Domingo Cavallo

Domingo Felipe Cavallo (born July 21, 1946) is an Argentine economist and politician. Between 1991 and 1996 he was Economic Ministry of Argentina during Carlos Menem presidency and again for a short time in 2001 during the Fernando de la Rúa presidency. He was known for making the U.S. dollar of legal use in Argentina.

Domingo Cavallo
Minister of Economy
In office 20 March 2001 – 20 December 2001
President	Fernando de la Rúa
Preceded by	Ricardo López Murphy
Succeeded by	Jorge Capitanich
In office 1 February 1991 – 6 August 1996
President	Carlos Menem
Preceded by	Antonio Erman González
Succeeded by	Roque Fernández
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 July 1989 – 31 January 1991
President	Carlos Menem
Preceded by	Susana Ruiz Cerruti
Succeeded by	Guido di Tella
President of the Central Bank of Argentina
In office 2 July 1982 – 26 August 1982
President	Reynaldo Bignone
Preceded by	Egidio Iannella
Succeeded by	Julio González del Solar
National Deputy
In office December 10, 1997 – March 20, 2001
Constituency	City of Buenos Aires
In office December 10, 1987 – December 10, 1989
Constituency	Cordoba
Personal details
Born	Domingo Felipe Cavallo (1946-07-21) July 21, 1946 San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	Justicialist Party (1983–1996) Action for the Republic (1996-2005) Is Posible Party (2013) Independent (2005-2012) (2014-present)
Spouse(s)	Sonia Abrazián
Alma mater	National University of Córdoba Harvard University
Website	Official website

He unsuccessfully ran for President of Argentina in 1999. From 1989 to 1991, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Carlos Menem presidency.