Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay

The Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment (Spanish: Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente, acronym MVOTMA) is the Uruguayan government ministry which oversees the housing policies, territorial planning and environment of Uruguay.

Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment
Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente

Headquarters of the Ministry.
Ministry overview
FormedMay 30, 1990 (1990-05-30)
JurisdictionUruguay
HeadquartersMontevideo
Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Uruguay
Websitehttp://www.mvotma.gub.uy/

The current Minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment 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.

List of Ministers
Minister Began Ended
Ministry of Housing and Social Promotion
Federico Soneira
July 12, 1974
June 22, 1976
Ernesto Llovet
June 22, 1976
September 1, 1976
Walter Ravenna
September 1, 1976
June 11, 1977
Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment
Raúl Lago
May 30, 1990
February 11, 1992
José María Mieres Muró
February 18, 1992
December 21, 1992
Manuel Antonio Romay
December 30, 1992
March 1, 1995
Juan Chiruchi
March 1, 1995
August 24, 1999
Beatriz Martínez
August 24, 1999
March 1, 2000
Carlos Cat
March 1, 2000
November 13, 2002
Saúl Irureta
November 13, 2002
March 1, 2005
Mariano Arana
March 1, 2005
March 3, 2008
Carlos Colacce
March 3, 2008
March 1, 2010
Graciela Muslera
March 1, 2010
June 14, 2012
Francisco Beltrame
June 14, 2012
March 1, 2015
Eneida de León
March 1, 2015
March 1, 2020
Irene Moreira
March 1, 2020
in office
Source: [2]

See also
  • Cabinet of Uruguay
  • List of Ministers of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2020-03-01, retrieved 2020-03-02



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