Vice President of Uruguay
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 death or absence. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, president of the Chamber of Senators and the General Assembly.
The president and vice president run on a single ticket submitted by their party. A runoff is held between the top two candidates if no candidate obtains the majority of votes. In this case, the candidate who receives 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 the 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
Trivia
- After decades of exclusively male presence, since 13 September 2017 to date, the vice-presidency has been held by women without interruption: Lucía Topolansky, Beatriz Argimón, and Carolina Cosse.
- As of, no openly LGBTQ person has ever held office as vice president.
- César Charlone was the youngest vice president to take office.
- Lucía Topolansky was the oldest vice president to take office.
- César Charlone was the vice president who lived the longest after leaving office ; he died at the age of.
- Danilo Astori was the vice president who lived the shortest time after completing his term. But at the same time, he was the longest-lived: he died at the age of.
- Alberto Abdala was the shortest-lived vice president: he died at the age of.
- Alfeo Brum was the last vice president born in the 19th century.
- Jorge Pacheco Areco was the first vice president born in the 20th century.
- As of, Hugo Batalla has been the only vice president to have died in office. Further, he was the last vice president who died in the 20th century.
- Enrique Tarigo has been the only vice president who had not held any public office before being elected to the vice-presidency, nor did he hold any elected office again afterwards. Further, he was the first vice president who died in the 21st century.
- Rodolfo Nin Novoa and Carolina Cosse are, to date, the only vice presidents who were previously intendants of a department.
- Raúl Sendic was the only vice president to be forced to resign amid a political scandal.
- Jorge Sapelli was the only vice president to resign in opposition to a coup d'état, in 1973.