Carlos Fischer

Uruguayan political figure

Carlos Lorenzo Fischer Brusoni (1903 – 7 August 1969)^[1] was a Uruguayan political figure. He was President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government from 1958 to 1959, at the end of a long period of rule by Presidents of the Colorado Party not to be resumed by that party until 1967.

Background

Fischer was a member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. From February 15, 1943, until November 9, 1949, during the 34th and 35th legislative period he was, representing the department Río Negro, a member of the Cámara de Representantes.^[2] In the early 1950s he was minister of agriculture in Uruguay.

In 1955 he was elected member of the National Council of Government; after his fellow-Colorado colleague Arturo Lezama stepped down as President of the body, on March 7, 1958, he acceded to that position.^[3] At March 1, 1959^[4] The next year he was succeeded by Martín Echegoyen of the National Party, after which Fischer was until 1963 the first vice-president in the Senate of Uruguay.

During the 38th and 39th legislative period he was a replacing senator from March 3, 1959, with some interruptions until February 14, 1967.^[5]

References

^ "Index Fa-Fl".
^ Uruguayan members of parliament since 1830 at www.parlamento.gub.uy Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 7,8 MB)
^ "Die Chronik. Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts bis heute", page 416, published by Ute Becker
^ information on Uruguay, rulers.org
^ Uruguayan members of parliament since 1830 at www.parlamento.gub.uy Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 7,8 MB)

Political offices
Preceded by Arturo Lezama	President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government 1958–1959	Succeeded by Martín Echegoyen

Heads of state and government of Uruguay

Heads of state

Governors (1828-1830)	Joaquín Suárez José Rondeau Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Presidents (1830–1955)	Fructuoso Rivera Carlos Anaya Manuel Oribe Fructuoso Rivera Joaquín Suárez Juan Francisco Giró Venancio Flores Gabriel Antonio Pereira Bernardo Berro Lorenzo Batlle y Grau José Eugenio Ellauri Pedro Varela Lorenzo Latorre Francisco Antonino Vidal Alberto Flangini Máximo Santos Francisco Antonino Vidal Máximo Santos Máximo Tajes Julio Herrera y Obes Duncan Stewart Juan Idiarte Borda Juan Lindolfo Cuestas José Batlle y Ordóñez Feliciano Viera Baltasar Brum José Serrato Juan Campisteguy Gabriel Terra Alfredo Baldomir Juan José de Amézaga Tomás Berreta Luis Batlle Berres Andrés Martínez Trueba
Presidency abolished between 1955 and 1967; the National Council of Government became the collective head of state
Presidents (1967–present)	Óscar Diego Gestido Jorge Pacheco Areco Juan María Bordaberry Alberto Demicheli Aparicio Méndez Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Rafael Addiego Bruno Julio María Sanguinetti Luis Alberto Lacalle Julio María Sanguinetti Jorge Batlle Ibáñez Tabaré Vázquez José Mujica Tabaré Vázquez Luis Lacalle Pou

Heads of government

The president was both head of state and head of government between 1830 and 1917
Prime ministers of the National Council of Administration (1917–1933)	Feliciano Viera José Batlle y Ordóñez Julio María Sosa Luis Alberto de Herrera José Batlle y Ordóñez Luis C. Caviglia Baltasar Brum Juan Pedro Fabini Antonio Rubio
The president was both head of state and head of government between 1933 and 1955
Chairmen of the National Council of Government (1955–1967)	Luis Batlle Berres Alberto Fermín Zubiría Arturo Lezama Carlos Fischer Martín Echegoyen Benito Nardone Eduardo Víctor Haedo Faustino Harrison Daniel Fernández Crespo Luis Giannattasio Washington Beltrán Alberto Héber Usher
The president is both head of state and head of government from 1967 onward