Ministry of Economy and Finance (Uruguay)

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Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Ministry overview
Formed8 March 1830 (1830-03-08)
Jurisdiction Government of Uruguay
Headquarters Montevideo
Minister responsible
Website Economics and Finance

The Ministry of Economy and Finance 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. The current Minister of Economy and Finance is Azucena Arbeleche, who has held the position since March 1, 2020. [1]

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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.

List of ministers of economy and finance of Uruguay

List of ministers of finance from 1830 to 1943:

MinisterBeganEnded
Gabriel Antonio Pereira 18301831
Román de Acha 18311831
Santiago Vázquez 18311833
Lucas José Obes 18331835
Juan María Pérez 18351838
Francisco Joaquín Muñoz 18381838
Santiago Vázquez 18381839
Francisco Joaquín Muñoz 18391839
Alejandro Chucarro 18391841
José de Béjar 18411843
Andrés Lamas 18431844
Santiago Sayago 18441847
José de Béjar 18471852
Manuel Herrera y Obes 18521853
Santiago Sayago 18531853
José Zubillaga 18531856
Lorenzo Batlle 18561857
Doroteo García 18571858
Francisco Lecocq 18581859
Cristóbal Salvañach 18591860
Tomás Villalba 18601861
Antonio Pérez 18611864
Eustaquio Tomé 18641865
Juan Ramón Gómez 18651866
Antonio María Márquez 18661868
Emeterio Regúnaga 18681868
Pedro Bustamante y García 18681868
Daniel Zorrilla 18681869
Alejandro Magariños Cervantes 18691869
Duncan Stewart 18691872
Ernesto Velazco 18721874
Pedro Bustamante y García 18741875
Cayetano Álvarez 18751875
José Cándido Bustamante 18751875
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas 18751876
Juan Andrés Vázquez 18761877
José María de Nava 18771879
Aurelio Berro 18791880
Juan Peñalva 18801880
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas 18801882
José Ladislao Terra 18821886
Antonio María Márquez 18861889
Jacobo Adrián Varela 18891889
Carlos María de Pena 18901891
Carlos María Ramírez 18911892
Alcides Montero 18921894
Federico Vidiella 18941899
Juan Campisteguy 18991899
Anacleto Dufort y Álvarez 18991901
Diego Pons 19011902
Martín C. Martínez 19031904
José Serrato 19041907
Eugenio Magdalena 19071907
Blas Vidal 19071911
José Serrato 19111913
Pedro Cosio 19131916
Martín C. Martínez 19161916
Federico Vidiella 19161919
Ricardo Vecino 19191923
Ricardo Cosio 19231927
Daniel Blanco Acevedo 19271927
Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez 19271927
Daniel Blanco Acevedo 19271929
Ricardo Vecino 19291931
Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez 19311933
Pedro Manini Ríos 19331933
Pedro Cosio 19331934
César Charlone 19341938
Ricardo Vecino 19381940
César Charlone 19401943

List of ministers of economy and finance since 1943:

MinisterPartyBeganEnded
Ricardo Cossio Colorado Party 19431945
Héctor Álvarez Cina Colorado Party 19461946
Ledo Arroyo Torres Colorado Party 19471949
Nilo R. Berchesi Colorado Party 19501950
Héctor Álvarez Cina Colorado Party 19511951
Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez Colorado Party 19521954
Armando Malet Colorado Party 19551956
Ledo Arroyo Torres Colorado Party 19561957
Amílcar Vasconcellos Colorado Party 19571958
Juan Eduardo Azzini National Party 19591962
Salvador Ferrer Serra National Party 19631963
Raúl Ybarra San Martín National Party 19641964
Daniel H. Martins National Party 19651965
Dardo Ortiz National Party 19661967
Amílcar Vasconcellos Colorado Party 19671967
Carlos Végh Garzón Colorado Party 19671967
César Charlone Colorado Party 19671970
Armando Malet Colorado Party 19701970
César Charlone Colorado Party 19701971
Carlos M. Fleitas Colorado Party 19711972
Francisco Forteza Colorado Party 19721972
Moisés Cohen Berro Colorado Party 19721973
Manuel Pazos¹ Colorado Party 19731974
Alejandro Végh Villegas¹ Colorado Party 19741976
Valentín Arismendi¹Without known affiliation19761982
Walter Lusiardo Aznárez¹Without known affiliation19821983
Alejandro Végh Villegas¹ Colorado Party 19831985
Ricardo Zerbino Colorado Party 19851990
Enrique Braga National Party 19901992
Ignacio de Posadas National Party 19921995
Daniel H. Martins National Party 19951995
Luis Mosca Colorado Party 19952000
Alberto Bensión Colorado Party 20002002
Alejandro Atchugarry Colorado Party 20022003
Isaac Alfie Colorado Party 20032005
Danilo Astori Broad Front 20052008
Álvaro García Rodríguez Broad Front 20082010
Fernando Lorenzo Broad Front 20102013
Mario Bergara Broad Front 20132015
Danilo Astori Broad Front 20152020
Azucena Arbeleche National Party 2020in office

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

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