Javier García Duchini
Minister of Defense of Uruguay
Assumed office
1 March 2020
PresidentLuis Lacalle Pou
Preceded byJosé Bayardi
Senator of Uruguay
In office
15 February 2015 – 1 March 2020
Representative of Uruguay
for Montevideo
In office
15 February 2005 – 15 February 2015
Personal details
Born
Javier Fernando García Duchini

(1963-11-28) 28 November 1963
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyNational Party
SpouseRosana Supparo
Children3
Alma materUniversity of the Republic

Javier Fernando García Duchini (born 28 November 1963) is a Uruguayan physician and politician of the National Party, currently serving as Minister of National Defense since 1 March 2020. García was elected as a representative on several occasions in 1994, 2004, and 2009. In 2014, García was elected Senator.[1]

Early life

García was born on 28 November 1963 in the capital city of Montevideo. Through his mother, Margarita Duchini, García is of Italian descent.[2] García is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of the Republic, receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1991. Thereafter, García began his specialization in pediatrics. García began his political activities within the Movement for the Homeland as an opponent of the military dictatorship.[3]

Political career

In 2004, García accompanied Jorge Larrañaga in the presidential candidacy. Together with Pablo Iturralde, they lead a successful list for Montevideo. In the 2004 Uruguayan general election, García was elected deputy for the National Alliance sector of the National Party.[4]

In the 2005 municipal elections, García was the only candidate of the National Party to the Intendant of Montevideo.[5] In the 2009 primary elections, he again supported the candidacy of Jorge Larrañaga as a candidate for the presidency of the National Party.[6] At the end of December 2012, García announced his separation from the National Alliance sector and aligned himself with future president Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, who at that time, was a presidential candidate for the 2014 presidential primaries.[7]

In the 2019 general election, García was the second Senator candidate on the Space 40 list, headed by Lacalle Pou. He was elected Senator of the Republic.[8] After Lacalle Pou's election, he was appointed Minister of National Defense, a position he assumed on 1 March 2020.[9]

Controversies

On 18 November 2016, Semanario Brecha indicated that García had failed to clarify on numerous press releases that he did not have the title of pediatrician that was awarded to him.[10] In an interview with that newspaper, Garcia admitted that he did not possess the pediatrician title stating "I do not award myself or let myself be awarded" and denounced what he considered an attack on himself.[11][12][13]

Personal life

He is married to Rosana Supparo and together they have three children: Alfonso, Belén, and Delfina.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Candidatos a diputados con Larrañaga". La República. 17 August 2004. (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Peru21. "Noticias sobre Javier García hoy martes 03 de octubre". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Senadores electos para el periodo 2015-2020 Archived 19 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine es icon
  4. ↑ "Iturralde, Etcheverry, García, Gandini y Lorenzo encabezan lista de Alianza Nacional en Montevideo". LARED21 (in Spanish). 17 August 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Javier García, candidato "sorpresa" para la IMM". LARED21 (in Spanish). 22 December 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Administrador (12 December 2008). "Espacio Veintiocho - Partido Nacional, Montevideo: la 40 con Javier García: LARRAÑAGA PRESIDENTE". Espacio Veintiocho - Partido Nacional, Montevideo. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lista 40 del Partido Nacional de Javier García, se desvincula de Alianza Nacional". LARED21 (in Spanish). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Observador, El. "Cómo se perfilan las listas del Partido Nacional al Senado tras los últimos movimientos". El Observador. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Observador, El. "Los nombres confirmados del gabinete de Lacalle". El Observador. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Cianelli, Mariana (18 November 2016). "Con su propia medicina". Brecha (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. ↑ ElPais. "Javier García denunció un "ataque" y pidió comité de ética al SMU". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ante la canallada, ni me callo, ni me voy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
  13. ↑ ElPais. "Ni me callo, ni me voy". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Diario El Pueblo | El diario de los salteños". Retrieved 24 February 2020.


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