Carlos Iafigliola Explained

Carlos Iafigliola
Birth Name:Carlos Alberto Iafigliola Pimentel
Birth Date:1 February 1963
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Party:National
Children:2
Alma Mater:Catholic 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 an 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

Carlos Alberto Iafigliola Pimentel 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. Web site: BUSQUEDA . Semanario . Carlos Iafigliola: un nuevo precandidato en el Partido Nacional . 2024-03-16 . BUSQUEDA . es.
  2. Web site: 2023-11-16 . Carlos Iafigliola . 2024-03-16 . Adelante - Lista 252 del Partido Nacional . es.
  3. Web site: Entrevista central, lunes 27 de noviembre: Carlos Iafigliola - Radiomundo En Perspectiva . 2024-03-16 . enperspectiva.uy.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-16 . Carlos Iafigliola “desde febrero” esperaba cargo de confianza política . 2024-03-16 . Diario El Telégrafo . es.
  5. Web site: Garcé . Adolfo . Carlos Iafigliola: el tercero en discordia en el Partido Nacional . 2024-03-16 . El Observador.