Pablo Bartol


Pablo Bartol is an Uruguayan social entrepreneur, lecturer and politician of the National Party, serving as Minister of Social Development since March 1, 2020.
Graduated from the University of the Republic in 1989, he has a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and a Master's in Business Administration and Organizational Government from the University of Montevideo and the University of Navarra, respectively.

Biography

Career

Bartol served as professor of politics at the Business School of the University of Montevideo. In 1997 he founded the Los Pinos Educational Center in Casavalle and directed this institution for 21 years where he developed educational and job training programs. In 2011 Los Pinos received the National Innovation Award from the National Agency for Research and Innovation and in 2016 it became the Los Pinos Foundation. In 2009, he began to receive institutional support from Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the most important American organization in school support programs in critical areas of the USA. He has also participated in training and exchange programs in Chile, Spain and Finland.
Before his activity in social organizations he worked for the media. From 1995 to 1998 he served as Project Manager for the newspaper El Observador. And he was also a columnist for the newspaper El País between 1990 and 1993.
He began his academic life in 2009 as professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Institute of Business Studies at the University of Montevideo. Since 2014 he was in charge of the Leadership course for the participants of the Master in Business Management.
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Minister of Social Development

Since March 1, 2020 he serves as Minister of Social Development, during the administration of Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou. His Deputy Minister is Armando Castaingdebat and the Director General of the Secretariat is the attorney Nicolás Martinelli.
Bartol moved the office of the ministry to Casavalle, one of the poorest barrios in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.