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

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. Echegoyen1935–1936
Eduardo Víctor Haedo1936–1938
Toribio Olaso1939–1941
Cyro Giambruno1941–1943
Luis Mattiauda1943–1946
Juan Carbajal Victorica1946–1947
Francisco Forteza1947–1948
Oscar Secco Ellauri1948–1951
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo1951–1952
Justino Zavala Muniz1952–1955
Renán Rodríguez1955–1956
Clemente Ruggia1956–1959
Eduardo Pons Etcheverry1959–1963
Juan E. Pivel Devoto1963–1967
Ministers of Industry and Work
MinisterPeriod
Zoilo Saldias1935–1938
Abalcazar García1938–1939
Gervasio A. Posadas Belgrano1939–1941
Julio Cesar Canessa1941–1943
Javier Mendivil1943–1945
Rafael Schiaffino1945–1946
Hector Álvarez Cina1946–1947
Alberto Fermín Zubiría1947–1948
Fernando Fariña1948–1949
Santiago I. Rompani1950–1951
Jose G. Lissidini1951–1952
Héctor Grauert1952–1955
Carlos B. Moreno1955–1956
Fermín Sorhueta1956–1957
Héctor Grauert1957–1959
Enrique Erro1959–1960
Ángel María Gianola1960–1963
Walter Santoro1963–1964
Francisco Mario Ubillos1964–1967
Labor and Social Affairs
MinisterPartyPeriod
Enrique VéscoviColorado Party1967
Guzmán Acosta y LaraColorado Party1967
Manuel Flores MoraColorado Party1968
Julio César EspínolaColorado Party1968–1969
Pedro CersósimoColorado Party1969
Jorge SapelliColorado Party1969–1972
Julio Amorín LarrañagaColorado Party1972
Carlos AbdalaNational Party1972–1973
Marcial BugalloNational Party1973–1974
José Etcheverry StirlingWithout Known Affiliation1974–1979
Carlos MaesoWithout Known Affiliation1979–1982
Luis CrisciWithout Known Affiliation1982–1983
Néstor BolentiniUnión Patriótica (Uruguay)1983–1984
Ramón MalvasioWithout Known Affiliation1984–1985
Hugo Fernández FaingoldColorado Party1985–1989
Luis BrezzoColorado Party1989–1990
Carlos CatNational Party1990–1991
Álvaro CarboneNational Party1991–1993
Ricardo Reilly SalaverryNational Party1993–1995
Ana Lía PiñeyrúaNational Party1995–1999
Juan Ignacio MangadoColorado Party1999–2000
Álvaro AlonsoNational Party2000–2002
Santiago Pérez del CastilloColorado Party2002–2005
Eduardo BonomiBroad Front2005–2009
Julio BaraibarColorado Party2009–2010
Eduardo BrentaBroad Front2010–2015
Ernesto MurroBroad Front2015–2020
Pablo Mieres Independent Party – Coalición Multicolor 2020 – Incumbent

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

References

  1. ↑ "Nuevos secretarios de Estado firmaron Libro de Actas ante el flamante presidente, Luis Lacalle Pou – Presidencia de la República". presidencia.gub.uy. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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