Gerardo Amarilla

Gerardo Amarilla
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 March 2016 – 1 March 2017
Preceded by Alejandro Sánchez
Succeeded by José Carlos Mahía
Personal details
Born (1969-02-01) 1 February 1969
Political party National Party
Website http://gerardoamarilla.com/

Gerardo Amarilla (born 1 February 1969)[1] is an Uruguayan politician. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay between 1 March 2016 and 1 March 2017. He replaced Alejandro Sánchez. Amarilla is a member of the National Party.[2] He was succeeded as President by José Carlos Mahía on 1 March 2017.[3]

Amarilla is an evangelical and he was the first evangelical to become President of the Chamber of Deputies.[4] He has taken position against the decriminalization of abortion, the legalized sale of marihuana and same-sex marriage.[5]

In the 2009 elections, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Rivera Department for the 2010–2015 period.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Diputados interior" (in Spanish). Montevideo. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gerardo Amarilla asume como presidente de la Cámara de Diputados de Uruguay" (in Spanish). El Diario. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Frenteamplista José Carlos Mahía, nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados" (in Spanish). Radio Monte Carlo. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gerardo Amarilla asumió como presidente de Diputados" (in Spanish). El País. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gerardo Amarilla será el nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Diputados" (in Spanish). El Observador. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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