Ministry of Social Development (Uruguay)

The Ministry of Social Development (Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, MIDES) of Uruguay is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for proposing, generating and activating national social policies. It is headquartered at 18 de Julio Avenue in Barrio Cordón, Montevideo. The current Minister of Social Development is Martín Lema, who has held the position since May 3, 2021, after Pablo Bartol 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 took office. The first minister appointed by the president was Marina Arismendi.