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Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social
Ministry overview
Formed	12 March 1907
Jurisdiction	Government of Uruguay
Headquarters	Montevideo
Minister responsible	Pablo Mieres;
Website	Labour and Social Welfare

The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (Spanish: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social) of Uruguay is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for conducting and carrying out policies related to labor activity in the country, as well as supervising social and food benefits.

This government department is also responsible for acting as mediator of the parties when there are internal conflicts, and defending the rights of workers and enforcing them by their employers. It is the responsibility of the ministry to control the security conditions in the jobs. The Ministry is headquartered in the Juncal Street in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. The current Minister of Labor and Social Welfare is Pablo Mieres, who has held the position since 1 March 2020.^[1]

History

The existence of a government department dealing with labor and social security issues dates back to the creation of the Ministry of Industry, Labor and Public Instruction, created on 12 March 1907 by President Claudio Williman by dividing the former Ministry of Development. On 4 March 1912, President José Batlle y Ordoñez reorganized the Ministry of Industry, Labor and Public Instruction, the Ministry of Industry, Labor and Communications and the Ministry of Justice and Public Instruction.

A new cabinet reshuffle took place under the de facto government of Gabriel Terra in 1936, organizing the Ministry of Industry and Labor and the Ministry of Public Instruction and Social Welfare. After the constitutional reform produced in March 1967, the Ministry of Labor was created, the first holder of the position was Enrique Vescovi, while Héctor Hugo Barbagelata was the first undersecretary. In a final ministerial adjustment in 1974, it generates, from these two departments, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.

List of ministers

List of ministers of labor and social affairs of Uruguay since 1935:

Minister	Period
Ministers of Public Instruction and Social Provision
Martín R. Echegoyen	1935–1936
Eduardo Víctor Haedo	1936–1938
Toribio Olaso	1939–1941
Cyro Giambruno	1941–1943
Luis Mattiauda	1943–1946
Juan Carbajal Victorica	1946–1947
Francisco Forteza	1947–1948
Oscar Secco Ellauri	1948–1951
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo	1951–1952
Justino Zavala Muniz	1952–1955
Renán Rodríguez	1955–1956
Clemente Ruggia	1956–1959
Eduardo Pons Etcheverry	1959–1963
Juan E. Pivel Devoto	1963–1967

Minister	Period
Ministers of Industry and Work
Zoilo Saldias	1935–1938
Abalcazar García	1938–1939
Gervasio A. Posadas Belgrano	1939–1941
Julio Cesar Canessa	1941–1943
Javier Mendivil	1943–1945
Rafael Schiaffino	1945–1946
Hector Álvarez Cina	1946–1947
Alberto Fermín Zubiría	1947–1948
Fernando Fariña	1948–1949
Santiago I. Rompani	1950–1951
Jose G. Lissidini	1951–1952
Héctor Grauert	1952–1955
Carlos B. Moreno	1955–1956
Fermín Sorhueta	1956–1957
Héctor Grauert	1957–1959
Enrique Erro	1959–1960
Ángel María Gianola	1960–1963
Walter Santoro	1963–1964
Francisco Mario Ubillos	1964–1967

Minister	Party	Period
Labor and Social Affairs
Enrique Véscovi	Colorado Party	1967
Guzmán Acosta y Lara	Colorado Party	1967
Manuel Flores Mora	Colorado Party	1968
Julio César Espínola	Colorado Party	1968–1969
Pedro Cersósimo	Colorado Party	1969
Jorge Sapelli	Colorado Party	1969–1972
Julio Amorín Larrañaga	Colorado Party	1972
Carlos Abdala	National Party	1972–1973
Marcial Bugallo	National Party	1973–1974
José Etcheverry Stirling	Without Known Affiliation	1974–1979
Carlos Maeso	Without Known Affiliation	1979–1982
Luis Crisci	Without Known Affiliation	1982–1983
Néstor Bolentini	Unión Patriótica (Uruguay)	1983–1984
Ramón Malvasio	Without Known Affiliation	1984–1985
Hugo Fernández Faingold	Colorado Party	1985–1989
Luis Brezzo	Colorado Party	1989–1990
Carlos Cat	National Party	1990–1991
Álvaro Carbone	National Party	1991–1993
Ricardo Reilly Salaverry	National Party	1993–1995
Ana Lía Piñeyrúa	National Party	1995–1999
Juan Ignacio Mangado	Colorado Party	1999–2000
Álvaro Alonso	National Party	2000–2002
Santiago Pérez del Castillo	Colorado Party	2002–2005
Eduardo Bonomi	Broad Front	2005–2009
Julio Baraibar	Colorado Party	2009–2010
Eduardo Brenta	Broad Front	2010–2015
Ernesto Murro	Broad Front	2015–2020
Pablo Mieres	Independent Party – Coalición Multicolor	2020 – Incumbent