Azucena Arbeleche

Azucena Arbeleche
Arbeleche in 2021
Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay
Assumed office
1 March 2020
PresidentLuis Alberto Lacalle Pou
Preceded byDanilo Astori
Personal details
Born
Azucena María Arbeleche Perdomo

(1970-09-29) 29 September 1970 (age 54)
Uruguay
Political partyNational Party
SpouseJuan Alzugaray
Children3
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
OccupationEconomist, professor, politician, civil servant

Azucena María Arbeleche Perdomo (born 29 September 1970) is a Uruguayan professor, economist and civil servant who serves as Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay since March 1, 2020 under president Luis Lacalle Pou, being the first woman to hold that office.[1][2]

  1. ^ Suárez, Rocío Vargas. "Azucena Arbeleche: Los lazos con Chile de la primera mujer ministra de Economía de Uruguay". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Nuevos secretarios de Estado firmaron Libro de Actas ante el flamante presidente, Luis Lacalle Pou - Presidencia de la República". www.presidencia.gub.uy. Retrieved 7 March 2020.