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The '''Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning''' ({{langx|es|Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial}}, acronym '''MVOT''') is the [[Government of Uruguay|Uruguayan government]] [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]] which oversees the [[housing]] policies and territorial planning of [[Uruguay]].
The current Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning is [[Raúl Lozano Bonet]], who has held the position since May 9, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teléfono: 2901 4433 |first=Radio Montecarlo CX20-930 AM / mail: marketing@radiomontecarlo com uy |title=Raúl Lozano asumió como ministro de Vivienda en sustitución de Irene Moreira |url=http://www.radiomontecarlo.com.uy/2023/05/09/nacionales/raul-lozano-asumio-como-ministro-de-vivienda-en-sustitucion-de-irene-moreira/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Radio Montecarlo CX20-930 AM / mail: marketing@radiomontecarlo.com.uy. Teléfono: 2901 4433 |language=es}}</ref>
== Background ==
It was created under the [[Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay|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 of Uruguay |Ministry of Environment]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Crean Ministerio de Ambiente|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/crean-ministerio-ambiente-cesan-trabajadores-dinama.html|work=EL PAIS}}</ref>
== List of ministers ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Minister
!Began
!Ended
|-
! colspan="3" |Ministry of Housing and Social Promotion
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|Federico Soneira
|style="text-align:center;"|July 12, 1974
|style="text-align:center;"|June 22, 1976
|-
|Ernesto Llovet
|style="text-align:center;"|June 22, 1976
|style="text-align:center;"|September 1, 1976
|-
|Walter Ravenna
|style="text-align:center;"|September 1, 1976
|style="text-align:center;"|June 11, 1977
|-
! colspan="3" |Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment
|-
|Raúl Lago
|style="text-align:center;"|May 30, 1990
|style="text-align:center;"|February 11, 1992
|-
|José María Mieres Muró
|style="text-align:center;"|February 18, 1992
|style="text-align:center;"|December 21, 1992
|-
|Manuel Antonio Romay
|style="text-align:center;"|December 30, 1992
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 1995
|-
|Juan Chiruchi
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 1995
|style="text-align:center;"|August 24, 1999
|-
|Beatriz Martínez
|style="text-align:center;"|August 24, 1999
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2000
|-
|[[Carlos Cat]]
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2000
|style="text-align:center;"|November 13, 2002
|-
|Saúl Irureta
|style="text-align:center;"|November 13, 2002
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2005
|-
|[[Mariano Arana]]
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2005
|style="text-align:center;"|March 3, 2008
|-
|Carlos Colacce
|style="text-align:center;"|March 3, 2008
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2010
|-
|[[Graciela Muslera]]
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2010
|style="text-align:center;"|June 14, 2012
|-
|[[Francisco Beltrame]]
|style="text-align:center;"|June 14, 2012
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2015
|-
|[[Eneida de León]]
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2015
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2020
|-
|[[Irene Moreira]]
|style="text-align:center;"|March 1, 2020
|style="text-align:center;"|July 9, 2020
|-
! colspan="3" |Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning
|-
|[[Irene Moreira]]
|style="text-align:center;"|July 9, 2020
|style="text-align:center;"|May 5, 2023
|-
|[[Raúl Lozano Bonet]]
|style="text-align:center;"|May 9, 2023
|style="text-align:center;"|in office
|-
!'''Source:'''
| colspan="2" |{{CN|date=May 2023}}
|}
==See also==
*[[Cabinet of Uruguay]]
*[[List of ministers of housing, territorial planning and environment (Uruguay)]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.mvotma.gub.uy/ Official website]
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