Carlos Iafigliola

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iafigliola and the second or maternal family name is Pimentel.
Carlos Iafigliola
Iafigliola in 2014
Personal details
Born
Carlos Alberto Iafigliola Pimentel

(1963-02-01) 1 February 1963 (age 61)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyNational
Alma materCatholic University of Uruguay

Carlos Alberto Iafigliola Pimentel (born 1 February 1963) is a Uruguayan politician and activist who served as a member of the Montevideo Legislature from 2005 to 2015, and as a deputy National Representative from 2015 to 2020. A member of the National Party (PN), he was a candidate in the 2024 presidential primaries for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election.[1]

Early life and education

Iafigliola was born into a working-class family on 1 February 1963, in the Buceo neighbourhood of Montevideo.[2] He studied engineering at the University of the Republic and was part of the university union as a member of a Christian student association.[3] He ultimately did not graduate, instead he obtained a degree in marketing from the Catholic University of Uruguay.[4]

Political career

In 2003, he founded the Christian Social Current (List 252) as a sector of the National Party.[5]

References

  1. ^ BUSQUEDA, Semanario. "Carlos Iafigliola: un nuevo precandidato en el Partido Nacional". BUSQUEDA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. ^ "Carlos Iafigliola". Adelante - Lista 252 del Partido Nacional (in Spanish). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ "Entrevista central, lunes 27 de noviembre: Carlos Iafigliola - Radiomundo En Perspectiva". enperspectiva.uy. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  4. ^ "Carlos Iafigliola "desde febrero" esperaba cargo de confianza política". Diario El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  5. ^ Garcé, Adolfo. "Carlos Iafigliola: el tercero en discordia en el Partido Nacional". El Observador. Retrieved 2024-03-16.