Cabinet of Uruguay

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The Cabinet of Uruguay is part of the executive branch of the Government of Uruguay. It is composed of thirteen cabinet ministers. Each is appointed by the President of Uruguay, and serves as the head of a particular executive department. [1] [2] 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, under the administration of Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou. [3] Cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 1, 2020, the same day the president took office. [4]

Members of the Council of Ministers

MinistryIncumbentSinceParty
Presidency of the Republic Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou 1 March 2020 National Party
Vice Presidency of the Republic Beatriz Argimón 1 March 2020 National Party
Secretariat of the Presidency Álvaro Delgado 1 March 2020 National Party
Deputy Secretariat of the PresidencyRodrigo Ferrés1 March 2020 National Party
Office of Planning and Budget Isaac Alfie 1 March 2020 Colorado Party
Ministry of Economy Azucena Arbeleche 1 March 2020 National Party
Ministry of Foreign Relations Omar Paganini 4 November 2023 National Party
Ministry of Public Health Karina Rando 13 March 2023 Open Cabildo
Ministry of the Interior Nicolás Martinelli 4 November 2023 National Party
Ministry of Education and Culture Pablo Da Silveira 1 March 2020 National Party
Ministry of National Defense Javier García Duchini 1 March 2020 National Party
Ministry of Social Development Martín Lema 3 May 2021 National Party
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Fernando Mattos Costa 27 June 2021 Colorado Party
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining Elisa Facio 1 March 2020 National Party
Ministry of Transport and Public Works José Luis Falero 24 May 2021 National Party
Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning Raúl Lozano Bonet 9 May 2023 Open Cabildo
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare Pablo Mieres 1 March 2020 Independent Party
Ministry of Tourism Tabaré Viera 23 August 2021 Colorado Party
Ministry of Environment Robert Bouvier 30 January 2023 Colorado Party
Source: [5] [6]

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  2. ↑ "Government Ministers of Uruguay". rulers.org. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lacalle presentó su gabinete ministerial: conocé todos los nombres". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  4. ↑ "Luis Lacalle Pou asumió como presidente de la República por el período 2020-2025 - Presidencia de la República". www.presidencia.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
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