The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (, MIEM) of Uruguay is a ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for formulating and promoting the industrial, energy and mining policies of the country.

The Ministry is headquartered in the Paysandú Street in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. The acting Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining is Fernanda Cardona, who has held the position since March 1, 2025.https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria/comunicacion/noticias/fernanda-cardona-es-nueva-ministra-industria-energia-mineria

History In 1907, from the Ministry of Development, the President of the Republic Claudio Williman decided to create the Ministry of Industries, Labor and Public Instruction, it was responsible for livestock, agriculture, police, animal health, Immigration and colonization. The prime minister was Gabriel Terra.

In 1911, the name was changed to the Ministry of Industries, Labor and Communications and in 1935, after a reorganization of the Ministry, he began to take responsibility for Industry and Labor, until in 1967 his name was changed to the Ministry of Industries and Commerce . In 1974, in another reorganization process it was renamed Ministry of Industries and Energy, until in 1991 it received its current structure and was renamed Ministry of Industries, Energy and Mining.

List of ministers of industry, energy and mining MinisterPartyBeganEndMinisters of Industry and TradeJulio Lacarte MuróColorado Party 19671967Zelmar MicheliniColorado Party 19671967Horacio Abadie SantosColorado Party 19671968Santiago de Brum CarbajalColorado Party 19681968Jorge Peirano FacioColorado Party 19681969Venancio FloresCivic Union19691969Julio María SanguinettiColorado Party 19691971Juan Pedro AmestoyWithout known affiliation19711972Jorge Echeverría LeúndaWithout known affiliation19721972Luis Balparda BlengioNational Party19721973Jorge Presno HaránNational Party19731973Ministers of Industry and EnergyJosé Etcheverry Stirling¹National Party19731974Adolfo Cardoso Guani¹Without known affiliation19741976Luis Heriberto Meyer¹Without known affiliation19761980Francisco Tourreilles¹Without known affiliation19801982Walter Lusiardo Aznárez¹Without known affiliation19821982Juan Chiarino Rossi¹Without known affiliation19821984Carlos PiránColorado Party 19851986Jorge Presno HaránNational Party19861990Ministers of Industry, Energy and MiningAugusto MontesdeocaColorado Party 19901992Eduardo AcheColorado Party 19921994Miguel Ángel GalánNational Party19941995Federico SlingerCivic Union19951996Julio HerreraColorado Party 19962000Primavera GarbarinoColorado Party 20002000Sergio AbreuNational Party20002002Pedro BordaberryColorado Party 20022003José VillarColorado Party 20032005Jorge LepraIndependent20052008Daniel MartínezBroad Front20082009Raúl Fernando SendicBroad Front20092010Roberto KreimermanBroad Front20102014Edgardo Ortuño (Acting)Broad Front20142014Roberto KreimermanBroad Front20142014Edgardo OrtuñoBroad Front20142015Carolina CosseBroad Front20152019Guillermo MoncecchiBroad Front20192020Omar PaganiniNational Party2020Nov 2023Elisa FacioNational PartyNov 2023March 2025Fernanda CardonaBroad FrontMarch 2025incumbentSource: ¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973–1985).

See also

Mineral industry of Uruguay Energy in Uruguay

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