Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning of Uruguay

The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (, acronym MVOT) is the Uruguayan government ministry which oversees the housing policies and territorial planning of Uruguay.
The current Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning is Irene Moreira, who has held the position since March 1, 2020.
Background.
It was created under the 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.