Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay

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Secretary of the Presidency
Secretario de la Presidencia
since 1 March 2025
Executive Tower
Reports to President of Uruguay
AppointerPresident of Uruguay
Formation1967
First holderHéctor Giorgi
Salary UYU 360,518.98 (US$8,638) monthly (as of January 2024) [1]
Website www.gub.uy/presidencia/

The Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay (Spanish : Secretario de Presidencia) is a government office within the Uruguayan presidency tasked with overseeing the government's general administration and assisting the President of the Republic in their functions, in addition to certain responsibilities that depend on the administration. [2]

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The Secretary of the Presidency is a political appointee of the president of the Uruguay who does not require parliamentary confirmation, and who serves at the pleasure of the President. [3] The position was introduced in the 1967 Constitution, which establishes that the office holder acts as such in the sessions of the Council of Ministers, and that he would cease to hold office once the president's term ended. [4]

Role

The responsibilities of the secretary of the Presidency are both managerial and advisory and may include the following: [5]

List of Secretaries of the Presidency

#NameTerm of officeTenure lengthPresidentNotes
Start of termEnd of term
1 Héctor Giorgi March 1, 1967March 26, 19714 years, 25 days Óscar Diego Gestido [6]
2 Carlos Pirán March 26, 1971February 28, 1972339 days Jorge Pacheco Areco [7]
3 Luis Barrios Tassano March 1, 1972June 27, 19731 year, 118 days Juan María Bordaberry [8]
4 Álvaro Pacheco Seré June 27, 1973August 31, 19763 years, 65 days [9]
5 Luis Vargas Garmendia September 1, 1976March 1, 19803 years, 182 days Aparicio Méndez [10]
6 Enrique Ferri March 1, 1980August 31 , 19811 year, 95 days
7 Ángel Mario Scelza September 1, 1981February 12 , 19853 years, 164 days Gregorio Conrado Álvarez [11]
8 Miguel Semino March 1, 1985November 30, 19894 years, 274 days Julio María Sanguinetti [12]
9 Carlos Balsa November 30, 1989March 1, 199091 days [13]
10 Pablo García Pintos March 1, 1990March 1, 19955 years, 0 days Luis Alberto Lacalle [14]
11 Elías Bluth March 1, 1995February 29, 20004 years, 365 days Julio María Sanguinetti [15]
12 Raúl Lago Finsterwald March 1, 2000February 28, 20054 years, 364 days Jorge Batlle [16]
13 Gonzalo Fernández March 1, 2005March 3, 20083 years, 2 days Tabaré Vázquez [17]
14 Miguel Toma Sanchis March 3, 2008February 28, 20101 year, 362 days [18]
15 Alberto Breccia Guzzo March 1, 2010October 31, 20122 years, 244 days José Mujica [19]
16 Homero Guerrero November 1, 2012February 28, 20154 years, 364 days [20]
17 Miguel Toma Sanchis March 1, 2015February 28, 20204 years, 364 days Tabaré Vázquez [21]
18 Álvaro Delgado Ceretta March 1, 2020December 21, 20233 years, 295 days Luis Lacalle Pou [22]
19 Rodrigo Ferrés December 21, 2023March 1, 20251 year, 253 days [23]
20 Alejandro Sánchez March 1, 2025Incumbent183 days Yamandú Orsi [24]

References

  1. ↑ "Unidad Ejecutora 001 "Presidencia de la República y Unidades Dependientes" ESTRUCTURA Y REMUNERACIÓN DE CARGOS OCUPADOS ESCALAFONES P Y Q - al 1° de Enero de 202" (PDF) (in Spanish). 19 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "¿Quiénes son y qué roles asumirán los cinco a los que Lacalle señaló como su "mesa chica"?". EL PAIS. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Organigrama del inciso Presidencia". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Decreto N° 380/997". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Correo de los Viernes - Gestido y Pacheco". www.correodelosviernes.com.uy. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  7. ↑ historico.espectador.com (2015-10-23). "Falleció Carlos Pirán". HISTORICO.ESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Barrios Tassano, un hombre de confianza de Batlle". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2002-07-25. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  9. ↑ "Crónica de la caída de las instituciones democráticas y de sus causas en el Uruguay de hace 30 años". El País.
  10. ↑ "El poder de la palabra - Semanario Brecha". brecha.com.uy. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  11. ↑ "Los civiles que colaboraron con la dictadura". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  12. ↑ "Falleció Miguel Ángel Semino, ex secretario de Presidencia en gobierno de Sanguinetti". EL PAIS. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  13. ↑ Carlos Balsa
  14. ↑ "Uruguay: un ex director del Banco República sacaba dinero de la tarjeta corporativa para contribuir con su partido político". infobae (in European Spanish). 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  15. ↑ "Elías Bluth asumió la Subsecretaría de Defensa". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2003-05-15. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  16. ↑ "Cuantiosas pérdidas por el tornado en el sur". historico.espectador.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  17. ↑ "La otra historia de Gonzalo Fernández". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  18. ↑ "Tras la renuncia de Gonzalo Fernández". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  19. ↑ "Secretario de Presidencia, Alberto Breccia, renuncia por razones de salud". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  20. ↑ "Homero Guerrero asumió la titularidad en la Secretaría de la Presidencia de la República". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  21. ↑ "Eventual destitución de Toma requiere venia del Senado y podrían citar a Tabaré Vázquez". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  22. ↑ "Delgado anunció que renuncia dentro de 12 días y opinó que hay "algo raro" en la juntada de firmas del Pit-Cnt". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  23. ↑ "Rodrigo Ferrés asumió como nuevo secretario de Presidencia". www.ambito.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  24. ↑ "Alejandro Sánchez será el secretario de la Presidencia de Yamandú Orsi". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
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