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

List of Ministers of Finance from 1830 to 1943: List of Ministers of Economy and Finance since 1943: {, class="wikitable" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Minister !! Party!! Began !! Ended , - , Ricardo Cossio , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1943 , , style="text-align:center;", 1945 , - , Héctor Álvarez Cina , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1946 , , style="text-align:center;", 1946 , - ,

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 ...

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1947 , , style="text-align:center;", 1949 , - , Nilo R. Berchesi , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1950 , , style="text-align:center;", 1950 , - , Héctor Álvarez Cina , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1951 , , style="text-align:center;", 1951 , - , Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1952 , , style="text-align:center;", 1954 , - , Armando Malet , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1955 , , style="text-align:center;", 1956 , - ,

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1956 , , style="text-align:center;", 1957 , - ,

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 ...

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1957 , , style="text-align:center;", 1958 , - , Juan Eduardo Azzini , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1959 , , style="text-align:center;", 1962 , - , Salvador Ferrer Serra , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1963 , , style="text-align:center;", 1963 , - , Raúl Ybarra San Martín , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1964 , , style="text-align:center;", 1964 , - , Daniel H. Martins , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1965 , , style="text-align:center;", 1965 , - , Dardo Ortiz , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1966 , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , - ,

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , - , Carlos Végh Garzón , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , - , César Charlone , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , - , Armando Malet , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , - , César Charlone , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , , style="text-align:center;", 1971 , - , Carlos M. Fleitas , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1971 , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , - , Francisco Forteza , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , - , Moisés Cohen Berro , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , , style="text-align:center;", 1973 , - ,

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 ...

¹ , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1973 , , style="text-align:center;", 1974 , - ,

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 ...

¹ , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1974 , , style="text-align:center;", 1976 , - , Valentín Arismendi¹ , , Without known affiliation , , style="text-align:center;", 1976 , , style="text-align:center;", 1982 , - , Walter Lusiardo Aznárez¹ , , Without known affiliation , , style="text-align:center;", 1982 , , style="text-align:center;", 1983 , - ,

¹ , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1983 , , style="text-align:center;", 1985 , - , Ricardo Zerbino , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1985 , , style="text-align:center;", 1990 , - , Enrique Braga , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1990 , , style="text-align:center;", 1992 , - , Ignacio de Posadas , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1992 , , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , - , Daniel H. Martins , , National Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , - , Luis Mosca , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , , style="text-align:center;", 2000 , - , Alberto Bensión , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 2000 , , style="text-align:center;", 2002 , - , Alejandro Atchugarry , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 2002 , , style="text-align:center;", 2003 , - , Isaac Alfie , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 2003 , , style="text-align:center;", 2005 , - ,

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 ...

, , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2008 , , style="text-align:center;", 2010 , - , Fernando Lorenzo , , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2010 , , style="text-align:center;", 2013 , - , Mario Bergara , , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2013 , , style="text-align:center;", 2015 , - ,

, , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2015 , , style="text-align:center;", 2020 , - ,

, 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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