Raúl Lozano Bonet
Uruguayan retired military officer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raúl Lozano Bonet (born 7 April 1955) is an Uruguayan retired military officer and politician of Open Cabildo (CA), serving as Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning of Uruguay since May 9, 2023 under President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Raúl Lozano | |
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Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning of Uruguay | |
Assumed office 9 May 2023 | |
President | Luis Lacalle Pou |
Preceded by | Irene Moreira |
Senator of the Republic | |
In office 3 March 2020 – 5 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Irene Moreira |
Succeeded by | Irene Moreira |
Personal details | |
Born | Raúl Lozano Bonet (1958-10-01) 1 October 1958 (age 65) Montevideo, Uruguay |
Political party | Open Cabildo |
Alma mater | Uruguay Military School |
Website | www.rlozano.msartiguista.uy/ |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Uruguay |
Branch/service | National Army of Uruguay |
Years of service | 1978 — 2015 |
Rank | Colonel |
Lozano served as an officer of the National Army of Uruguay for more than 30 years, in different battalions and artillery groups.[1] He held the positions of Head of Division of the National Directorate of State Intelligence and General Director of the Material and Armament Service.[2] Likewise, he participated in the United Nations peacekeeping missions in Cambodia and the Ivory Coast, and as advisor in the peace negotiations between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Colombian government.[3]
In politics, he is one of the founders of the Movimiento Social Artiguista — Open Cabildo, which participated for the first time in the 2019 general election. From 2020 to 2023 he served as Senator of the Republic.[4]