The Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy is the ministry of the government of Morocco responsible for the development and implementation of public policy in the areas of territorial planning, urban planning, housing, and city policy.
The ministry is notably involved in territorial planning, the regulation of urban development, the implementation of housing programs, and the development of policies aimed at improving housing conditions and urban integration. It also contributes to the coordination of public policies related to urban development and the reduction of territorial disparities.
History The ministry originates from the Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing, created on 7 December 1955. Over the course of successive governmental reorganizations, its responsibilities were gradually expanded to include matters relating to territorial planning and city policy.
Since 7 October 2021, the Minister of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy has been Fatima-Zahra Mansouri.
Responsibilities The ministry is responsible for designing and implementing government policy in the areas falling within its competence. Its main responsibilities include in particular:
the development of national guidelines for territorial planning; the planning and regulation of urban development; the preparation and implementation of legislation and regulations relating to urban planning and housing; the implementation of housing programs and public policies aimed at improving access to housing; the promotion of balanced territorial development and the reduction of regional disparities; the implementation of urban policies aimed at improving living conditions in cities.
The ministry also contributes to the coordination of public policies related to urban development and territorial planning, in cooperation with territorial collectivities and other relevant ministerial departments, particularly the Ministry of the Interior.
Organization The ministry relies on a central administration and decentralized services responsible for implementing public policies at the territorial level. It also collaborates with several public establishments and organizations operating in the fields of urban planning, housing, and territorial development.
List of ministers Minister Party Start date End date 1 Mohammed ben Bouchaib – 7 December 1955 25 October 1956 The ministry was abolished from 1956 to 1972 3 Hassan Zemmouri – 12 April 1972 10 October 1977 4 Abbas El Fassi Istiqlal Party 10 October 1977 5 October 1981 5 M'Fadel Lahlou – 5 November 1981 11 April 1985 6 Abderrahman Bouftas Istiqlal Party 11 April 1985 9 November 1993 7 Driss Toulali - 11 November 1993 31 January 1995 8 Said El Fassi - 27 February 1995 13 August 1997 9 Mourad Chérif - 13 August 1997 March 1998 10 Mohamed El Yazghi Socialist Union of Popular Forces March 1998 9 September 2007 11 Ahmed Taoufiq Hejira Istiqlal Party 19 September 2007 3 January 2012 12 Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah Party of Progress and Socialism 3 January 2012 24 October 2017 13 Abdelahad Fassi Fihri Party of Progress and Socialism 22 January 2018 9 October 2019 14 Nouzha Bouchareb Popular Movement 9 October 2019 7 October 202115Fatima-Zahra MansouriAuthenticity and Modernity Party7 October 2021Incumbent
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