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Ministry of Economy and Finance (Uruguay)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Uruguay}}

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The Ministry of Economy and Finance ({{langx|es|Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas}}) of Uruguay is a ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for administering, improving and strengthening the finance of Uruguay through certain competent bodies. This secretary of state is responsible for accounting for the profits of a country through imports and exports. It is also responsible for requesting and paying loans, and for administering the money that is spent on the different state distributions, for which the National Budget is presented to the Parliament.

Creation

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was originally established as the Ministry of Finance by Law of March 8, 1830, but on January 7, 1970 through Article 103, Law No. 13,835 the Ministry's name was changed to ministry of Economy and Finance by assigning it. In addition to the tasks of the previous one, all those who derive or serve as a means to carry out their main role of superior leadership of the national economic and financial policy.


List of ministers of economy and finance of Uruguay

List of ministers of finance from 1830 to 1943:

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! Minister !! Began !! Ended

Gabriel Antonio Pereira18301831
Román de Acha18311831
Santiago Vázquez18311833
Lucas José Obes18331835
Juan María Pérez18351838
Francisco Joaquín Muñoz18381838
Santiago Vázquez18381839
Francisco Joaquín Muñoz18391839
Alejandro Chucarro18391841
José de Béjar18411843
Andrés Lamas18431844
Santiago Sayago18441847
José de Béjar18471852
Manuel Herrera y Obes18521853
Santiago Sayago18531853
José Zubillaga18531856
Lorenzo Batlle18561857
Doroteo García18571858
Francisco Lecocq18581859
Cristóbal Salvañach18591860
Tomás Villalba18601861
Antonio Pérez18611864
Eustaquio Tomé18641865
Juan Ramón Gómez18651866
Antonio María Márquez18661868
Emeterio Regúnaga18681868
Pedro Bustamante y García18681868
Daniel Zorrilla18681869
Alejandro Magariños Cervantes18691869
Duncan Stewart18691872
Ernesto Velazco18721874
Pedro Bustamante y García18741875
Cayetano Álvarez18751875
José Cándido Bustamante18751875
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas18751876
Juan Andrés Vázquez18761877
José María de Nava18771879
Aurelio Berro18791880
Juan Peñalva18801880
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas18801882
José Ladislao Terra18821886
Antonio María Márquez18861889
Jacobo Adrián Varela18891889
Carlos María de Pena18901891
Carlos María Ramírez18911892
Alcides Montero18921894
Federico Vidiella18941899
Juan Campisteguy18991899
Anacleto Dufort y Álvarez18991901
Diego Pons19011902
Martín C. Martínez19031904
José Serrato19041907
Eugenio Magdalena19071907
Blas Vidal19071911
José Serrato19111913
Pedro Cosio19131916
Martín C. Martínez19161916
Federico Vidiella19161919
Ricardo Vecino19191923
Ricardo Cosio19231927
Daniel Blanco Acevedo19271927
Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez19271927
Daniel Blanco Acevedo19271929
Ricardo Vecino19291931
Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez19311933
Pedro Manini Ríos19331933
Pedro Cosio19331934
César Charlone19341938
Ricardo Vecino19381940
César Charlone19401943

List of ministers of economy and finance since 1943:

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! Minister !! Party!! Began !! Ended

Ricardo CossioColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1943style="text-align:center;"| 1945
Héctor Álvarez CinaColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1946style="text-align:center;"| 1946
Ledo Arroyo TorresColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1947style="text-align:center;"| 1949
Nilo R. BerchesiColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1950style="text-align:center;"| 1950
Héctor Álvarez CinaColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1951style="text-align:center;"| 1951
Eduardo Acevedo ÁlvarezColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1952style="text-align:center;"| 1954
Armando MaletColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1955style="text-align:center;"| 1956
Ledo Arroyo TorresColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1956style="text-align:center;"| 1957
Amílcar VasconcellosColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1957style="text-align:center;"| 1958
Juan Eduardo AzziniNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1959style="text-align:center;"| 1962
Salvador Ferrer SerraNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1963style="text-align:center;"| 1963
Raúl Ybarra San MartínNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1964style="text-align:center;"| 1964
Daniel H. MartinsNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1965style="text-align:center;"| 1965
Dardo OrtizNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1966style="text-align:center;"| 1967
Amílcar VasconcellosColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1967style="text-align:center;"| 1967
Carlos Végh GarzónColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1967style="text-align:center;"| 1967
César CharloneColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1967style="text-align:center;"| 1970
Armando MaletColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1970style="text-align:center;"| 1970
César CharloneColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1970style="text-align:center;"| 1971
Carlos M. FleitasColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1971style="text-align:center;"| 1972
Francisco FortezaColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1972style="text-align:center;"| 1972
Moisés Cohen BerroColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1972style="text-align:center;"| 1973
Manuel Pazos¹Colorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1973style="text-align:center;"| 1974
Alejandro Végh Villegas¹Colorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1974style="text-align:center;"| 1976
Valentín Arismendi¹Without known affiliationstyle="text-align:center;"| 1976style="text-align:center;"| 1982
Walter Lusiardo Aznárez¹Without known affiliationstyle="text-align:center;"| 1982style="text-align:center;"| 1983
Alejandro Végh Villegas¹Colorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1983style="text-align:center;"| 1985
Ricardo ZerbinoColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1985style="text-align:center;"| 1990
Enrique BragaNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1990style="text-align:center;"| 1992
Ignacio de PosadasNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 1992style="text-align:center;"| 1995
Daniel H. MartinsNational Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1995style="text-align:center;"| 1995
Luis MoscaColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|1995style="text-align:center;"| 2000
Alberto BensiónColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|2000style="text-align:center;"| 2002
Alejandro AtchugarryColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"| 2002style="text-align:center;"| 2003
Isaac AlfieColorado Partystyle="text-align:center;"|2003style="text-align:center;"| 2005
Danilo AstoriBroad Frontstyle="text-align:center;"|2005style="text-align:center;"| 2008
Álvaro García RodríguezBroad Frontstyle="text-align:center;"|2008style="text-align:center;"| 2010
Fernando LorenzoBroad Frontstyle="text-align:center;"| 2010style="text-align:center;"| 2013
Mario BergaraBroad Frontstyle="text-align:center;"|2013style="text-align:center;"| 2015
Danilo AstoriBroad Frontstyle="text-align:center;"| 2015style="text-align:center;"| 2020
Azucena Arbeleche

|National Party

|style="text-align:center;"|2020

|style="text-align:center;"|2025

Gabriel Oddone

|Broad Front

|2025

|in office

¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973-1985).

References

External links

  • [http://www.mef.gub.uy/ Uruguayan Minister for Economy and Finance (in Spanish only)]

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