The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (, 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 Tamara Paseyro, who has held the position since April 22, 2025.https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-vivienda-ordenamiento-territorial/comunicacion/noticias/tamara-paseyro-asumio-hoy-participo-del-consejo-ministros-estado-torre
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.
List of ministers MinisterBeganEndedMinistry of Housing and Social PromotionFederico SoneiraJuly 12, 1974June 22, 1976Ernesto LlovetJune 22, 1976September 1, 1976Walter RavennaSeptember 1, 1976June 11, 1977Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and EnvironmentRaúl LagoMay 30, 1990February 11, 1992José María Mieres MuróFebruary 18, 1992December 21, 1992Manuel Antonio RomayDecember 30, 1992March 1, 1995Juan ChiruchiMarch 1, 1995August 24, 1999Beatriz MartínezAugust 24, 1999March 1, 2000Carlos CatMarch 1, 2000November 13, 2002Saúl IruretaNovember 13, 2002March 1, 2005Mariano AranaMarch 1, 2005March 3, 2008Carlos ColacceMarch 3, 2008March 1, 2010Graciela MusleraMarch 1, 2010June 14, 2012Francisco BeltrameJune 14, 2012March 1, 2015Eneida de LeónMarch 1, 2015March 1, 2020Irene MoreiraMarch 1, 2020July 9, 2020Ministry of Housing and Territorial PlanningIrene MoreiraJuly 9, 2020May 5, 2023Raúl Lozano BonetMay 9, 2023March 1, 2025Cecilia CairoMarch 1, 2025April 19, 2025Tamara PaseyroApril 23, 2025in officeSource:
See also Cabinet of Uruguay List of ministers of housing, territorial planning and environment (Uruguay)
References
External links
Official website