Daniel Salinas

Daniel Salinas
Daniel Salinas in 2020.
Minister of Public Health of Uruguay
In office
1 March 2020 – 13 March 2023
PresidentLuis Lacalle Pou
Preceded byJorge Basso
Succeeded byKarina Rando
Personal details
Born
Julio Daniel Salinas Grecco

(1962-02-17) 17 February 1962 (age 62)
San José de Mayo, Uruguay
Political partyOpen Cabildo
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
Occupation
  • Neurologist
  • Politician

Julio Daniel Salinas Grecco (born 17 February 1962) is a Uruguayan neurologist and politician of Open Cabildo (CA), who served as Minister of Public Health of Uruguay from 1 March 2020 to 13 March 2023.[1]

Graduated from the University of the Republic in 1988, he has the degree of Doctor of Medicine. In 2008 he obtained a bachelor's degree in neurology.[2] In 2012 he obtained a master's degree in Health Business Management from the University of Montevideo and in 2018 a master's degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Barcelona. He also has a Diploma in Sleep Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of Latin American Center for Human Economy (CLAEH).[3]

After leaving government service, on April 10, 2023 it was announced that Salinas would take up the position of dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Catholic University of Uruguay.[4]

  1. ^ "Nuevos secretarios de Estado firmaron Libro de Actas ante el flamante presidente, Luis Lacalle Pou - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ ElPais. "Daniel Salinas, hombre cercano a Manini, para el Ministerio de Salud Pública". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  3. ^ "Biography of Minister Salinas". Archived from the original on 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ Magallanes, Agustin; Gonzalez, Rocio (2023-04-10). "Daniel Salinas será el nuevo decano de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Católica". EL PAIS. Retrieved 2023-05-20.