The Ministry of Economy and Finance () of Uruguay is a ministry of the

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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

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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: List of ministers of economy and finance since 1943: {, class="wikitable" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Minister !! Party!! Began !! Ended , - , Ricardo Cossio , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1943 , , style="text-align:center;", 1945 , - , Héctor Álvarez Cina , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1946 , , style="text-align:center;", 1946 , - ,

Ledo Arroyo Torres Ledo Arroyo Torres (1894–1975) was a Uruguayan notary and politician. Background and government roles Arroyo was a member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, which ruled the country for long periods. He was Minister of Economy and Finance ...

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1947 , , style="text-align:center;", 1949 , - , Nilo R. Berchesi , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1950 , , style="text-align:center;", 1950 , - , Héctor Álvarez Cina , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1951 , , style="text-align:center;", 1951 , - , Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1952 , , style="text-align:center;", 1954 , - , Armando Malet , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1955 , , style="text-align:center;", 1956 , - ,

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1956 , , style="text-align:center;", 1957 , - , Amílcar Vasconcellos , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1957 , , style="text-align:center;", 1958 , - , Juan Eduardo Azzini , ,

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, , style="text-align:center;", 1959 , , style="text-align:center;", 1962 , - , Salvador Ferrer Serra , ,

, , style="text-align:center;", 1963 , , style="text-align:center;", 1963 , - , Raúl Ybarra San Martín , ,

, , style="text-align:center;", 1964 , , style="text-align:center;", 1964 , - , Daniel H. Martins , ,

, , style="text-align:center;", 1965 , , style="text-align:center;", 1965 , - , Dardo Ortiz , ,

, , style="text-align:center;", 1966 , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , - , Amílcar Vasconcellos , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , - ,

Carlos Végh Garzón Carlos Vegh Garzón (Montevideo, 1902–1984) was a Uruguayan politician. Background He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. Public offices He served as Minister of Economy and Finance in 1967, under President Oscar Gestido. A ...

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , - , César Charlone , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1967 , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , - , Armando Malet , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , - , César Charlone , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1970 , , style="text-align:center;", 1971 , - , Carlos M. Fleitas , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1971 , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , - ,

Francisco Forteza Francisco Forteza (1892–1967) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background He was a medical doctor by profession. He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. His son Francisco Forteza (son) served as a Deputy, Senator, Minister ...

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , - , Moisés Cohen Berro , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1972 , , style="text-align:center;", 1973 , - , Manuel Pazos¹ , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1973 , , style="text-align:center;", 1974 , - ,

Alejandro Végh Villegas Alejandro Végh Villegas (17 October 1928 – 13 March 2017) was a Uruguayan politician. Background Villegas was born in Brussels. His great-grandfather Sándor Végh was a Hungarian military officer who migrated to Uruguay in the mid-19th c ...

¹ , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1974 , , style="text-align:center;", 1976 , - , Valentín Arismendi¹ , , Without known affiliation , , style="text-align:center;", 1976 , , style="text-align:center;", 1982 , - ,

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¹ , , Without known affiliation , , style="text-align:center;", 1982 , , style="text-align:center;", 1983 , - ,

¹ , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1983 , , style="text-align:center;", 1985 , - , Ricardo Zerbino , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1985 , , style="text-align:center;", 1990 , - ,

Enrique Braga Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk ( ...

, ,

, , style="text-align:center;", 1990 , , style="text-align:center;", 1992 , - , Ignacio de Posadas , ,

, , style="text-align:center;", 1992 , , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , - , Daniel H. Martins , ,

, , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , - , Luis Mosca , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , , style="text-align:center;", 2000 , - , Alberto Bensión , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 2000 , , style="text-align:center;", 2002 , - ,

Alejandro Atchugarry Alejandro Víctor Washington Atchugarry Bonomi (31 July 1952 in Montevideo – 19 February 2017 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician. He was Minister of Economics and Finance during the most difficult period in Jorge Batlle ...

, , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 2002 , , style="text-align:center;", 2003 , - , Isaac Alfie , , Colorado Party , , style="text-align:center;", 2003 , , style="text-align:center;", 2005 , - ,

Danilo Astori Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (23 April 1940 – 10 November 2023) was a Uruguayan social democratic politician and economist who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Urugua ...

, , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2005 , , style="text-align:center;", 2008 , - ,

Álvaro García Rodríguez Álvaro García Rodríguez (born 19 September 1961) is a Uruguayan politician. Background He has a professional background in both private and public sector appointments in finance and planning. García also taught at two Uruguayan universitie ...

, , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2008 , , style="text-align:center;", 2010 , - , Fernando Lorenzo , , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2010 , , style="text-align:center;", 2013 , - , Mario Bergara , , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2013 , , style="text-align:center;", 2015 , - ,

, , Broad Front , , style="text-align:center;", 2015 , , style="text-align:center;", 2020 , - , Azucena Arbeleche ,

, style="text-align:center;", 2020 , style="text-align:center;", 2025 , - , Gabriel Oddone , Broad Front , 2025 , in office ¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973-1985).

References

External links

Uruguayan Minister for Economy and Finance (in Spanish only)

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