Cabinet of Uruguay
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The Cabinet of Uruguay is composed of thirteen cabinet ministers. Each is appointed by the President of Uruguay
, and serves as the head of a particular executive department.
President of Uruguay
The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
, and serves as the head of a particular executive department.
Members of the Council of Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister |
|---|---|
| President of the Republic President of Uruguay The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch... |
Tabaré Vázquez Tabaré Vázquez Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas is a former President of Uruguay. A physician by training, he is a member of the leftist Frente Amplo coalition . Vázquez was elected president on October 31, 2004, took office on March 1, 2005, and relinquished the office on March 1, 2010... |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Gonzalo Fernández Gonzalo Fernández (Uruguayan politician) Gonzalo Fernández is a Uruguayan politician and former Foreign Minister of Uruguay, having been appointed in March 2008. Subsequently he was Defense Minister until March 1, 2010. -Background:... |
| Minister of the Interior | Daisy Tourné Daisy Tourné -Frente Amplio associations:She is aligned politically with the Frente Amplio movement, which has been in government office since 2005, headed by President of Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez.... |
| Minister of Education and Culture | María Simón Maria Simon Maria Simon is a German actress.- Family and background :Simon is the sister of the actress Susanna Simon. She was born and brought up in the former East Germany but moved to New York in 1990 to live with her father, a computer expert with the UN, and sister Dalena Simon... |
| Minister of Human Rights | Papia Glitsuan |
| Minister of National Defense | José Bayardi |
| Minister of Economy and Finances | Danilo Astori Danilo Astori Danilo Astori is a Uruguayan social democratic politician who was the Minister of Economics and Finance of Uruguay from 2005 to 2008... |
| Minister of Social Development | Marina Arismendi Marina Arismendi Ana Marina Arismendi Dubinsky is an Uruguayan senator and current minister of social development in the government of President Tabaré Vázquez... |
| Minister of Stockbreeding, Agriculture and Fishing | Ernesto Agazzi |
| Minister of Public Health | María Julia Muñoz |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Eduardo Bonomi |
| Minister of Transport and Public Works | Víctor Rossi |
| Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining | Daniel Martínez Daniel Martínez -Background:Martínez pursued an engineering career prior to taking up a ministerial post. For many years he was President of Uruguayan Engineers' Association.He also taught university courses in his field.... |
| Minister of Tourism and Sport | Héctor Lescano |
| Minister of Housing, Territorial Ordering and Environment | Carlos Colacce |