Vice President of Uruguay

Template:Short description The vice president of Uruguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Uruguayan government, after the President of Uruguay. The vice president replaces the elected President in case of his death or absence. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as president of the Chamber of Senators and of the General Assembly.

The president and vice president run on a single ticket submitted by their party. In case no candidate obtains an absolute majority of votes (50%+1), a runoff is held between the top two candidates. In this case, the candidate who obtains a plurality in the runoff wins the election. The current Vice President is Carolina Cosse, who took office on March 1, 2025.

History

The position of Vice-President of the Republic was established in the Constitution of 1934. Previously the President of the Senate assumed the Presidency in case of absence of the President. The Constitution of 1952 established a 9-member executive council, the National Council of Government, abolishing the figure of the Vice President. The Constitution of 1967 eliminated the National Council of Government and resumed the presidential system, maintaining the figure of the Vice President.

List of vice presidents of Uruguay

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party		Elections	President	Notes
			Start	End
1	File:Decano-Dr-Alfredo-Navarro.png	Alfredo Navarro (1868–1951)	18 May 1934	19 June 1938	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	—	Gabriel Terra	Elected by the 3rd National Constituent Convention.
2	File:Cesar Charlone.jpg	César Charlone (1895–1973)	19 June 1938	1 March 1943	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1938	Alfredo Baldomir
3	File:Alberto Guani en 1942 (cropped).png	Alberto Guani (1877–1956)	1 March 1943	1 March 1947	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1942	Juan José de Amézaga
4	File:Lbberres23.jpg	Luis Batlle Berres (1897–1964)	1 March 1947	2 August 1947	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1946	Tomás Berreta	Assumed the presidency after the death of Tomás Berreta.
5	File:Alfeo Brum.jpg	Alfeo Brum (1898–1972)	2 August 1947	1 March 1951	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	—	Luis Batlle Berres	Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party.
			1 March 1951	1 March 1952	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1950	Andrés Martínez Trueba	The post of President and Vice President were replaced by the National Council of Government.
colspan=8 Template:CNone	National Council of Government
6	File:Jorge Pacheco Areco (cropped).jpg	Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920–1998)	1 March 1967	6 December 1967	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1966	Óscar Diego Gestido	Assumed the presidency after the death of Óscar Diego Gestido.
7	File:Alberto Abdala (cropped).jpg	Alberto Abdala (1920–1986)	6 December 1967	1 March 1972	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	—	Jorge Pacheco Areco	Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party.
8	File:Jorge Sapelli (cropped).jpg	Jorge Sapelli (1926–1996)	1 March 1972	27 June 1973	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1971	Juan María Bordaberry	Ousted from office by a coup d'état.
colspan=8 Template:CNone	Civic-military dictatorship
9	File:Tarigoconabrigoj.jpg	Enrique Tarigo (1927–2002)	1 March 1985	1 March 1990	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1984	Julio María Sanguinetti
10	File:Gonzalo Aguirre en 1989 (cropped).jpg	Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez (1940–2021)	1 March 1990	1 March 1995	style="background:Template:Party color" |	National	1989	Luis Alberto Lacalle
11	File:Hugo Batalla.jpg	Hugo Batalla (1926–1998)	1 March 1995	3 October 1998	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1994	Julio María Sanguinetti	Died in office.
12	File:Batllefaingbis.jpg	Hugo Fernández Faingold (1947–2025)	3 October 1998	1 March 2000	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	—		Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party.
13	File:Luis Hierro López.jpg	Luis Hierro López (1947–)	1 March 2000	1 March 2005	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Colorado	1999	Jorge Batlle
14	File:Rodolfoninnovoa.jpg	Rodolfo Nin Novoa (1948–)	1 March 2005	1 March 2010	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Broad Front	2004	Tabaré Vázquez
15	File:Danilo Astori.jpg	Danilo Astori (1940–2023)	1 March 2010	1 March 2015	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Broad Front	2009	José Mujica
16	File:27 de enero Secretario General, Ernesto Samper Pizano, recibió en UNASUR a Presidentes de la CELAC (cropped).jpg	Raúl Sendic Rodríguez (1962–)	1 March 2015	13 September 2017	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Broad Front	2014	Tabaré Vázquez	Resigned.
17	File:Lucía Topolansky (cropped).png	Lucía Topolansky (1944–)	13 September 2017	1 March 2020	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Broad Front	—		Assumed the Vice Presidency as second senator of the most voted party, as the first senator of the most voted party, José Mujica, can only be President or Vice President until 5 years after his term ends.
18	File:2024-08-29 Reunião com Beatriz Argimón, Vice-Presidente do Uruguai, 15 (cropped).jpg	Beatriz Argimón (1961–)	1 March 2020	1 March 2025	style="background:Template:Party color" |	National	2019	Luis Lacalle Pou	Became the first woman elected to this position.
19	File:Intendenta de Montevideo Carolina Cosse (cropped).jpg	Carolina Cosse (1961–)	1 March 2025	Incumbent	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Broad Front	2024	Yamandú Orsi

See also

• List of current vice presidents
• History of Uruguay
• Politics of Uruguay

External links

• www.presidencia.gub.uy