Isaac Alfie

Isaac Alfie Stochek (born 27 April 1962) is a Uruguayan economist, accountant and politician of the Colorado Party. He served as head of the Office of Planning and Budget from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as Minister of Economy and Finance during the final years of Jorge Batlle's presidential term (2003–2005).

Early life Isaac Alfie Stochek was born in the barrio Palermo, Montevideo into a Jewish family. His father was a public employee and her mother a commercial employee. His paternal family was militant of the Colorado Party, while the maternal one was originally of the socialist Emilio Frugoni. In the private sector, he was a business consultant, especially in the areas of financial and cost analysis, and study of investment projects.

He also served as adjunct professor of the Department of Economics of the University of the Republic, where he taught basic macroeconomics. He also worked as a teacher at the University ORT Uruguay, and at the University of Belgrano in Argentina. He is currently a professor of Economics and public finance at the University of Montevideo. On December 16, when President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou announced his cabinet, Alfie was appointed Director of the Office of Planning and Budget (OPP) as a member of the Coalición Multicolor.

Other activities In the elections for the Board of Directors of Club Atlético Peñarol held in November 2008, Isaac Alfie accompanied the opposition list No. 2809, led by Daniel Benech, whose motto was "Peñarol is the people." This list would be in second place in number of votes, after the officialismo, headed by Juan Pedro Damiani.

Alfie writes in the economics supplement of the El País newspaper in Montevideo.