Fernanda Cardona

Fernanda Cardona
Fernanda Cardona
	Cardona (right) in 2025
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 March 2025
President	Yamandú Orsi
Preceded by	Elisa Facio
Personal details
Born	1977 (age 48–49); Montevideo, Uruguay
Party	Movement of Popular Participation
Education	University of the Republic; University of Montevideo
Occupation	Lawyer; academic; politician;

Fernanda Cardona is an Uruguayan lawyer and politician. A member of the Broad Front, she has served as the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining since March 2025.

Early life and education

Fernanda Cardona was born in Montevideo in 1977.^[1] She graduated with a doctorate in law and social sciences from the University of the Republic and with a postgraduate degree in Applied Labor Law from the University of Montevideo.^[1]

Career

After graduating, she worked as a law professor and a legal advisor for the National Civil Service Office.^[1] From May 2010 to January 2014, she worked as a legal advisor to the Presidency of the Board of Directors of government-owned power company UTE.^[1]^[2] She then worked as a legal advisor to the Presidency of the Board of Directors of government-owned telecommunications company ANTEL until February 2015.^[1] She was the Director General of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) from March 2015 to February 2020.^[1] She served as a member of the UTE board of directors, representing the Broad Front, until March 2025, when she was appointed to be the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining.^[1]^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Quién es Fernanda Cardona, la abogada elegida por Yamandú Orsi para encabezar el ministerio de Industria" [Who is Fernanda Cardona, the lawyer chosen by Yamandú Orsi to head the Ministry of Industry?]. El Pais (in Spanish). 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
↑ "Fernanda Cardona". Movimiento de Participación Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-03.
↑ "Fernanda Cardona es la nueva ministra de Industria, Energía y Minería" [Fernanda Cardona is the new Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining.]. Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería (in Spanish). 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

External links

Ministra de Industria, Energía y Minería: Fernanda Cardona

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Quién es Fernanda Cardona, la abogada elegida por Yamandú Orsi para encabezar el ministerio de Industria" [Who is Fernanda Cardona, the lawyer chosen by Yamandú Orsi to head the Ministry of Industry?]. El Pais (in Spanish). 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[2] "Fernanda Cardona". Movimiento de Participación Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[3] "Fernanda Cardona es la nueva ministra de Industria, Energía y Minería" [Fernanda Cardona is the new Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining.]. Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería (in Spanish). 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

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