Central Bank of Uruguay


The Central Bank of the Uruguay is the central bank of the Uruguay.

History

The Central Bank of the Uruguay was established on July 6, 1967 as an autonomous state entity, with the passing of the 196th article of the República Oriental del Uruguay's Constitution.
Prior to the creation of the BCU, the issuing of currency and managing and supervising of the banking system was handled by the department of the Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay.
On March 30, 1995 a bank charter was passed, which expanded the BCUs responsibilities and set out the management structure as well as the functions and responsibilities of the bank.

Numismatic museum

The building of the Central Bank in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo houses the Numismatic museum, which is open to the public from 10:00 to 16:00 Monday to Friday and has free entrance.

Responsibilities

According to the 7th article of the BCUs Charter, its responsibilities are;
List of the presidents of Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay and Banco Central del Uruguay.
NamePeriodNotes
Claudio Williman01/05/1916 – 30/04/1928
Pedro Aramendía01/05/1928 – 30/11/1928
Alejandro Gallinal01/02/1929 – 30/11/1931
Javier Mendivil01/12/1931 – 30/03/1933
José Serrato01/04/1933 – 30/07/1934
Jorge West01/08/1934 – 30/07/1938
Gabriel Terra01/08/1938 – 30/06/1939
Vicente Costa01/08/1939 – 31/05/1943
Alfredo Baldomir01/06/1943 – 30/06/1946
Andrés Martínez Trueba01/02/1948 – 30/06/1950
Alberto Fermín Zubiría01/07/1950 – 30/11/1954
Francisco Forteza01/06/1955 – 31/07/1958
Mario Fullgraff01/08/1958 – 30/06/1959
Solano Amilivia01/07/1959 – 30/04/1963
Francisco Podesta01/05/1963 – 30/06/1964
José Pedro Aramendía01/08/1964 – 30/04/1965
Julio Solsona Flores01/05/1965 – 31/01/1967
Daniel H. Martins03/03/1967 – 16/05/1967
Enrique V. Iglesias16/05/1967 – 09/01/1969
Carlos Sanguinetti09/01/1969 – 27/10/1970
Armando Malet27/10/1970 – 01/12/1970
Nilo Márquez14/12/1970 – 12/08/1971
Jorge Echeverría13/08/1971 – 01/03/1972
Juan Pedro Amestoy01/03/1972 – 04/06/1973
Carlos Ricchi04/06/1973 – 23/12/1974
José Gil Díaz23/12/1974 – 05/07/1982
José María Puppo05/07/1982 – 24/02/1984
Juan Carlos Protasi24/02/1984 – 15/04/1985
Ricardo Pascale16/04/1985 – 04/04/1990
Ramón Díaz05/04/1990 – 18/10/1993
Enrique Braga18/10/1993 – 06/04/1995
Ricardo Pascale06/04/1995 – 18/04/1996
Humberto Capote18/04/1996 – 13/04/2000
César Rodríguez Batlle13/04/2000 – 25/07/2002
Julio de Brun25/07/2002 – 09/03/2005
Walter Cancela10/03/2005 – 25/10/2008
Mario Bergara11/11/2008 - 26/12/2013
Alberto Graña11/01/2014 - 21/04/2015
Mario Bergara21/04/2015 - 11/11/2018
Alberto Graña11/11/2018 - 2020
Diego Labat2020 -