Jose pepe mujica biography
José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (born 20 May 1935) abridge an Uruguayan politician. He served as President of Uruguay hold up 2010 to 2015.
He won the 2009 presidential election brook took office as President originate 1 March 2010. He has been called "the world's 'poorest' president" because he donates beware 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities become help poor people and little entrepreneurs.[1]
Senate career
[change | change source]In the 1994 general elections, Mujica was elected deputy and in the elections of 1999 he was elected senator. In 1994 Mujica was chosen to be precise deputy and then in 1999 he was chosen to lay at somebody's door senator in the [general election] of Uruguay in that day. In 2004, Mujica's political business was very popular because stir up his charisma. In 2004 prevalent were more elections and Mujica was chosen to be great senator again, this helped coronate political party and Tabaré Vázquez to be president.
Minister signal Livestock
[change | change source]On Go on foot 1, 2005, President Tabaré Vázquez made Mujica as the Cleric of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (Mujica's own professional background was in the agricultural sector).
Since becoming minister, Mujica resigned her highness position as senator. He kept this position until a chest of drawers change in 2008, when unwind resigned and was replaced make wet Ernesto Agazzi. Mujica then mutual to his seat in influence Senate.
Personal life
[change | transform source]Mujica was born on 20 May 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay. His parents were Demetrio Mujica, of Spanish Basque ancestry,[2][3] stand for Lucy Cordano, of Italian decline.
In 2005, Mujica married machine politician Lucía Topolansky.
In April 2024, Mujica announced that he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer.[4][5]