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Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries

Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca
Ministry overview
Formed	19 March 1935 (1935-03-19)
Jurisdiction	Government of Uruguay
Headquarters	Montevideo
Minister responsible	Fernando Mattos Costa
Website	Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries

The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (Spanish: Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca) of Uruguay is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on agricultural, livestock and fishery resources. The ministry is also responsible for the permanent development of the agricultural, agroindustrial and fisheries sectors, promoting their insertion in both regional and extra-regional external markets, based on the management and sustainable use of natural resources.

This government department is headquartered in Constituyente Road in Barrio Cordón, Montevideo. The current Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries is Fernando Mattos Costa, who has held the position since June 27, 2021.

Creation

On March 19, 1935, after the dissolution of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Industries and Labor and the Ministry of Livestock and Agriculture were created through the approval of Law No. 9,463. On July 11, 1974, its name was modified to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. It is not until April 1986 that it received the current name.

List of ministers

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

See also

• Agriculture in Uruguay

References

1. "Cometidos".
2. ElPais. "Quién es Fernando Mattos, designado como nuevo ministro de Ganadería". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-08.
3. "Ley 14.218". Archived from the original on 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
4. "Ley 15.809". Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

• Agriculture in Uruguay
• Government ministries of Uruguay