Adrián Peña
Adrián Peña | |
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Peña in 2021 | |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 27 August 2020 – 30 January 2023 | |
| President | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bouvier Torterolo |
| Senator of Uruguay | |
| In office 15 February 2020 – 26 August 2020 | |
| In office 10 April 2023 – 4 April 2024 | |
| General Secretary of the Colorado Party of Uruguay | |
| In office 24 May 2017 – 1 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Germán Cardoso |
| Representative of Uruguay for Canelones | |
| In office 15 February 2015 – 14 February 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nelson Adrián Peña Robaina 20 January 1976 San Bautista, Uruguay |
| Died | 4 April 2024 (aged 48) Canelones Department, Canelones, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Uruguay |
Nelson Adrián Peña Robaina (20 January 1976 – 4 April 2024) was a Uruguayan businessman and politician of the Colorado Party. He served as the first Minister of the Environment from 27 August 2020 to 30 January 2023.
Peña was involved in politics from the age of 13, but it was only in 2009 that he decided to head a political project in his department. A native of the town of San Bautista, Peña was dedicated to the business of raising and distributing poultry.
Peña died in a car accident on Route 36 in the Canelones Department, on the night of 4 April 2024. He was 48.