Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay
The Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment is the Uruguayan government ministry which oversees the housing policies, territorial planning and environment of Uruguay.
The current Minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment is Irene Moreira, who has held the position since March 1, 2020.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.
