Luis Batlle Berres
| Luis Batlle | |
|---|---|
 Luis Batlle Berres | |
| President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay | |
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In office 1 March 1955 – 1 March 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Andrés Martínez Trueba |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Fermín Zubiría |
| 30th President of Uruguay | |
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In office 2 August 1947 – 1 March 1951 | |
| Vice President | Alfeo Brum |
| Preceded by | Tomás Berreta |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Martínez Trueba |
| 4th Vice President of Uruguay | |
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In office 1 March 1947 – 2 August 1947 | |
| President | Tomás Berreta |
| Preceded by | Alberto Guani |
| Succeeded by | Alfeo Brum |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 1943–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Euclides Sosa Aguiar |
| Succeeded by | Juan Francisco Guichón |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 November 1897 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died |
15 July 1964 (aged 66) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse(s) | Matilde Ibáñez Tálice |
| Relations |
José Batlle y Ordóñez (uncle) César Batlle Pacheco (cousin) Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (cousin) |
| Children |
Jorge Luis Luis César Matilde Linda |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Occupation |
Journalist Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Luis Conrado Batlle y Berres (26 November 1897 – 15 July 1964) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background
Batlle Berres was a journalist and prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. He was selected — in hindsight, with far-reaching effect — to serve as Vice Presidential running-mate for Luis Tomás Berreta.
Vice President of Uruguay
He served as Vice President of Uruguay in 1947, succeeding Alberto Guani and held this office upon the death of President Berreta.
Historical note
Batlle Berres was the fourth person to hold the office of Vice President of Uruguay. The office dates from 1934, when César Charlone became Uruguay's first Vice President.
President of Uruguay (1st period of office)
He was President of Uruguay from 1947 to 1951, being succeeded in the office by Andrés Martínez Trueba.
Within the Colorado Party, he is now widely acknowledged for being the founder of the political branch known as Neo-Batllism. In this first period of Presidential office, the Vice President of Uruguay was Alfeo Brum.
President of Uruguay (2nd period of office)
Batlle Berres was President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay from 1955 to 1956. Batlle thus both preceded and succeeded Andrés Martínez Trueba as President.
Background
The great great grandson of Catalan settlers from Sitges, Spain, he was the son of another political figure, Luis Batlle y Ordóñez, brother of ex president José Batlle. His mother, Petrona Berres, was of Irish descent and died when he was still a small child. Then, his father remarried but died soon after, in 1908. As a result, he went to live with his uncle and his cousins in a farm in the suburbs of Montevideo.
In 1927, he married Matilde Ibáñez Tálice, with whom he had three children: the also ex president Jorge Batlle, concert pianist Luis Batlle and Matilde Linda Batlle, the latter born in Argentina.
He was a member of the Colorado Party.
See also
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alberto Guani |
Vice President of Uruguay 1947 |
Succeeded by Alfeo Brum |
| Preceded by Luis Tomás Berreta |
President of Uruguay 1947–1951 |
Succeeded by Andrés Martínez Trueba |
| Preceded by Andrés Martínez Trueba |
President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay 1955–1956 |
Succeeded by Alberto Zubiría |
