Mario Bergara

Mario Esteban Bergara Duque (born 4 May 1965 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan economist, public accountant, professor and politician of the Broad Front. He served as President of the Central Bank of Uruguay from 2008 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2018. He also served as Minister of Economy and Finance (2013-2015) and as Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance (2005-2008). Since February 15, 2020, he has served as Senator of the Republic for the 49th Legislature.

For the Uruguayan footballer, see Mario Ludovico Bergara.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bergara and the second or maternal family name is Duque.

Mario Bergara
Mario Bergara in 2016.
Senator of Uruguay
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 February 2020
President of the Central Bank of Uruguay
In office 21 April 2015 – 11 October 2018
Preceded by	Alberto Graña
Succeeded by	Alberto Graña
In office 11 November 2008 – 26 December 2013
Preceded by	Walter Cancela
Succeeded by	Alberto Graña
Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay
In office 26 December 2013 – 1 March 2015
Preceded by	Fernando Lorenzo
Succeeded by	Danilo Astori
Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay
In office 1 March 2005 – 18 September 2008
Preceded by	Álvaro Rossa
Succeeded by	Pedro Buonomo
Personal details
Born	Mario Esteban Bergara Duque (1965-05-04) 4 May 1965 Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	Broad Front
Alma mater	University of the Republic UC Berkeley
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Accountant, economist

Biography

Education

Bergara graduated as an Economist (1987) and Public Accountant (1990) at the University of the Republic. He later obtained an MA (1997) and a PhD (1998) in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Career

He worked at the Banco de la República and at the Banco Central. He was head of the Department of Economic Studies of the Central Bank from 2001 to 2005 he was director of the Communications Services Regulatory Unit. Bergara's beginnings in the Broad Front were as a member of the Communist Party, but later, with his breakup from 1989 and upon returning from his graduate studies in the US, he frequented the surroundings of one of its founders, Líber Seregni. During the General's last years of life, he became one of his trusted men. After the electoral victory of Tabaré Vázquez in the 2004 elections, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, accompanying Minister Danilo Astori.

He resigned his position in the ministry at the same time that Danilo Astori did. On November 11, 2008, he assumed as President of the Central Bank of Uruguay, a position he held until December 26, 2013.[1] In that moment he was appointed Minister of Economy and Finance, replacing Fernando Lorenzo.[2][3] He returned to the post of president of the Central Bank in April 2015.[4]

Participation in elections

In 2019, Bergara was a candidate in the Broad Front primaries election.[5] However, he was defeated by Daniel Martínez, who represented the party in the general election of the same year. After the primary result of the primary elections Bergara obtained a total vote of 23,688 corresponding to 9.28% of the total votes received by the Broad Front.[6]

In the 2019 general election, he was elected Senator of the Republic for the 49th Legislature, a position he accessed on February 15, 2020.[7]

Personal life

Bergara maintains a relationship with the journalist and informativist Blanca Rodríguez.[8]

References

1. "Bergara renuncia al BCU este jueves y se postula como precandidato". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
2. "Mario Bergara, nuevo ministro de Economía". El Observador. 2013-12-21. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22. (in Spanish)
3. "Bergara for Minister". EL PAIS. 2013-12-22. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. (in Spanish)
4. "Páginas - Bergara: "El trabajo comprometido del BCU repercute en la vida familiar de todas las personas"". www.bcu.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
5. Observador, El. "Bergara lanzó su precandidatura: "Tenemos que ser implacables con las faltas éticas"". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
6. "ELECCIONES INTERNAS 2019". eleccionesinternas.corteelectoral.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
7. ElPais. "Asumió la nueva legislatura donde siete partidos deberán negociar". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
8. ElPais. "El brete de Blanca Rodríguez". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.

External links

• CV of Mario Bergara, PhD

Bibliography

Bergara, Mario; Pereyra, Andrés; Tansini, Ruben; Garce, Adolfo; Chasquetti, Daniel; Buquet, Daniel; Moraes, Juan Andrés (2006). "Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes: The Case of Uruguay". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1814759. ISSN 1556-5068.