.[11][12] However, in December 2008 he endorsed Luis Alberto Lacalle for president.[13] In 2009, faced with the constitutional impossibility of a third term as Intendant of Durazno, Vidalín participated in the general election, being elected National Representative for the Department of Durazno in the 47th Legislature. In turn, in the third annual period (2012) he served as the fourth vice president of the Chamber.[14]

In 2014 he was re-elected to the position of National Representative, but resigned to participate in the 2015 municipal election, in which he was elected Intendant of Durazno with 41.19% of the vote.[15] In 2015 he obtained the Legion of the Book Award from the Uruguayan Book Chamber.[16]

In September 2019, he was proclaimed the sole candidate of the National Party for the Intendant of Durazno in the 2020 municipal election.[17] In the elections, which were postponed until September 27, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vidalín was reelected in the position for a fourth term with 48.5% of the vote.[18][19]

Personal life

He was married to María Isabel Ramos, a civil servant, with whom he had three children: Martín, Nicolás and Juan Ignacio.[20][21]

In 2023, he participated in the television reality show ¿Quién es la máscara?, an adaptation of the South Korean format Masked Singer, ranking 8th.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Intendente inauguró la obra de climatización de la piscina de la Ciudad del Carmen". Durazno Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Entrevista central, martes 21 de noviembre: Carmelo Vidalín - Page 2 of 5". Radiomundo En Perspectiva (in European Spanish). 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  3. ↑ Pisabarro, Ramiro. "Vidalín coqueteó con Delgado y Orsi, dos futuros rivales, y se llevó los elogios del MPP". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Un tipo conciliador en la política". delsol.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  5. ↑ "Vidalín recordó los comienzos del Pilsen Rock: "Hablar de rock era mala palabra, más en un pueblo como el nuestro"". 970 Universal (in Spanish). 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  6. ↑ "Intendente Vidalín recibió visita de estudiantes de liceo San Luis". Durazno Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  7. ↑ Delgado, Nicolás. "Vidalín se licenció en Relaciones Laborales y elogió al Sunca". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  8. 1 2 "Carmelo Vidalín Aguirre - Municipality of Durazno".
  9. ↑ "Vidalín: "Cuando Sendic estuvo caído fui de los primeros en llamar; con Penadés lo mismo"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  10. ↑ "Carmelo Vidalín fue el candidato más votado en la historia de Durazno". HISTORICO.ESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  11. ↑ "Vidalín lanza su precandidatura". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  12. ↑ "Vidalín por cortarse solo en el Herrerismo". EL PAIS. 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  13. ↑ "Vidalín se inclina por Lacalle - Diario EL PAIS - Montevideo - Uruguay". 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  14. ↑ "CÁMARA DE REPRESENTANTES - Miércoles 14 de Marzo de 2012, quinta sesión" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Vidalín es el nuevo intendente de Durazno". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  16. ↑ "Anunciaron premios Libro de Oro, Mérito editorial y Legión del libro". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  17. ↑ "Vidalín, candidato único a la Intendencia de Durazno por el Partido Nacional, va por la reelección". EL PAIS. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  18. ↑ "Partido Nacional reafirma su hegemonía en Durazno con el triunfo de Carmelo Vidalín". EL PAIS. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  19. ↑ "Durazno: Vidalín fue electo intendente por cuarta vez". la diaria (in Spanish). 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  20. ↑ "Mirada de hijo". EL PAIS. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  21. ↑ "@CarmeloVidalin". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  22. ↑ "¡Era él!: Destacado político cantó un tema de Xuxa y fue descubierto en "¿Quién es la máscara?"". EL PAIS. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
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