Álvaro Luis Delgado Ceretta (born 11 March 1969) is a Uruguayan veterinarian and politician of the National Party (PN), serving as the 18th Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic, since 1 March 2020. He also previously served as National Representative from 2005 to 2015, as well as Senator from 2015 to 2020.

Born in Montevideo and graduated from the University of the Republic in 1995 with the degree of Doctor of Veterinary and Veterinary Technology, Delgado has a postgraduate degree in Agroindustrial Management in the School of Management and International Studies of the ORT University Uruguay. After graduating he started working as a rural producer and was a veterinary advisor in agricultural establishments. He is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2024.

Early life and education 
Delgado Ceretta was born in Montevideo, as the son of Omar Delgado, and accountant and Celeste Ceretta. On his paternal side, he is of Spanish descent, tracing his ancestry to the Canary Islands, while on his mother's side, he is of Italian descent and traces his ancestry to Venetian immigrants who arrived in Uruguay at the end of the 19th century and settled in the Paysandú Department. Raised in Pocitos and Prado, he attended the Sacred Heart School and the John XXIII Institute.

In 1987 he enrolled at the University of the Republic, graduating in 1995 with a degree in veterinary medicine. During his university life, he was a member of the academic senate of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, for the University Guild Current – CGU. In 1997 he obtained a Diploma in Agroindustrial Management from the ORT University Uruguay.

Political career 
Delgado served as secretary to Senator Juan Carlos Raffo after joining his Senate campaign in 1989. In 1994 he was appointed secretary of the parliamentary nationalist caucus. In 1999, at the age of 29 he was appointed General Inspector of Labour, a position he held until December 2004.

In the 2004 general election he was elected National Representative for Montevideo Department for the 46th Legislature (2005-2010), as part of the Wilsonist Current. In 2008, Delgado left the Wilsonist Current and declared himself independent within the party. In June he endorsed Carmelo Vidalín for the presidential primaries, however, he withdrew his candidacy. Delgado later joined the new political group Aire Fresco – Lista 404 along with Luis Lacalle Pou.

In the 2009 general election, Delgado was re-elected National Representative to the 47th Legislature (2010-2015). During his terms in the Chamber of Representatives he chaired the Energy and Mining Industry Commission (2006, 2011, 2012 and 2013). He was elected Senator of the Republic for the first time in the 2014 election. During his tenure in the Senate, he filed a complaint of various "irregular" events in the management of the state-owned company ANCAP between 2005 and 2015, invoking a parliamentary investigative commission. In 2016, he was part of the group of opposition senators who filed criminal complaints about the economic and financial situation of the company.

In the 2019 general election he was the second-listed candidate to the Senate of the Aire Fresco ballot, which was the most voted in the entire National Party. In December, the then president-elect Luis Lacalle Pou appointed him Secretary of the Presidency. In February 2020, he assumed his senatorial seat, but resigned from it on March 1, when he took office as Secretary of the Presidency, succeeding Miguel Toma.

Personal life 
Álvaro Delgado met Leticia Lateulade while he was attending university in 1991, and they married in 1997. They have three children, Agustina, Felipe, Pilar.

References

External links 
 Official website

National Party (Uruguay) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Members of the Senate of Uruguay
Uruguayan veterinarians
1969 births
Living people
Uruguayan people of Italian descent
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
University of the Republic (Uruguay) alumni