Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning of Uruguay

Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning
Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial

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

The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Spanish: Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial, 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 Raúl Lozano Bonet, who has held the position since May 9, 2023.[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
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 July 9, 2020
Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning
Irene Moreira July 9, 2020 May 5, 2023
Raúl Lozano Bonet May 9, 2023 in office
Source: [citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Teléfono: 2901 4433, Radio Montecarlo CX20-930 AM / mail: marketing@radiomontecarlo com uy. "Raúl Lozano asumió como ministro de Vivienda en sustitución de Irene Moreira". Radio Montecarlo CX20-930 AM / mail: [email protected]. Teléfono: 2901 4433 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Crean Ministerio de Ambiente". EL PAIS.
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