Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning of Uruguay
Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial | |
Headquarters of the Ministry. | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | May 30, 1990 |
Jurisdiction | Uruguay |
Headquarters | Montevideo |
Minister responsible | |
Parent department | Government of Uruguay |
Website | http://www.mvotma.gub.uy/ |
The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Template:Lang-es, acronym MVOT) is the Uruguayan government ministry which oversees the housing policies and territorial planning of Uruguay.
The current Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning is Irene Moreira, who has held the position since March 1, 2020.[1]
Background
It was created under the Civic-Military Dictatorship in 1974, with the name of the Ministry of Housing and Social Promotion; the ownership of this portfolio fell to Federico Soneira. This Ministry had a short life, being dissolved in 1977.
The current ministry was created on May 30, 1990, in the administration of Luis Alberto Lacalle. The prime minister responsible was Raúl Lago.
In 2020, during the government of Luis Lacalle Pou, it changes its denomination for Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning, after the creation of a Ministry of Environment.[2]
List of Ministers
Minister | Began | Ended |
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Ministry of Housing and Social Promotion | ||
Federico Soneira | ||
Ernesto Llovet | ||
Walter Ravenna | ||
Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment | ||
Raúl Lago | ||
José María Mieres Muró | ||
Manuel Antonio Romay | ||
Juan Chiruchi | ||
Beatriz Martínez | ||
Carlos Cat | ||
Saúl Irureta | ||
Mariano Arana | ||
Carlos Colacce | ||
Graciela Muslera | ||
Francisco Beltrame | ||
Eneida de León | ||
Irene Moreira | ||
Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning | ||
Irene Moreira | ||
Source: | [3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Nuevos secretarios de Estado firmaron Libro de Actas ante el flamante presidente, Luis Lacalle Pou - Presidencia de la República". www.presidencia.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Crean Ministerio de Ambiente". EL PAIS.
- ^ "Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2020-03-01, retrieved 2020-03-02
External links
- (in Spanish) Official website