Diego Labat Legarra (born 19 December 1969) is an Uruguayan economist and accountant who served as the 23rd president of the Central Bank of Uruguay from 2020 to 2024.
[1] After earning a degree in economics in 1993 and in accounting in 1996 from the University of the Republic, he began working at several financial institutions.
Close to Luis Lacalle Pou, he was part of his economic team during the presidential campaign and once in government he was appointed president of the Central Bank of Uruguay.
[6] Graduated from the University of the Republic as an economist in 1993 and as an accountant in 1996, he obtained a master's degree in international economics in 2005.
[13] On July 25, 2024, he resigned from office to join the economic team of the presidential campaign of the National Party candidate, Álvaro Delgado Ceretta.