Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (Uruguay)

The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (Spanish: Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería, MIEM) of Uruguay is a ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for formulating and promoting the industrial, energy and mining policies of the country.

The Ministry is headquartered in the Paysandú Street in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. The Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining from November 2023 was Elisa Facio^[1] who succeeded Omar Paganini.^[2]

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.

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.^[3]

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

• Mineral industry of Uruguay
• Energy in Uruguay