About Héctor Gros Espiell
Lived 1926 – 2009 (aged 83). Héctor Gros Espiell was an Uruguayan diplomat, politician, judge, writer, jurist and minister.
Héctor Gros Espiell (17 September 1926 in Montevideo – 30 November 2009) was a Uruguayan jurist, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs 1990–1993, during the government of Luis Alberto Lacalle. In 2005 he was Ambassador to France. He also served as judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. In the United Nations, he was a Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara.
Gros Espiell was a specialist in international law, particularly international human rights law and international criminal law. He was a lifelong member of the National Party.
His last important professional activity was at The Hague, in the Uruguay River pulp mill dispute.
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Who was Héctor Gros Espiell?
Uruguayan politician (1926–2009)
When was Héctor Gros Espiell born?
Héctor Gros Espiell was born on 17 September 1926 in Montevideo.
When did Héctor Gros Espiell die?
Héctor Gros Espiell died on 30 November 2009 in Montevideo.
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Héctor Gros Espiell was a diplomat, politician, judge, writer, jurist and minister.
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Héctor Gros Espiell was Uruguayan.
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