Elisa Facio
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay from 2023
About Elisa Facio
Elisa Facio was an Uruguayan politician and software engineer.
Elisa Facio became Uruguay's Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay in November 2023.
Life Facio attended the University of the Republic where she studied computer engineering. She graduated and then went on to take a master's degree at the same university before she became the minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay in November 2023. replacing Omar Paganini who was promoted to foreign minister. The cabinet reshuffle was required because of the scandal associated with the sudden resignation of Francisco Bustillo.
Facio's responsibilities are in her job title but she is also responsible for intellectual property and the medical use of nuclear technology.
In May 2024 she was with a large delegation from Uruguay at the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam. She explained her ambitionsin support of decarbonisation by 2050. An Innovation Hub program had been established to deliver these ambitions.
In October 2024 she declared amethyst to be Uruguay's national stone. She noted that the country's exports included $60m obtained from amethyst export and the industry created 2,000 jobs.
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Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay from 2023
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