Omar Paganini

Omar Paganini
Omar Paganini in 2024
Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay
In office
6 November 2023  1 March 2025
PresidentLuis Alberto Lacalle Pou
Preceded byFrancisco Bustillo
Succeeded byMario Lubetkin
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay
In office
1 March 2020  4 November 2023
PresidentLuis Alberto Lacalle Pou
Preceded byGuillermo Moncecchi
Succeeded byElisa Facio
Personal details
Born
Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera

(1962-06-02) 2 June 1962
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyNational Party
Alma materUniversity of the Republic
Catholic University of Uruguay
Occupation
  • Electrical engineer
  • academic
  • politician

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 from 6 November 2023 to 1 March 2025 under president Luis Lacalle Pou. Previously, he served as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining from March 2020 to November 2023.

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. 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.