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Eduardo Lust

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lust and the second or maternal family name is Hitta.
Eduardo Lust
National Representative of Uruguay
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 February 2020
ConstituencyMontevideo
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Manuel Lust Hitta

(1959-10-30) 30 October 1959 (age 65)
Paysandú, Uruguay
Political party
  • Cabildo Abierto (2019–2023)
  • Environmental Constitutional Party (2023–present)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of the Republic

Eduardo Manuel Lust Hitta (born 30 October 1959) is a Uruguayan lawyer, lecturer and politician, who serves as National Representative in the 49th Legislature.[1] A former member of Cabildo Abierto, in December 2023 he founded the Environmental Constitutional Party through which he was a candidate for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election.[2]

Early life and education

Lust was born in Paysandú, the only son of a couple with four children. His mother was a primary school teacher, and his father a farmer, and both were supporters of the National Party.[3] At 18, he enrolled at the University of the Republic and settled in Montevideo to study law.[4]

After graduating he began his teaching career as a university professor, taking up a teaching post of Constitutional Law.[5] He gained prominence for his opposition to the installation of UPM-2 Paso de los Toros, the second Finnish UPM-Kymmene plant in the country.[6]

Political career

In mid-2019, Lust accepted an invitation from Cabildo Abierto authorities to join the party and be a candidate for the Chamber of Representatives. In the 2019 general election he was elected National Representative for the 49th Legislature (2010–2025).[7] During the parliamentary debate on the Urgent Consideration Law–a bill presented by the coalition government led by Luis Lacalle Pou–he gained high public exposure as a supporter of the bill due to being a constitutional lawyer.[8][9]

On February 8, 2023, he announced his departure from Cabildo Abierto, citing philosophical differences with the party leadership.[10][11] He also announced that he would not resign from his seat, but would remain as independent.[12] During his term as Representative he was in favor of reforming the Code of Criminal Procedure.[13]

In mid-2023, he announced the creation of a new political party with an ecological and green conservative tendency, and in December, the Electoral Court approved the creation of the Environmental Constitutional Party.[14] In the 2024 presidential primaries, the party and Lust as its pre-candidate obtained 1,213 votes, surpassing the minimum of 500 required to participate in the general election.[15] In August, lawyer and academic Luján Criado was confirmed as Lust's vice presidential running mate.[16]

During the campaign, he announced that in the event of a runoff, he would support Álvaro Delgado Ceretta, the National Partynominee who was in second place in the polls.[17] In the general election, Lust obtained 0.49% of the vote, failing to win a seat in parliament.[18] He also announced his support for Delgado Ceretta for the runoff and his party joined the Republican Coalition.[19]

Personal life

He is married, and has three children: Sofía, Julieta and Hernán.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Eduardo Lust, "desde la intemperie", busca la creación de un partido ambientalista". Diario El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ^ "Pa'l que se va: la lista de los más de 50 senadores y diputados que dejarán sus bancas". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ^ Contexto, Redacción (2021-11-26). "Eduardo Lust". Semanario Contexto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ^ "Entrevista del viernes 4 de octubre de 2019: Eduardo Lust - Radiomundo En Perspectiva". enperspectiva.uy. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ^ "El diputado de Cabildo Abierto "demasiado independiente" que se ganó la confianza de Manini". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  6. ^ "Diputado electo por Cabildo Abierto plantea parar UPM II y el Ferrocarril Central". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. ^ "Los soldados de Guido - Semanario Brecha". brecha.com.uy. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ^ "Lust, el ex Cabildo que es experto en Constitución, escribe poesía y aboga por el ambiente". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. ^ "Lust: "Acompaño la LUC básicamente por el concepto de libertad" | La Mañana" (in Spanish). 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  10. ^ "El diputado Eduardo Lust renunció a Cabildo Abierto". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  11. ^ "Lust se va de Cabildo Abierto, se negó a entregar su banca y formará movimiento ambientalista". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  12. ^ "Lust renunció a Cabildo Abierto; le pidieron que dejara la banca pero se negó". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  13. ^ "Zubía y Lust: el "encuentro casual" entre dos diputados que prometen hacer ruido". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  14. ^ "Fue aprobado el Partido Constitucional Ambientalista: Eduardo Lust es el candidato a presidente". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  15. ^ "Partido Constitucional Ambientalista logró los 250 convencionales y Eduardo Lust será su candidato presidencial". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-08-18. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  16. ^ "Se decidieron las fórmulas que competirán en las elecciones de octubre y los partidos que no podrán participar". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  17. ^ "Eduardo Lust transmitió a Álvaro Delgado que le dará su apoyo en caso de que el blanco pase el balotaje". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  18. ^ "Resultados de las elecciones de Uruguay 2024 en vivo: quién ganó, discursos y datos de la Corte Electoral". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  19. ^ "Lust pretende incorporar "el tema ambiental" al programa de la Coalición". Portal Medios Públicos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  20. ^ Contexto, Redacción (2021-11-26). "Eduardo Lust". Semanario Contexto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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