List of Presidents of Uruguay

The Executive Tower in Montevideo has been the working place of the President since 2009.

Uruguay is a presidential republic in which the President (in Spanish presidente) is both the head of state and head of government. The following is a list of all the people who have held the office of President of Uruguay since 6 November 1830 (when the first constitution was adopted), with the exception of those who held the office of "President" under the National Council of Government, which served as the country's executive directory from 1955 to 1967. The first president of this list is Fructuoso Rivera, who held the office twice and once as part of the Triumvirate that ruled Uruguay from 1853 to 1854.

Most of the Presidents of Uruguay have belonged to the Colorado Party, a traditionally conservative party founded by Rivera in 1836. The first free democratic elections for President were held in 1920. The current president is Tabaré Vázquez of the Broad Front, who was elected for a second term in the 2015 presidential election.

List of presidents since 1830

XIX century

Parties

      Colorado Party       National Party       Independent

№ [n 1]	Portrait	President (Birth–Death)		Term of office		Party	Election
1			Fructuoso Rivera (1784–1854)	6 November 1830	24 October 1834	Colorado	—
2			Carlos Anaya (1777–1862) Acting	24 October 1834	March 1 1835	Colorado	—
3			Manuel Oribe (1792–1857)	1 March 1835	24 October 1838	National	—
4			Gabriel Antonio Pereira (1794–1861) Acting	24 October 1838	1 March 1839	Colorado	—
5			Fructuoso Rivera (1784–1854)	1 March 1839	1 March 1843	Colorado	—
6			Manuel Oribe (1792–1857) Disputed with Joaquín Suárez	1 March 1843	8 October 1851	National	—
7			Joaquín Suárez (1781–1868) Acting Disputed with Manuel Oribe	1 March 1841	15 February 1852	Colorado	—
8			Bernardo Berro (1803–1868) Acting	15 February 1852	1 March 1852	National	—
9			Juan Francisco Giró (1891–1863)	1 March 1852	25 September 1853	National	—
10			Venancio Flores (1808–1868) Part of the Triumvirate	25 September 1853	12 March 1854	Colorado	—
			Juan Antonio Lavalleja (1784–1853) Part of the Triumvirate	25 September 1853	22 October 1853	Independent	—
			Fructuoso Rivera (1784–1854) Part of the Triumvirate	25 September 1853	13 January 1859	Colorado	—
11			Venancio Flores (1808–1868) Disputed with Luis Lamas	12 March 1854	10 September 1855	Colorado	—
12			Luis Lamas Acting Disputed with Venancio Flores	29 August 1855	10 September 1855	Conservative	—
13			Manuel Basilio Bustamante Acting	10 September 1855	15 February 1856	Colorado	—
14			José María Piá (1809–1868) Acting	15 February 1856	1 March 1856	Colorado	—
15			Gabriel Antonio Pereira (1794–1861)	1 March 1856	1 March 1860	Colorado	—
16			Bernardo Berro (1803–1868)	1 March 1860	1 March 1864	National	—
17			Atanasio Aguirre (1801–1875) Acting	1 March 1864	15 February 1865	National	—
18			Tomás Villalba (1805–1886) Acting	15 February 1865	20 February 1865	National	—
19			Venancio Flores (1808–1868) Acting	20 February 1865	15 February 1868	Colorado	—
20			Pedro Varela (1837–1906) Acting	15 February 1868	1 March 1868	Colorado	—
21			Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1810–1887)	1 March 1868	1 March 1872	Colorado	—
22			Tomás Gomensoro Albín (1810–1900) Acting	1 March 1872	1 March 1873	Colorado	—
23			José Eugenio Ellauri (1834–1894)	1 March 1873	22 January 1875	Colorado	—
24			Pedro Varela (1837–1906)	22 January 1875	10 March 1876	Colorado	—
25			Lorenzo Latorre (1844–1916)	10 March 1876	15 March 1880	Colorado	—
26			Francisco Antonino Vidal (1825–1889)	15 March 1880	1 March 1882	Colorado	—
27			Máximo Santos (1847–1889)	1 March 1882	1 March 1886	Colorado	—
28			Francisco Antonino Vidal (1825–1889)	1 March 1886	24 May 1886	Colorado	—
29			Máximo Santos (1847–1889)	24 May 1886	18 November 1886	Colorado	—
30			Máximo Tajes (1847–1889)	18 November 1886	1 March 1890	Colorado	—
31			Julio Herrera y Obes (1841–1912)	1 March 1890	1 March 1894	Colorado	—
32			Duncan Stewart (1833–1923) Acting	1 March 1894	21 March 1894	Colorado	—
33			Juan Idiarte Borda (1844–1897)	21 March 1894	25 August 1897	Colorado	—
34			Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (1837–1905) Acting	25 August 1897	15 February 1899[n 2]	Colorado	—
35			José Batlle y Ordóñez (1856–1929) Acting	15 February 1899	1 March 1899	Colorado	—
36			Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (1837–1905)	1 March 1899	1 March 1903	Colorado	—

XX century

Parties

      Colorado Party       National Party       Independent       Military/civic-military

№ [n 1]	Portrait	President (Birth–Death)		Term of office		Party	Election
36			Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (1837–1905)	1 March 1899	1 March 1903	Colorado	—
37			José Batlle y Ordóñez (1856–1929)	1 March 1903	1 March 1907	Colorado	—
38			Claudio Williman (1861–1934)	1 March 1907	1 March 1911	Colorado	—
39			Feliciano Viera (1872–1927)	1 March 1915	1 March 1919	Colorado	—
40			Baltasar Brum (1883–1933) [n 3]	1 March 1919	1 March 1923	Colorado	—
41			José Serrato (1868–1960) [n 3]	1 March 1923	1 March 1927	Colorado	—
42			Juan Campisteguy (1859–1937) [n 3]	1 March 1927	1 March 1931	Colorado	1926
43			Gabriel Terra (1873–1942) [n 4]	1 March 1931	19 June 1939	Colorado	1926
44			Alfredo Baldomir (1884–1948) [n 5]	19 June 1939	1 March 1943	Colorado	1938
45			Juan José de Amézaga (1881–1956)	1 March 1943	19 June 1947	Colorado	1942
46			Tomás Berreta (1875–1947)	1 March 1947	2 August 1947	Colorado	1946
47			Luis Batlle Berres (1897–1964)	2 August 1947	1 March 1951	Colorado	—
46			Andres Martínez Trueba (1884–1959) [n 6]	1 March 1951	1 March 1955	Colorado	1950
National Council of Government (1955–1967)
47			Óscar Diego Gestido (1901–1967)	1 March 1967	6 December 1967	Colorado	1966
48			Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920–1998)	6 December 1967	1 March 1972	Colorado	—
49			Juan María Bordaberry (1928–2011)	1 March 1972	12 June 1976	Colorado — Civic-military	1966
50			Alberto Demicheli (1896–1980) Acting	12 June 1976	1 September 1976	Colorado — Civic-military	—
51			Aparicio Méndez (1896–1980) Acting	1 September 1976	1 September 1981	National — Civic-military	—
52			Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–) Acting	1 September 1981	12 February 1985	Military	—
53			Rafael Addiego Bruno (1923–2014) Acting	12 February 1985	1 March 1985	Independent	—
54			Julio María Sanguinetti (1936–)	1 March 1985	1 March 1990	Colorado	1984
55			Luis Alberto Lacalle (1941–)	1 March 1990	1 March 1995	National	1989
56			Julio María Sanguinetti (1936–)	1 March 1995	1 March 2000	Colorado	1994

XXI century

Parties

      Colorado Party       Broad Front

№ [n 1]	Portrait	President (Birth–Death)		Term of office		Party	Election
56			Julio María Sanguinetti (1936–)	1 March 1995	1 March 2000	Colorado	1994
57			Jorge Batlle (1927–)	1 March 2000	1 March 2005	Colorado	1999
58			Tabaré Vázquez (1940–)	1 March 2005	1 March 2010	Broad Front	2004
59			José Mujica (1935–)	1 March 2010	1 March 2015	Broad Front	2009
60			Tabaré Vázquez (1940–)	1 March 2015	Incumbent	Broad Front	2014

See also

• History of Uruguay
• Politics of Uruguay

Notes

1. For the purposes of numbering, a presidency is defined as an uninterrupted period of time in office served by one person. They do not represent the official number of a presidency, nor do they reflect "Constitutional Presidencies".
2. Served as acting President from 25 August 1897 to 10 February 1898, then as de facto President (following a coup) until 15 February 1899.
3. President served as part of the executive alongside the National Administration Council.
4. Served alongside the National Administration Council from 1 March 1931 to 31 March 1933, then as de facto President following a self-coup until 18 May 1934, then as provisional president elected by the 3rd National Constituent Convention.
5. Constitutional President until 21 February 1942, then de facto President after a self-coup.
6. Constitutional President until 1 March 1952, then President of the National Council.