Fernando Mattos Costa
Fernando Mattos Costa (born 9 December 1958) is a Uruguayan agronomist, businessman and politician of the Colorado Party (PC), serving as Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries under President Luis Lacalle Pou.[1]
Fernando Mattos Costa | |
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| Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2021 | |
| President | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
| Preceded by | Carlos María Uriarte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Mattos Costa 9 December 1958 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
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Early life and education Edit
Mattos Costa was born in 1958 in Montevideo, the son of two ranchers.[2] His uncle Carlos Mattos Moglia served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1981 to 1985.[3] He attended the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, graduating in 1981 as an agricultural engineer. In 1985 he revalidated his degree at the University of the Republic in Uruguay.[4]
Career Edit
After graduating from university in Brazil, during the 1980s Mattos Costa worked in meatpacking plants in Porto Alegre and held management positions. Upon his return to Uruguay, he began working as a rancher in the departments of Cerro Largo and Tacuarembó.[5]
Between 2004 and 2006 he served as president of the Rural Association of Uruguay (ARU), and also served as its delegate to the National Meat Institute (INAC) and as member of its board of directors.[6]
In March 2020, he was appointed president of the National Meat Institute in the administration of President Luis Lacalle Pou. On June 27, 2021, he was appointed Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, after the resignation of Carlos María Uriarte.[7]
References Edit
- ^ Sourtech. "Fernando Mattos Costa". Forbes Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ Redacción. "Quién es Fernando Mattos, el empresario que será ministro de Ganadería y al que solo le faltó ser carnicero". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Operativo Conserva generó una pérdida de 15 millones de dólares al Estado, según actas que Defensa declaró reservadas". la diaria (in Spanish). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Fernando Mattos Costa - INAC" (PDF).
- ^ "Quién es Fernando Mattos, designado como nuevo ministro de Ganadería". EL PAIS. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ Pintos, Manuela García. "Quién es y qué planes tiene Fernando Mattos, el nuevo presidente del INAC". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Cambio en el gabinete: sale Uriarte y entra Fernando Mattos". Caras y Caretas (Uruguay) (in European Spanish). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-19.