Omar Paganini
Omar Paganini | |
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Omar Paganini in 2024 | |
| Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay | |
| In office 6 November 2023 – 1 March 2025 | |
| President | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
| Preceded by | Francisco Bustillo |
| Succeeded by | Mario Lubetkin |
| 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 |
| Succeeded by | Elisa Facio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera 2 June 1962 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | National Party |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic Catholic University of Uruguay |
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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.