Carolina Ache Batlle (born 19 November 1980) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Colorado Party who served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations from 1 March 2020 to 19 December 2022.[1] She was a candidate in the 2024 Colorado presidential primaries for president of Uruguay.[2]
Carolina Ache Batlle | |
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| Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations | |
| In office 1 March 2020 – 19 December 2022 | |
| President | Luis Lacalle Pou |
| Preceded by | Ariel Bergamino |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás Albertoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carolina Ache Batlle 19 November 1980 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse | Tomás Romay |
| Relations | Batlle family |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Uruguay University of Bologna |
Biography
editBorn into a political family in Montevideo, Ache Batlle graduated from the Catholic University of Uruguay in 2005 with a law degree. After graduating, she obtained a master's degree in International Law at the University of Bologna. Also, in 2007 she completed a technical degree in foreign trade at the Mercosur Technical Institute.[3] In 2006 she carried out a curricular internship at the European Commission in Milan,[4] and from 2008 to 2010, she worked in the Legal and Compliance Department of Banco Santander in Geneva, Switzerland.[3] She is the great-niece of former President Jorge Batlle Ibáñez.[5]
Political career
editAche first competed in the Colorado youth elections in 2007.[6] From 2015 to 2019, she was a member of the National Executive Committee of the Colorado Party and held the position of its Human Rights Prosecutor.[7] In the 2014 presidential primaries, she participated as a member of the group Vamos Adelante, founded a year earlier.[8]
In 2018, Ache was a founding member of Ciudadanos, a faction of the Colorado Party led by Ernesto Talvi. In 2019 she was reelected as a member of the National Executive Committee of her party, and in the presidential primaries of that year she was the most voted woman in her political sector.[9] For the runoff of the general election, she supported the formula of Luis Lacalle Pou-Beatriz Argimón, as a member of the Coalición Multicolor.[10]
Once Lacalle's victory was known, Ache was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations by the president-elect,[11] on December 16, 2019; she would accompany Ernesto Talvi, who was appointed Minister.[12] She took office on March 1, 2020,[13] becoming the second woman to hold the position, after Belela Herrera.[14] In June, Talvi announced his intention to step down as minister,[15] which was made official on July 1.[16] After much speculation, it was announced that Ambassador Francisco Bustillo would replace Talvi at the head of the Foreign Ministry.[17] Despite the change of minister, Ache was retained in office by President Lacalle Pou on July 6.[18] On December 19, 2022, she resigned from the position, being succeeded by Nicolás Albertoni.[19] A few days later, she submitted her resignation as a member of Ciudadanos.[20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lacalle Pou le aceptó la renuncia a Carolina Ache, pero le reiteró su respaldo personal". EL PAIS. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Carolina Ache decidió ser precandidata a la Presidencia para que su partido tenga 'un candidato colorado y no uno rosado'". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ a b "Ernesto Talvi asumió como canciller: "Es un honor asumir esta responsabilidad"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ ""Lamentablemente las cosas pasaron como pasaron, pero mi compromiso se mantiene"". Revista Galeria de Busqueda en Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Carolina Ache Batlle: "Batlle fue un hombre sumamente generoso"". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Las nuevas dirigentes". Revista Galeria de Busqueda en Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Carolina Ache Batlle". Partido Colorado (in Spanish). 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ historico.espectador.com. "Carolina Ache : "Cuando hay arte callejero no lo toco"". HISTORICO.ESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "La dirigente más votada de Talvi dijo que la fórmula "no tiene por qué ser paritaria"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Para Carolina Ache Batlle, la gran mayoría de los colorados se volcará hacia la coalición del cambio". La Mañana (in Spanish). 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Observador, El. "Carolina Ache será la viceministra de Relaciones Exteriores". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Observador, El. "Uno a uno: quiénes son los integrantes del gabinete de Lacalle Pou". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ ElPais. "Uno a uno: así fue la asunción de los ministros del nuevo gabinete de Lacalle Pou". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ cronicas (2020-05-15). "Carolina Ache: "Nos alejaremos de la ideología y nos apegaremos a principios de política exterior de Estado"". Crónicas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Observador, El. "Semántica, apoyo insuficiente y ansias de más protagonismo llevaron a Talvi a activar plan que pensaba hace un mes". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Observador, El. "Talvi presentó su renuncia: "Nada más lejos de mi intención que ser un obstáculo"". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Francisco Bustillo será el nuevo canciller de Uruguay - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Canal. "Lacalle Pou ratificó a Carolina Ache como subsecretaria en la Cancillería". www.telenoche.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Carolina Ache presentó renuncia como vicecanciller". El Observador. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Tras dejar su puesto en Cancillería, Carolina Ache renunció al sector Ciudadanos del PC". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-24.