Omar Paganini
Uruguayan electrical engineer, politician and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera (born 2 June 1962) is an Uruguayan electrical engineer, academic and politician of the National Party, serving as Minister of Foreign Relations since November 2023 under president Luis Lacalle Pou.[1] Previously, he served as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining from March 2020 to November 2023.[2]
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Omar Paganini | |
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Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay | |
Assumed office 6 November 2023 | |
President | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
Preceded by | Francisco Bustillo |
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay | |
In office 1 March 2020 – 4 November 2023 | |
President | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
Preceded by | Guillermo Moncecchi |
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Born | Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera (1962-06-02) 2 June 1962 (age 61) Montevideo, Uruguay |
Political party | National Party |
Alma mater | University of the Republic Catholic University of Uruguay |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paganini and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
Graduated from the University of the Republic with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Paganini obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Catholic University of Uruguay.[3] He also trained in Entrepreneurship at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, and in Negotiation by the Global PON program at Harvard University.[4]