Lorenzo Sarabia

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Lorenzo Sarabia
Official portrait of Lorenzo Sarabia
Official portrait, 2009
Member of the Federal Senate of Trenado
Assumed office
1 January 2009
ConstituencyGuaiba
38th President of Trenado
In office
1 January 1993 – 31 December 2000
Vice PresidentJaime Cambra (1993)
Elias Meléndrez (1993–2000)
Preceded byRosemaria de Castro
Succeeded byLeonardo Cuello
Further offices held
President of the Libertarians
In office
20 August 2000 – 7 February 2004
Preceded byOscar Borrajo
Succeeded byApollo Lopes Bielsa
Mayor of Porto Alegre
In office
1 January 1987 – 31 December 1990
Preceded byJose Carlos Aires
Succeeded byAbel Sastre
Member of the Federal Congress
In office
1 January 1977 – 31 December 1984
ConstituencyGuaiba
Personal details
Born
Lorenzo Muniain Sarabia

(1947-09-05) 5 September 1947 (age 77)
Porto Alegre, GB, Trenado
Political partyLiberals (1970–1971)
Libertarians (since 1971)
Spouse(s)
Valeria Bouza Marquez
(m. 1968; div. 1974)

Esther Ignacia Sarabia
(m. 1979)
Children2
Alma materGuaiba Federal University
Profession

Lorenzo Muniain Sarabia (born 5 September 1947) is a Trenadian economist, activist, writer and politician who is currently a member of the Federal Senate of Trenado, taking office in 2021. Sarabia was the 38th president of Trenado between 1993 and 2000, replacing former Libertarian head of state Rosemaria de Castro, for whom he also served as vice-president from 1989 to 1992. He was also the mayor of Porto Alegre from 1987 to 1990, a member of the Federal Congress from 1977 to 1984, and the president of the Libertarian party from 2000 until 2004.

Born in Porto Alegre on 5 September 1947, Lorenzo started his political career in the late 1960's as an activist for liberal movements, advocating for workers' rights and denouncing social inequality. He joined the Liberals in 1970, but stayed for only a year as he eventually moved to the Libertarian party due to ideological and administrative disagreements within the party. After joining, he developed a close relationship with several important Libertarians, including Rosemaria de Castro, who would be the candidate for the 1972 presidential elections and would take office until 1980.