The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay (MIEM) is a
ministry of the
Government of Uruguay
The politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises execu ...
that is responsible for formulating and promoting the industrial, energy and
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...
policies of the country.
The Ministry is headquartered in the Paysandú Street in
Ciudad Vieja,
Montevideo. The current Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining is
Omar Paganini, who has held the position since March 1, 2020.
History
In 1907, from the Ministry of Development, the President of the Republic
Claudio Williman decided to create the Ministry of Industries, Labor and Public Instruction, it was responsible for livestock, agriculture, police, animal health, Immigration and colonization. The prime minister was
Gabriel Terra
José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas ( Montevideo, 1 August 1873 - Montevideo, 15 September 1942) was a lawyer and politician of batllista origin in Uruguay, and advisor to all Uruguayan governments on diplomatic, Economic and financial issu ...
.
In 1911, the name was changed to the Ministry of Industries, Labor and Communications and in 1935, after a reorganization of the Ministry, he began to take responsibility for Industry and Labor, until in 1967 his name was changed to the Ministry of Industries and Commerce . In 1974, in another reorganization process it was renamed Ministry of Industries and Energy, until in 1991 it received its current structure and was renamed Ministry of Industries, Energy and Mining.
Source:
List of Ministers of Industry, Energy and Mining
¹ Ministers of the
Military-Civic government (1973-1985).
See also
*
Mineral industry of Uruguay
*
Energy in Uruguay
References
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Government ministries of Uruguay
Industry in Uruguay
Mining in Uruguay
Energy in Uruguay
1907 establishments in Uruguay