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.
Creation The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was originally established as the Ministry of Finance by Law of March 8, 1830, but on January 7, 1970 through Article 103, Law No. 13,835 the Ministry's name was changed to 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:
Minister Began Ended Gabriel Antonio Pereira 1830 1831 Román de Acha 1831 1831 Santiago Vázquez 1831 1833 Lucas José Obes 1833 1835 Juan María Pérez 1835 1838 Francisco Joaquín Muñoz 1838 1838 Santiago Vázquez 1838 1839 Francisco Joaquín Muñoz 1839 1839 Alejandro Chucarro 1839 1841 José de Béjar 1841 1843 Andrés Lamas 1843 1844 Santiago Sayago 1844 1847 José de Béjar 1847 1852 Manuel Herrera y Obes 1852 1853 Santiago Sayago 1853 1853 José Zubillaga 1853 1856 Lorenzo Batlle 1856 1857 Doroteo García 1857 1858 Francisco Lecocq 1858 1859 Cristóbal Salvañach 1859 1860 Tomás Villalba 1860 1861 Antonio Pérez 1861 1864 Eustaquio Tomé 1864 1865 Juan Ramón Gómez 1865 1866 Antonio María Márquez 1866 1868 Emeterio Regúnaga 1868 1868 Pedro Bustamante y García 1868 1868 Daniel Zorrilla 1868 1869 Alejandro Magariños Cervantes 1869 1869 Duncan Stewart 1869 1872 Ernesto Velazco 1872 1874 Pedro Bustamante y García 1874 1875 Cayetano Álvarez 1875 1875 José Cándido Bustamante 1875 1875 Juan Lindolfo Cuestas 1875 1876 Juan Andrés Vázquez 1876 1877 José María de Nava 1877 1879 Aurelio Berro 1879 1880 Juan Peñalva 1880 1880 Juan Lindolfo Cuestas 1880 1882 José Ladislao Terra 1882 1886 Antonio María Márquez 1886 1889 Jacobo Adrián Varela 1889 1889 Carlos María de Pena 1890 1891 Carlos María Ramírez 1891 1892 Alcides Montero 1892 1894 Federico Vidiella 1894 1899 Juan Campisteguy 1899 1899 Anacleto Dufort y Álvarez 1899 1901 Diego Pons 1901 1902 Martín C. Martínez 1903 1904 José Serrato 1904 1907 Eugenio Magdalena 1907 1907 Blas Vidal 1907 1911 José Serrato 1911 1913 Pedro Cosio 1913 1916 Martín C. Martínez 1916 1916 Federico Vidiella 1916 1919 Ricardo Vecino 1919 1923 Ricardo Cosio 1923 1927 Daniel Blanco Acevedo 1927 1927 Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez 1927 1927 Daniel Blanco Acevedo 1927 1929 Ricardo Vecino 1929 1931 Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez 1931 1933 Pedro Manini Ríos 1933 1933 Pedro Cosio 1933 1934 César Charlone 1934 1938 Ricardo Vecino 1938 1940 César Charlone 1940 1943
List of ministers of economy and finance since 1943:
Minister Party Began EndedRicardo Cossio Colorado Party 1943 1945Héctor Álvarez Cina Colorado Party 1946 1946Ledo Arroyo Torres Colorado Party 1947 1949Nilo R. Berchesi Colorado Party 1950 1950Héctor Álvarez Cina Colorado Party 1951 1951Eduardo Acevedo Álvarez Colorado Party 1952 1954Armando Malet Colorado Party 1955 1956Ledo Arroyo Torres Colorado Party 1956 1957Amílcar Vasconcellos Colorado Party 1957 1958Juan Eduardo Azzini National Party 1959 1962Salvador Ferrer Serra National Party 1963 1963Raúl Ybarra San Martín National Party 1964 1964Daniel H. Martins National Party 1965 1965Dardo Ortiz National Party 1966 1967Amílcar Vasconcellos Colorado Party 1967 1967Carlos Végh Garzón Colorado Party 1967 1967César Charlone Colorado Party 1967 1970Armando Malet Colorado Party 1970 1970César Charlone Colorado Party 1970 1971Carlos M. Fleitas Colorado Party 1971 1972Francisco Forteza Colorado Party 1972 1972Moisés Cohen Berro Colorado Party 1972 1973Manuel Pazos¹ Colorado Party 1973 1974Alejandro Végh Villegas¹ Colorado Party 1974 1976Valentín Arismendi¹ Without known affiliation 1976 1982 Walter Lusiardo Aznárez¹ Without known affiliation 1982 1983Alejandro Végh Villegas¹ Colorado Party 1983 1985Ricardo Zerbino Colorado Party 1985 1990Enrique Braga National Party 1990 1992Ignacio de Posadas National Party 1992 1995Daniel H. Martins National Party 1995 1995Luis Mosca Colorado Party 1995 2000Alberto Bensión Colorado Party 2000 2002Alejandro Atchugarry Colorado Party 2002 2003Isaac Alfie Colorado Party 2003 2005Danilo Astori Broad Front 2005 2008Álvaro García Rodríguez Broad Front 2008 2010Fernando Lorenzo Broad Front 2010 2013Mario Bergara Broad Front 2013 2015Danilo Astori Broad Front 2015 2020Azucena Arbeleche National Party 2020 2025Gabriel Oddone Broad Front 2025 present ¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973-1985).
References
External links Uruguayan Minister for Economy and Finance (in Spanish only)