Juan Lorenzo de Lara


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Juan Lorenzo de Lara Cuevas (born 24 May 1987), commonly referred to as just Juan Lorenzo, is the current President of Platina and head of the Lara family.

He was inaugurated as the President of Platina after the death of his father, Pablo de Lara, on 29 April 2011. Prior to his inauguration, he had served as a Senator for Buenos Aires since 2009. Juan Lorenzo, as the first child of Pablo de Lara, was appointed as the Presidential successor at his birth, although he did not receive the official sanction of the Chamber of Senators until 2009, when he completed his studies. Upon his inauguration to the presidency in 2011, Juan Lorenzo's younger brother, Pablo Eduardo de Lara, inherited his senatorial seat.

Juan Lorenzo was born in Buenos Aires as the patrilineal heir to the Lara family, the ruling presidential family of Platina. As a child, Juan Lorenzo was privately tutored, and in 2000, at the age of 13, he began attending. Juan Lorenzo returned to Platina in 2005 to attend university, and in 2009, he graduated from the National University of Buenos Aires with an honours degree in. He was formally appointed as his father's successor that same year, inheriting his uncle's seat in the Chamber of Senators.

The presidency of Juan Lorenzo has been marked by an increase in international instability, with global outbreaks of and the development of the. Despite a loss of confidence from his young age, Juan Lorenzo has otherwise successfully led Platina out of the remnants of the of 2008 and brought about a great deal of economic development in a relatively short amount of time. Despite the presidency officially being, Juan Lorenzo has received a great deal of policy support from the Social Republican Party, and in return, he has attracted a great deal of criticism from all Justicialist Deputies and many Senators.