The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay is a

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of the

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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

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. The current Minister of Economy and Finance is

Azucena Arbeleche Azucena María Arbeleche Perdomo (born 29 September 1970) is a Uruguayan economist and civil servant who serves as Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay since March 1, 2020 under president Luis Lacalle Pou, being the first woman to hold th ...

, who has held the position since March 1, 2020.

Creation

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was created as the Ministry of Finance by Law of March 8, 1830, but on January 7, 1970 through Article 103, Law No. 13,835 changes its name to the 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.

Ministers of Economy and Finance of Uruguay

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Ricardo Cossio Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugue ...

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Héctor Álvarez Cina Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Troy, Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek language ...

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Ledo Arroyo Torres Ledo Arroyo Torres (1894–1975) was a Uruguayan notary and politician. Background and government roles Arroyo was a member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, which ruled the country for long periods. He was Minister of Economy and Finance fr ...

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Nilo R. Berchesi Nilo may refer to: * Nilo (name) * Nilo, Cundinamarca, a town in Colombia See also * Nilo-Saharan languages * Nilo Rukundpur, a village in Patepur Tehsil, Vaishali, Bihar, India * Nilo Syrtis, a region just north of Syrtis Major Planum on Mars ...

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Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese football ...

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Armando Malet Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

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Amílcar Vasconcellos Amílcar Vasconcellos ( Artigas, 22 September 1915 - Montevideo, 22 October. 1999) was a Uruguayan politician, lawyer, government minister and Senator. In 1967 he challenged Óscar Diego Gestido Óscar Diego Gestido Pose (Montevideo, Uruguay ...

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Salvador Ferrer Serra Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ...

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Raúl Ybarra San Martín Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

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Carlos Végh Garzón Carlos Vegh Garzón (Montevideo, 1902–1984) was a Uruguayan politician. Background He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. Public offices He served as Minister of Economy and Finance in 1967, under President Oscar Gestido. ...

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Carlos M. Fleitas Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

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Francisco Forteza Francisco Forteza (1892–1967) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background He was a medical doctor by profession. He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. His son Francisco Forteza (son) served as a Deputy, Senator, Minister ...

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Moisés Cohen Berro Moises or Moisés is a male name common among people of Iberian origin. It is the Spanish, Portuguese and Tagalog equivalent of the name Moses. ;Places * Doctor Moisés Bertoni, a village in the Caazapá department of Paraguay * Moises Padilla, a ...

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Manuel Pazos Manuel Pazos González (17 March 1930 – 24 May 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer who played a goalkeeper. Career Born in Cambados, Pazos played for Celta Vigo, Real Madrid, Hércules, Atlético Madrid and Elche Elche ( ca-valenci ...

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Alejandro Végh Villegas Alejandro Végh Villegas (17 October 1928 – 13 March 2017) was a Uruguayan politician. Background Villegas was born in City of Brussels, Brussels. His great-grandfather Sándor Végh was a Hungarian military officer who migrated to Uruguay ...

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Valentín Arismendi ''Valentín'' is a 2002 Cinema of Argentina, Argentine-Cinema of France, French-Cinema of Italy, Italian Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Alejandro Agresti. The film features Rodrigo Noya as Valentín and Carmen Mau ...

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Walter Lusiardo Aznárez Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

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Ricardo Zerbino Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugue ...

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Enrique Braga Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dut ...

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Ignacio de Posadas Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of sev ...

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Luis Mosca Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

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Alberto Bensión Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...

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Alejandro Atchugarry Alejandro Víctor Washington Atchugarry Bonomi (31 July 1952 in Montevideo – 19 February 2017 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician. He was Minister of Economics and Finance during the most difficult period in Jorge Batlle ...

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Isaac Alfie Isaac Alfie Stochek (born 27 April 1962) is a Uruguayan economist, accountant and politician of the Colorado Party, serving as head of the Office of Planning and Budget since 1 March 2020. He previously served as Minister of Economy and Finan ...

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Danilo Astori Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (born April 23, 1940) is a Uruguayan retired social democratic politician who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly– Broad Front, ...

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Álvaro García Rodríguez Álvaro García Rodríguez (born 19 September 1961) is a Uruguayan politician. Background He has a professional background in both private and public sector appointments in finance and planning. García also taught at two Uruguayan universitie ...

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, National Party , style="text-align:center;", 2020 , style="text-align:center;", in office ¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973-1985).

References

External links

Uruguayan Minister for Economy and Finance (in Spanish only)

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