Defence Staff (Uruguay) Explained

Unit Name:Defence Staff of Uruguay
Native Name:Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Dates:2010–present
Country:Uruguay
Branch:Armed Forces of Uruguay
Type:Military staff
Role:Advice to the Ministry of National Defense on planning and coordination of the joint actions of the three branches of the Armed Forces
Garrison:Montevideo
Commander1:General of the Air Rodolfo Pereyra Martínez
Commander1 Label:Current Chief

The Defence Staff (Spanish; Castilian: Estado Mayor de la Defensa, ESMADE|link=no) is an advisory body of the Ministry of National Defense of Uruguay on issues related to the planning and coordination of activities carried out by the Armed Forces.[1] Created from Law 18,650 of February 19, 2010,[2] its current headquarters was inaugurated in 2011, and is located on Avenida Luis Alberto de Herrera at its intersection with Monte Caseros St.[3]

Functions

The powers of the Defense Staff are included in Article 16 of Law No. 18,650, and in Article 6 of Law No. 19,775.[4] [5]

Chief of the Defense Staff

The position of Chief of the Defense Staff is regulated by article 16 of Law No. 18,650. The holder is designated among the General Officers or active Admirals, and has the same hierarchy as the Commanders-in-Chief of the different branches, therefore, at the time of designation, it is granted the rank of Army General, Admiral or General of the Air, depending on whether it belongs to the Army, Navy or Air Force respectively.[6] Likewise, no type of rotation is established between each branch of the Armed Forces, since the designation is given by confidence of the Executive.

The holder of the position may remain in activity for up to five years counted from the promotion, having as an exception the cessation as Commander-in-Chief due to appointment as Chief of the General Staff. In the event of being dismissed from his position, the chief of the defense staff must go into mandatory retirement.

Name
Term of officeDefence branch
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1General of the air
José Ramón Bonilla		20 October 201018 June 2011[7]
2Army general
Daniel Castellá		1 February 20121 February 2014[8] [9]
3Army general
Milton Ituarte		1 February 20142 February 2015[10]
4Army general
Nelson Pintos		2 February 20151 February 2017
5Army general
Juan José Saavedra		1 February 20171 February 2019[11]
6Army general
Alfredo Erramún		1 February 20191 April 2019[12] [13]
7Admiral
Fernando Pérez Arana		4 April 20193 March 2020[14] [15]
8Army general
Marcelo Montaner		4 March 20201 February 2021[16] [17]
9Army general
Gustavo Fajardo		1 February 202111 March 2022[18] [19]
10General of the air
Rodolfo Pereyra Martínez		7 April 2022Incumbent[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-03-08 . Estado Mayor de la Defensa (ESMADE) Ministerio de Defensa Nacional . 2022-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308065927/https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-defensa-nacional/politicas-y-gestion/estado-mayor-defensa-esmade . 2022-03-08 .
  2. Web site: 2022-03-08 . Misión del ESMADE Ministerio de Defensa Nacional . 2022-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308070016/https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-defensa-nacional/politicas-y-gestion/mision-del-esmade . 2022-03-08 .
  3. Web site: 2011-03-02 . Nueva sede del Esmade . 2022-12-24 . LARED21 . es.
  4. Web site: Ley N° 18650 . 2022-12-24 . www.impo.com.uy.
  5. Web site: Ley N° 19775 . 2022-12-24 . www.impo.com.uy.
  6. Web site: Ley N° 18650 . 2022-12-24 . www.impo.com.uy.
  7. Web site: Compromiso, confianza y dialogo . 30 January 2023 . es . 20 October 2010.
  8. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Castellá asumió como jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa. El Observador.
  9. Web site: 2022-12-26. 2021-07-27. es. Cesan al presidente del Supremo Tribunal Militar, general Daniel Castellá. la diaria.
  10. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Asumen sus cargos comandante en jefe del Ejército y jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa. Uruguay Presidencia.
  11. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Resolución N° 42/017. Uruguay Presidencia.
  12. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Presidente Vázquez encabezó acto de relevo de jefe de Estado Mayor de la Defensa. Uruguay Presidencia.
  13. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Resolución N° 170/019 Cese en el cargo del jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa. Uruguay Presidencia.
  14. Web site: 2022-12-26. 2019-04-02. es. Ejército pierde la jefatura del Esmade y pasa a manos de la Armada. EL PAIS.
  15. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Resolución N° 239/020 Cesa como jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa Fernando Pérez Arana, con fecha 3 de marzo de 2020. Uruguay Presidencia.
  16. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Marcelo Montaner asumió como jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa. Uruguay Presidencia.
  17. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Fajardo, el general que contradijo a Manini en la Justicia, será el nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa. El Observador.
  18. Web site: 2022-12-26. es. Gustavo Fajardo asumió al mando del Estado Mayor de la Defensa. Telenoche.
  19. Web site: es. Resolución del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional.
  20. Web site: 2022-12-26. 2022-04-07. es. Rodolfo Pereyra asumió como nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor de Defensa - 970 Universal. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407214148/https://970universal.com/2022/04/07/rodolfo-pereyra-asumio-como-nuevo-jefe-del-estado-mayor-de-defensa/ . 2022-04-07 .

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