Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Uruguay)

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Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social
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Ministry overview
Formed12 March 1907 (1907-03-12)
JurisdictionUruguay
HeadquartersMontevideo
Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Uruguay
WebsiteLabour and Social Welfare

The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare 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 Labour 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 Labour 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 Labour and Social Welfare.

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List of Ministers of Labor and Social Welfare of Uruguay[]

List of Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs of Uruguay since 1935:

Ministers of Public Instruction and Social Provision
Minister Period
Martín R. Echegoyen 1935–1936
Eduardo Víctor Haedo 1936–1938
1939–1941
1941–1943
1943–1946
1946–1947
Francisco Forteza 1947–1948
Oscar Secco Ellauri 1948–1951
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo 1951–1952
1952–1955
Renán Rodríguez 1955–1956
1956–1959
1959–1963
1963–1967
Ministers of Industry and Work
Minister Period
1935–1938
1938–1939
1939–1941
1941–1943
1943–1945
1945–1946
1946–1947
Alberto Fermín Zubiría 1947–1948
1948–1949
1950–1951
1951–1952
Héctor Grauert 1952–1955
1955–1956
1956–1957
Héctor Grauert 1957–1959
Enrique Erro 1959–1960
1960–1963
Walter Santoro 1963–1964
1964–1967
Labor and Social Affairs
Minister Party Period
Colorado Party 1967
Colorado Party 1967
Manuel Flores Mora Colorado Party 1968
Colorado Party 1968–1969
Colorado Party 1969
Jorge Sapelli Colorado Party 1969–1972
Colorado Party 1972
Carlos Abdala National Party 1972–1973
National Party 1973–1974
Without Known Affiliation 1974–1979
Without Known Affiliation 1979–1982
Without Known Affiliation 1982–1983
1983–1984
Without Known Affiliation 1984–1985
Hugo Fernández Faingold Colorado Party 1985–1989
Luis Brezzo Colorado Party 1989–1990
Carlos Cat National Party 1990–1991
National Party 1991–1993
National Party 1993–1995
Ana Lía Piñeyrúa National Party 1995–1999
Colorado Party 1999–2000
National Party 2000–2002
Colorado Party 2002–2005
Eduardo Bonomi Broad Front 2005–2009
Colorado Party 2009–2010
Eduardo Brenta Broad Front 2010–2015
Ernesto Murro Broad Front 2015–2020
Pablo Mieres Independent Party – Coalición Multicolor 2020 – Incumbent

¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973–1985).

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nuevos secretarios de Estado firmaron Libro de Actas ante el flamante presidente, Luis Lacalle Pou – Presidencia de la República". www.presidencia.gub.uy. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (Uruguay)", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 1 March 2020, retrieved 7 March 2020
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