The Ministry of Social Development of Uruguay (MIDES) is the

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of the

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that is responsible for proposing, generating and activating national social policies. It is headquartered in the 18 de Julio Avenue in Barrio Cordón,

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. The current Minister of Social Development is

Martín Lema Martín Alejandro Lema Perretta (born September 6, 1982) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party, serving as Minister of Social Development since May 3, 2021. Lema was born in Jacinto Vera, Montevideo and attended Elbio F ...

, who has held the position since May 3, 2021, after

Pablo Bartol Pablo Bartol (born 20 November 1965) is an Uruguayan social entrepreneur, lecturer and politician who served as Minister of Social Development from March 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. Graduated from the University of the Republic in 1989, he has a Bach ...

was removed from office by the President. It was created on March 21, 2005, by Emergency Law No. 17,866, 20 days after President

Tabaré Vázquez Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (; ''Vázquez Rosas'' locally ; 17 January 19406 December 2020) was a Uruguayan politician who served as the 41st president of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020. He previously served from 2005 to 2010 as the 39th presiden ...

took office. The first minister appointed by the president was

Marina Arismendi Ana Marina Arismendi Dubinsky (born 30 May 1949, Montevideo) is an Uruguayan teacher and politician of the Communist Party. She served as Minister of Social Development from 2005 to 2010, and from 2015 to 2020, in the first and second government ...

List of Ministers of Social Development

References

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