Vice President of Uruguay

Vice President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Vice President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Vicepresidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay
	Incumbent; Beatriz Argimón ; since 1 March 2020
Seat	Legislative Palace
Term length	Five years, renewable indefinitely but not immediately
Inaugural holder	Alfredo Navarro
Formation	1 March 1934
Website	presidencia.gub.uy

Last updated November 11, 2023

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 Beatriz Argimón, who took office on March 1, 2020.^[1]

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
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Start	End	Political party		Elections	President	Notes
1		Alfredo Navarro (1868–1951)	18 May 1934	19 June 1938		Colorado	—	Gabriel Terra	Elected by the 3rd National Constituent Convention.
2		César Charlone (1895–1973)	19 June 1938	1 March 1943		Colorado	1938	Alfredo Baldomir
3		Alberto Guani (1877–1956)	1 March 1943	1 March 1947		Colorado	1942	Juan José de Amézaga
4		Luis Batlle Berres (1897–1964)	1 March 1947	2 August 1947		Colorado	1946	Tomás Berreta	Assumed the presidency after the death of Tomás Berreta.
5		Alfeo Brum (1898–1972)	2 August 1947	1 March 1951		Colorado	—	Luis Batlle Berres	Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party.
5		Alfeo Brum (1898–1972)	1 March 1951	1 March 1952		Colorado	1950	Andrés Martínez Trueba	The post of President and Vice President were replaced by the National Council of Government.
Post abolished 1 March 1952 – 1 March 1967								National Council of Government
6		Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920–1998)	1 March 1967	6 December 1967		Colorado	1966	Óscar Diego Gestido	Assumed the presidency after the death of Óscar Diego Gestido.
7		Alberto Abdala (1920–1986)	6 December 1967	1 March 1972		Colorado	—	Jorge Pacheco Areco	Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party.
8		Jorge Sapelli (1926–1996)	1 March 1972	27 June 1973		Colorado	1971	Juan María Bordaberry	Ousted from office by a coup d'état .
Vacant 27 June 1973 – 1 March 1985								Civic-military dictatorship
9		Enrique Tarigo (1927–2002)	1 March 1985	1 March 1990		Colorado	1984	Julio María Sanguinetti
10		Gonzalo Aguirre (1940–2021)	1 March 1990	1 March 1995		National	1989	Luis Alberto Lacalle
11		Hugo Batalla (1926–1998)	1 March 1995	3 October 1998		Colorado	1994	Julio María Sanguinetti	Died in office.
12		Hugo Fernández Faingold (1947–)	3 October 1998	1 March 2000		Colorado	—	Julio María Sanguinetti	Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party.
13		Luis Hierro López (1947–)	1 March 2000	1 March 2005		Colorado	1999	Jorge Batlle
14		Rodolfo Nin Novoa (1948–)	1 March 2005	1 March 2010		Broad Front	2004	Tabaré Vázquez
15		Danilo Astori (1940–2023)	1 March 2010	1 March 2015		Broad Front	2009	José Mujica
16		Raúl Fernando Sendic (1962–)	1 March 2015	13 September 2017		Broad Front	2014	Tabaré Vázquez	Resigned.
17		Lucía Topolansky (1944–)	13 September 2017	1 March 2020		Broad Front	—	Tabaré Vázquez	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		Beatriz Argimón (1961–)	1 March 2020	Incumbent		National	2019	Luis Lacalle Pou	Became the first woman elected to this position.

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References

↑ Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Luis Lacalle Pou y Beatriz Argimón juraron como presidente y vicepresidenta de la República - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.

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[1] Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Luis Lacalle Pou y Beatriz Argimón juraron como presidente y vicepresidenta de la República - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.

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