Background
SERRATO, José was born on September 20, 1868 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
civil engineer ex-President of Uruguay
SERRATO, José was born on September 20, 1868 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Educated Escuela Elbio Fernández, University de Montevideo. Graduate, surveyor, 1888, engineer, 1892.
Engineer, 1892; Professor, math, faculty. Minister of public development, 1904. Minister of finance, 1904, 1911.
National senator, 1907-1911. Minister of interior, 1912-1913. President, Banco Hipotecario.
President, board of directors, Caja de Jubilaciones de Empleados y Obreros de Servicios Públicos, and Caja de Ahorro Postal. Candidate of Partido Colorado for the Presidency, 1922. President of the Republic, 1923-1927.
President, national committee of physical edn., 1928. President, Caja Autónoma de Amortizaciones, 1932-1935, Banco de la República, 1933-1934, Banco de Montevideo, 1942. Minister of foreign affairs, 1943-1945.
Chairman, Uruguayan delegation, United Nations Conference, San Francisco, 1945. Officer, Légion d’Honneur (France), Del Mérito (Chile).
Member economic board of Montevideo, 1897. Member: Unión Industrial Uruguaya, Ateneo de Montevideo, Jockey Club.