Defence Staff (Uruguay)

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Defence Staff of uruguay
Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Active2010–present
Country Uruguay
Branch Armed Forces of Uruguay
Type Military staff
RoleAdvice to the Ministry of National Defense on planning and coordination of the joint actions of the three branches of the Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ Montevideo
Commanders
Current Chief General of the Air Rodolfo Pereyra Martínez

The Defence Staff (Spanish: Estado Mayor de la Defensa, ESMADE) is an advisory body of the Ministry of National Defense of Uruguay on issues related to the planning and coordination of activities carried out by the Armed Forces. [1] Created from Law 18,650 of February 19, 2010, [2] its current headquarters was inaugurated in 2011, and is located on Avenida Luis Alberto de Herrera at its intersection with Monte Caseros St. [3]

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Functions

The powers of the Defense Staff are included in Article 16 of Law No. 18,650, and in Article 6 of Law No. 19,775. [4] [5]

Chief of the Defense Staff

The position of Chief of the Defense Staff is regulated by article 16 of Law No. 18,650. The holder is designated among the General Officers or active Admirals, and has the same hierarchy as the Commanders-in-Chief of the different branches, therefore, at the time of designation, it is granted the rank of Army General, Admiral or General of the Air, depending on whether it belongs to the Army, Navy or Air Force respectively. [6] Likewise, no type of rotation is established between each branch of the Armed Forces, since the designation is given by confidence of the Executive. [6]

The holder of the position may remain in activity for up to five years counted from the promotion, having as an exception the cessation as Commander-in-Chief due to appointment as Chief of the General Staff. In the event of being dismissed from his position, the chief of the defense staff must go into mandatory retirement. [6]

No.Name
(born–died)		Term of officeDefence branchRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1General of the air
José Ramón Bonilla 		20 October 201018 June 2011241 daysFlag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg  Uruguayan Air Force [7]
2Army general
Daniel Castellá 		1 February 20121 February 20142 years, 0 daysFlag of Uruguayan Army.jpg  National Army of Uruguay [8] [9]
3Army general
Milton Ituarte 		1 February 20142 February 20151 year, 1 dayFlag of Uruguayan Army.jpg  National Army of Uruguay [10]
4Army general
Nelson Pintos 		2 February 20151 February 20171 year, 365 daysFlag of Uruguayan Army.jpg  National Army of Uruguay
5Army general
Juan José Saavedra 		1 February 20171 February 20192 years, 0 daysFlag of Uruguayan Army.jpg  National Army of Uruguay [11]
6Army general
Alfredo Erramún 		1 February 20191 April 201959 daysFlag of Uruguayan Army.jpg  National Army of Uruguay [12] [13]
7Admiral
Fernando Pérez Arana 		4 April 20193 March 2020334 daysFlag of Uruguay.svg  National Navy of Uruguay [14] [15]
8Army general
Marcelo Montaner 		4 March 20201 February 2021334 daysFlag of Uruguayan Army.jpg  National Army of Uruguay [16] [17]
9Army general
Gustavo Fajardo 		1 February 202111 March 20221 year, 38 daysFlag of Uruguayan Army.jpg  National Army of Uruguay [18] [19]
10General of the air
Rodolfo Pereyra Martínez 		7 April 2022Incumbent1 year, 177 daysFlag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg  Uruguayan Air Force [20]

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  4. ↑ "Ley N° 18650". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. ↑ "Ley N° 19775". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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