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)
Jurisdiction Government of Uruguay
Headquarters Montevideo
Minister responsible
Website Labour and Social Welfare

The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Spanish : Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social) 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.

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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 SocialWelfare.

List of ministers

List of ministers of labor and social affairs of Uruguay since 1935:

Ministers of Public Instruction and Social Provision
MinisterPeriod
Martín R. Echegoyen 1935–1936
Eduardo Víctor Haedo 1936–1938
Toribio Olaso 1939–1941
Cyro Giambruno 1941–1943
Luis Mattiauda 1943–1946
Juan Carbajal Victorica 1946–1947
Francisco Forteza 1947–1948
Oscar Secco Ellauri 1948–1951
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo 1951–1952
Justino Zavala Muniz 1952–1955
Renán Rodríguez 1955–1956
Clemente Ruggia 1956–1959
Eduardo Pons Etcheverry 1959–1963
Juan E. Pivel Devoto 1963–1967
Ministers of Industry and Work
MinisterPeriod
Zoilo Saldias 1935–1938
Abalcazar García 1938–1939
Gervasio A. Posadas Belgrano 1939–1941
Julio Cesar Canessa 1941–1943
Javier Mendivil 1943–1945
Rafael Schiaffino 1945–1946
Hector Álvarez Cina 1946–1947
Alberto Fermín Zubiría 1947–1948
Fernando Fariña 1948–1949
Santiago I. Rompani 1950–1951
Jose G. Lissidini 1951–1952
Héctor Grauert 1952–1955
Carlos B. Moreno 1955–1956
Fermín Sorhueta 1956–1957
Héctor Grauert 1957–1959
Enrique Erro 1959–1960
Ángel María Gianola 1960–1963
Walter Santoro 1963–1964
Francisco Mario Ubillos 1964–1967
Labor and Social Affairs
MinisterPartyPeriod
Enrique Véscovi Colorado Party 1967
Guzmán Acosta y Lara Colorado Party 1967
Manuel Flores Mora Colorado Party 1968
Julio César Espínola Colorado Party 1968–1969
Pedro Cersósimo Colorado Party 1969
Jorge Sapelli Colorado Party 1969–1972
Julio Amorín Larrañaga Colorado Party 1972
Carlos Abdala National Party 1972–1973
Marcial Bugallo National Party 1973–1974
José Etcheverry Stirling Without Known Affiliation1974–1979
Carlos Maeso Without Known Affiliation1979–1982
Luis Crisci Without Known Affiliation1982–1983
Néstor Bolentini Unión Patriótica (Uruguay) 1983–1984
Ramón Malvasio Without Known Affiliation1984–1985
Hugo Fernández Faingold Colorado Party 1985–1989
Luis Brezzo Colorado Party 1989–1990
Carlos Cat National Party 1990–1991
Álvaro Carbone National Party 1991–1993
Ricardo Reilly Salaverry National Party 1993–1995
Ana Lía Piñeyrúa National Party 1995–1999
Juan Ignacio Mangado Colorado Party 1999–2000
Álvaro Alonso National Party 2000–2002
Santiago Pérez del Castillo Colorado Party 2002–2005
Eduardo Bonomi Broad Front 2005–2009
Julio Baraibar Colorado Party 2009–2010
Eduardo Brenta Broad Front 2010–2015
Ernesto Murro Broad Front 2015–2020
Pablo Mieres Independent PartyCoalición Multicolor 2020 – Incumbent

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

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