Carolina Ache Batlle

Born into a political family in Montevideo,^{[citation needed]} 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] and she is married to Tomás Romay, a great-grandson of the late businesswoman Elvira Salvo.

Ache 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]

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