Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay explained
Post: | Secretary of the Presidency |
Incumbent: | Rodrigo Ferrés |
Incumbentsince: | December 21, 2023 |
Department: | Executive Tower |
Reports To: | President of Uruguay |
Appointer: | President of Uruguay |
First: | Héctor Giorgi |
Formation: | 1967 |
Native Name: | Spanish; Castilian: Secretario de la Presidencia |
Salary: | UYU 360,518.98 (US$8,638) monthly (as of January 2024)[1] |
The Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay (es|Secretario de Presidencia) is a government office within the Uruguayan presidency tasked with overseeing the government's general administration and assisting the President of the Republic in their functions, in addition to certain responsibilities that depend on the administration.[2]
The Secretary of the Presidency is a political appointee of the president of the Uruguay who does not require parliamentary confirmation, and who serves at the pleasure of the President.[3] The position was introduced in the 1967 Constitution, which establishes that the office holder acts as such in the sessions of the Council of Ministers, and that he would cease to hold office once the president's term ended.[4]
Role
The responsibilities of the secretary of the Presidency are both managerial and advisory and may include the following:[5]
- Advise the Presidency of the Republic on the implementation of State policies.
- Plan and order the implementation and execution of all policies determined by the Presidency of the Republic.
- Advise the Executive Branch of the government in emergency situations.
- Carry out the activities or tasks entrusted to it by the President of the Republic.
- Organize, direct and coordinate the National Quality Program in the production of goods and services in the country.
List of Secretaries of the Presidency
| Name | Term of office | Tenure length | President | Notes |
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Start of term | End of term |
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1 | Héctor Giorgi | March 1, 1967 | March 26, 1971 | | Óscar Diego Gestido | [6] |
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2 | Carlos Pirán | March 26, 1971 | February 28, 1972 | | Jorge Pacheco Areco | [7] |
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3 | Luis Barrios Tassano | March 1, 1972 | June 27, 1973 | | Juan María Bordaberry | [8] |
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4 | Álvaro Pacheco Seré | June 27, 1973 | August 31, 1976 | | [9] |
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5 | Luis Vargas Garmendia | September 1, 1976 | March 1, 1980 | | Aparicio Méndez | [10] |
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6 | Enrique Ferri | March 1, 1980 | August 31, 1981 | | |
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7 | Ángel Mario Scelza | September 1, 1981 | February 12, 1985 | | Gregorio Conrado Álvarez | [11] |
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8 | Miguel Semino | March 1, 1985 | November 30, 1989 | | Julio María Sanguinetti | [12] |
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9 | Carlos Balsa | November 30, 1989 | March 1, 1990 | | [13] |
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10 | Pablo García Pintos | March 1, 1990 | March 1, 1995 | | Luis Alberto Lacalle | [14] |
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11 | Elías Bluth | March 1, 1995 | February 29, 2000 | | Julio María Sanguinetti | [15] |
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12 | Raúl Lago Finsterwald | March 1, 2000 | February 28, 2005 | | Jorge Batlle | [16] |
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13 | Gonzalo Fernández | March 1, 2005 | March 3, 2008 | | Tabaré Vázquez | [17] |
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14 | Miguel Toma Sanchis | March 3, 2008 | February 28, 2010 | | [18] |
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15 | Alberto Breccia Guzzo | March 1, 2010 | October 31, 2012 | | José Mujica | [19] |
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16 | Homero Guerrero | November 1, 2012 | February 28, 2015 | | [20] |
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17 | Miguel Toma Sanchis | March 1, 2015 | February 28, 2020 | | Tabaré Vázquez | [21] |
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18 | Álvaro Delgado Ceretta | March 1, 2020 | December 21, 2023 | | Luis Lacalle Pou | [22] |
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19 | Rodrigo Ferrés | December 21, 2023 | Incumbent | | [23] |
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20 | Alejandro Sánchez | March 1, 2025 | - | | Yamandú Orsi | [24] | |
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References
- Web site: Unidad Ejecutora 001 "Presidencia de la República y Unidades Dependientes" ESTRUCTURA Y REMUNERACIÓN DE CARGOS OCUPADOS ESCALAFONES P Y Q - al 1° de Enero de 202. 19 January 2024. es.
- Web site: 2020-03-01 . ¿Quiénes son y qué roles asumirán los cinco a los que Lacalle señaló como su “mesa chica”? . 2024-11-03 . EL PAIS . en.
- Web site: Organigrama del inciso Presidencia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128045332/https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/politicas-y-gestion/organigrama-del-inciso-presidencia . 2024-01-28 . 2024-11-03 . Uruguay Presidencia . es.
- Web site: Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay . 2024-11-03 . www.impo.com.uy.
- Web site: Decreto N° 380/997 . 2024-11-03 . www.impo.com.uy.
- Web site: Correo de los Viernes - Gestido y Pacheco . 2024-11-03 . www.correodelosviernes.com.uy.
- Web site: historico.espectador.com . 2015-10-23 . Falleció Carlos Pirán . 2024-11-03 . HISTORICO.ESPECTADOR.COM . es.
- Web site: 2002-07-25 . Barrios Tassano, un hombre de confianza de Batlle . 2024-11-03 . LARED21 . es.
- Web site: Crónica de la caída de las instituciones democráticas y de sus causas en el Uruguay de hace 30 años . El País.
- Web site: El poder de la palabra - Semanario Brecha . 2024-11-03 . brecha.com.uy.
- Web site: 2003-06-27 . Los civiles que colaboraron con la dictadura . 2024-11-03 . LARED21 . es.
- Web site: 2020-10-04 . Falleció Miguel Ángel Semino, ex secretario de Presidencia en gobierno de Sanguinetti . 2024-11-03 . EL PAIS . en.
- https://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/11193.pdf Carlos Balsa
- Web site: 2018-03-22 . Uruguay: un ex director del Banco República sacaba dinero de la tarjeta corporativa para contribuir con su partido político . 2024-11-03 . infobae . es-ES.
- Web site: 2003-05-15 . Elías Bluth asumió la Subsecretaría de Defensa . 2024-11-03 . LARED21 . es.
- Web site: Cuantiosas pérdidas por el tornado en el sur . 2024-11-03 . historico.espectador.com.
- Web site: 2010-10-10 . La otra historia de Gonzalo Fernández . 2024-11-03 . LARED21 . es.
- Web site: Tras la renuncia de Gonzalo Fernández . 2024-11-03 . Montevideo Portal . es.
- Web site: 2012-10-24 . Secretario de Presidencia, Alberto Breccia, renuncia por razones de salud . 2024-11-03 . LARED21 . es.
- Web site: Homero Guerrero asumió la titularidad en la Secretaría de la Presidencia de la República . 2024-11-03 . Uruguay Presidencia . es.
- Web site: 2020-09-21 . Eventual destitución de Toma requiere venia del Senado y podrían citar a Tabaré Vázquez . 2024-11-03 . subrayado.com.uy . es-UY.
- Web site: 2023-12-09 . Delgado anunció que renuncia dentro de 12 días y opinó que hay "algo raro" en la juntada de firmas del Pit-Cnt . 2024-11-03 . EL PAIS . es-UY.
- Web site: Rodrigo Ferrés asumió como nuevo secretario de Presidencia . 2024-11-03 . www.ambito.com . es-UY.
- Web site: 2024-11-27 . Alejandro Sánchez será el secretario de la Presidencia de Yamandú Orsi . 2024-12-01 . Teledoce.com . es-UY.