José Luis Falero

José Luis Falero Bértola (born 19 May 1966) is a Uruguayan businessman and politician of the National Party (PN), serving as Minister of Transport and Public Works since 24 May 2021 under president Luis Lacalle Pou.

[1] He began his political career in 1995 as a member of the Departmental Board of San José, being its spokesperson in 2000.

In March 2020, with the Lacalle Pou administration, he took the position of Deputy Director of the Office of Planning and Budget (OPP), resigning on March 3 from the departmental government of San José, being replaced by his alternate Pedro Bidegain.

[6] On 24 May 2021, with the cabinet reshuffle after the death of the then Interior Minister Jorge Larrañaga, Falero was appointed Minister of Transport and Public Works to replace Luis Alberto Heber, who was appointed head of the deceased's portfolio.

[8] He married María del Pilar Miguel Cachés (who died in 2012), he has two children, Rodrigo and José Manuel.