The Cabinet of Uruguay is part of the

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of the

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. It is composed of thirteen

cabinet ministers A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a cabinet varies: in some countries ...

. Each is appointed by the

President of Uruguay The president of Uruguay ( es, Presidente del Uruguay), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. Their rights are determined in the Constitution of Urugua ...

, and serves as the head of a particular executive department. It meets on Monday mornings at the Executive Tower of Montevideo, but sometimes meets at the Suarez Residence or at the Anchorena Presidential Estate. Currently, the cabinet is formed by an electoral alliance, the

Coalición Multicolor The Multicolor Coalition is a big tent political coalition formed for the ballotage in Uruguay in 2019. It is led by the Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou and is composed of the centre-right National Party (PN), the centrist Colorado Par ...

, under the administration of

Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (; ''Luis Lacalle'' locally or ; born 10 August 1973) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer serving as President of Uruguay since 1 March 2020. Son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, Lacalle ...

. Cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 1, 2020, the same day the president took office.

Members of the Council of Ministers

References

Government of Uruguay

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

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