Jorge Pacheco Klein

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Jorge Pacheco Klein (1964-) is a Uruguayan political figure.

Contents 1 Background 2 Deputy; and subsequent career 3 See also 4 Reference

[edit] Background

Pacheco Klein is a member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. His father, Jorge Pacheco Areco, was President of Uruguay 1967-1972.

He is a lawyer by profession.

[edit] Deputy; and subsequent career

He was elected in 1994 to serve as a deputy for the Colorado Party.

Following the death of his father, Jorge Pacheco Areco, in 1998, he resigned his seat as a deputy in order to concentrate on his legal career.

In later years Pacheco Klein emigrated to the United States, where he continued his legal career ^[1].

Jorge Pacheco Klein's career may be seen against the longstanding tradition of political families in Uruguay (see link, below); for some Uruguayan politicians with family links in politics, the personal advantage to be gained from such links may be said to vary significantly.

[edit] See also

• Colorado Party of Uruguay [1]

• List_of_political_families#Uruguay

[edit] Reference

• [2]