National
Minister of National Defence
- Spanish: Ministro de Defensa Nacional
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the Republic, who allots the ministries among citizens who command parliamentary support (Constitution, Art. 174); ministers sit in the Council of Ministers (Art. 160).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Sandra Lazo FA since March 2025
Report Source: gub.uy,
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Sources
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Gobierno de Yamandú Orsi (cabinet table), read 2026-10-12: ministers and start dates through 2026. Fallback: Wikipedia es, because gub.uy cabinet pages do not give a dated list; cross-checked against Wikidata via es.wikipedia pageprops. For: Minister of National Defence, Minister of National Defence in Spanish, Sandra Lazo, current term
- gub.uy · checked Government of Uruguay (gub.uy), Ministerio de Defensa Nacional - Estructura del Organismo / Autoridades, read 2026-10-12: confirms the current minister. For: Sandra Lazo, current term