Alfonso Prat-Gay (born 24 November 1965) is an Argentine economist and politician. Following the election of Mauricio Macri to the presidency on 2015, he became Minister of Economy of Argentina. He was also President of the Central Bank of Argentina from December 2002 to September 2004, and was elected National Deputy for the Civic Coalition in the 2009 elections. A decade later, as Minister of Economy in the Macri administration, he lifted 4-year-old capital controls on the Argentine currency, a mere 6 days after taking office.