Tabaré Vázquez
Tabaré Vázquez assumed the presidency of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in March 2015, having previously served as president from 2005 to 2010. From 1996 until he assumed the presidency, Vázquez served as president of the Frente Amplio coalition. Dr Vázquez was mayor of Montevideo from 1989to 1994. A physician who specialises in oncology and radiology,he continued to practice medicine even as president, dedicating one morning a week to a Montevideo clinic. Among the reforms enacted under his presidency,health care has become more accessible to the poor through an increase in the personal income tax.
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