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Pedro Bordaberry
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| Senator of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2025 |
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| In office 15 February 2010 – 15 February 2020 |
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| Secretary General of the Colorado Party | |
| In office 2009–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Julio María Sanguinetti |
| Succeeded by | Ope Pasquet |
| Ministry of Tourism and Sports | |
| In office 13 September 2003 – 1 March 2005 |
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| President | Jorge Batlle |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Varela |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Lescano |
| Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining | |
| In office 13 November 2002 – 12 September 2003 |
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| President | Jorge Batlle |
| Preceded by | Sergio Abreu |
| Succeeded by | José Villar |
| Personal details | |
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Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán
28 April 1960 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado |
| Spouse |
María José Oribe
(m. 1985) |
| Children | Pedro Agustín Matías |
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| Relatives | Bordaberry family |
Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán (born 28 April 1960) is a lawyer and politician from Uruguay. He has been a Senator of the Republic since February 2025. He also served as a Senator from 2010 to 2020.
Before becoming a Senator, he was the Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2003 to 2005. He also served as the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining from 2002 to 2003. He is a member of the Colorado Party and ran for president in 2009 and 2014.
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Early Life and Education
Juan Pedro Bordaberry was born on April 28, 1960, in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. He is the fourth child of Juan María Bordaberry and Josefina Herrán Puig. His family has a history in politics. His father was elected president in 1971. His great-grandfather, Domingo Bordaberry, was also a senator and a rancher.
Juan Pedro went to St. Andrews School for primary school. He then attended The British Schools and John XXIII Institute for secondary school. He studied at the University of the Republic and earned a law degree in 1986.
As a lawyer, he mostly worked in the financial world. He was also a professor at the University of the Republic from 1986 to 1991. Later, he taught at the Universidad ORT Uruguay from 1995 to 2000. In 2009, he left his law firm to focus on his political career.
Political Career
Bordaberry started his public service career in 1992. He worked as the National Director of Industrial Property until 1994. In 2000, President Jorge Batlle appointed him as Undersecretary of Tourism. He then became the Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2003 to 2005.
In the 2005 local elections, he ran to be the Intendant of Montevideo, which is like the mayor of the city. He received 26% of the votes. After this, he started a new political group called Vamos Uruguay in 2007.
Presidential Campaigns
In 2009, Bordaberry was chosen as the Colorado Party's candidate for president. He officially launched his campaign in March 2009 at a large event in Montevideo.
In the presidential election on October 26, 2009, Bordaberry received 17% of the votes. He finished third, behind the candidates from the National Party and the Broad Front. However, his party's share of the vote increased. He supported Luis Alberto Lacalle in the second round of the election.
He ran for president again in 2014. On June 1, 2014, he won the Colorado Party's primary election with 73.62% of the votes. In the general election in October, he came in third place with 12.89% of the votes. Even though he didn't win the presidency, he was re-elected to the Senate.
Senate Work
Bordaberry was first elected to the Uruguayan Senate in 2009. In 2010, he suggested creating a new university in the city of Durazno. This was to help students who might not have many opportunities.
In 2017, Bordaberry stated he would not run for president or senator again in 2019. However, in August 2024, he announced his return to active politics. He ran for the Senate again as the leader of the Lista 10 electoral group. In the election, Lista 10 received the most votes for the Colorado Party. Both Bordaberry and Tabaré Viera were elected as Senators for the 2025-2030 term. He supported Álvaro Delgado Ceretta for president in the final round of the election.
Political Views
Economy
Bordaberry has shared his thoughts on economic matters. After the Obama administration started in the U.S., he believed that Uruguayan businesses trying to sell goods to the U.S. might face more trade barriers. In 2009, during some trade difficulties with Argentina, Bordaberry expressed doubts about the Mercosur trade agreement. He thought that Uruguay might do better by making individual trade deals with other countries, similar to what Chile does.
Public Image
Pedro Bordaberry has a different political style from his father, who was known for rural affairs. Pedro often participates in public meetings outdoors, sometimes even on horseback or wearing traditional "gaucho" riding clothes. He has also written about the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, focusing on Borges's ideas about memory.
Sports Activities
Bordaberry is well-known in the sports of Uruguay. He played soccer for his university team, basketball for Club Trouville, and rugby for the Old Boys & Old Girls Club. In 1998, he was the president of the Uruguayan Rugby Union. In 2018, FIFA put him in charge of a special committee for the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), along with other figures like Armando Castaingdebat and Andrés Scotti.
Personal Life
Juan Pedro Bordaberry married María José Oribe, a psychologist, in 1985. They have three children: Pedro, Agustín, and Matías. In March 2020, Bordaberry announced that he had contracted COVID-19, being one of the first people in Uruguay to be affected by the pandemic.
He has written several books, including:
- The Principle of Irretroactivity of the Rules in the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Justice (1991)
- Ten Years of Seven (1998)
- Stories from Pueblo Faro by José Ignacio (1999)
- Let Them Deny Me (2006)
See also
In Spanish: Pedro Bordaberry para niños
