Luis Conrado Batlle y Berres was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background
The great great grandson of Catalan settlers from Sitges, Spain, he was the son of another political figure, Luis Batlle y Ordóñez, brother of ex president José Batlle. His mother, Petrona Berres, was of Irish descent and died when he was still a small child. Then, his father remarried but died soon after, in 1908.
Career
He served as in 1947, succeeding Alberto Guani and held this office upon the death of President Berreta. Historical note
Batlle Berres was the fourth person to hold the office of The office dates from 1934, when César Charlone became Uruguay"s first Vice President. He was President of Uruguay from 1947 to 1951, being succeeded in the office by Andrés Martínez Trueba.
In this first period of Presidential office, the was Alfeo Brum.
Batlle Berres was President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay from 1955 to 1956. Batlle thus both preceded and succeeded Andrés Martínez Trueba as President.
Membership
He was a member of the Colorado Party.