Alejandro Atchugarry

Alejandro Víctor Washington Atchugarry Bonomi (31 July 1952 – 19 February 2017) was an Uruguayan lawyer and politician.

Alejandro Atchugarry
Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay
In office 24 July 2002 – 19 August 2003[1]
Preceded by	Alberto Bensión
Succeeded by	Isaac Alfie
Personal details
Born	31 July 1952 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	19 February 2017 (aged 64) Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	Colorado
Alma mater	University of the Republic
Profession	lawyer

He served as Minister of Economics and Finance during the 2002 Uruguay banking crisis.^[2] It was a widely acknowledged role in the solution of Uruguay's worst economic moment in a century.^[3]

Atchugarry died of an aneurysm in Montevideo on 19 February 2017, aged 64.^[4]

More reading

• Paolillo, Claudio (2004). Con los días contados. Editorial Fin de Siglo. p. 430. ISBN 9789974493209.