49th Legislature of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay

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49th Legislature of the Chamber of Senators
48th 50th
Overview
Legislative body General Assembly
JurisdictionUruguay
Meeting place Montevideo
Term15 February 2020 – 15 February 2025
Election 27 October 2019
Website parlamento.gub.uy
Senate
Members30 senators
President Beatriz Argimón (PN)
Party control Coalición Multicolor (PN, PC, PI, CA, PG)
Sessions
1st15 February 2020 – 15 December 2020
2nd1 March 2021 – 15 December 2021
3rd1 March 2022 – 15 December 2022
4th1 March 2023 – 15 December 2023
5th1 March 2024 – 15 September 2024
Composition of the Chamber Uruguay Senat 2019.svg
Composition of the Chamber

The Forty-Ninth Legislature of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay is the session of the upper house of the Uruguayan General Assembly from February 15, 2020 to February 15, 2025, during the Presidency of Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou. It meets in Montevideo. Senators were elected in the 2019 general election in a single constituency.

Contents

Major events

Party summary

PartySenate
Votes%Seats+/–
Broad Front 949,37640.4913–2
National Party 696,45229.70100
Colorado Party 300,17712.8040
Open Cabildo 268,73611.463New
Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente 33,4611.4300
Party of the People 26,3131.1200
Independent Party 23,5801.010–1
Popular Unity 19,7280.8400
Green Animalist Party 19,3920.830New
Digital Party 6,3630.270New
Workers' Party 1,3870.0600
Invalid/blank votes88,399
Total2,433,364100300
Registered voters/turnout2,699,97890.13
Source: Corte Electoral; El País Archived 2020-01-17 at the Wayback Machine

Members

Seat numberSenatorPartyTerm
FromToNotes
President of the SenateJosé MujicaBroad Front15 February 20201 March 2020President from the beginning of the legislature until the inauguration of the Vice President.
Beatriz ArgimónNational Party1 March 20201 March 2025She took office as Vice President of the Republic.
1st.José MujicaBroad Front1 March 202020 October 2020He resigned due to suffering from an autoimmune disease and the COVID-19 pandemic. [14]
Alejandro Sánchez 20 October 202015 February 2025
2nd Lucía Topolansky Broad Front15 February 20201 March 2022Resigned the seat to retire
Sebastián Sabini2 March 2022Assumes seat after Topolansky's retirement
3rd Eduardo Bonomi Broad Front15 February 202020 February 2022Died while in office
Daniel Caggiani2 March 2022
4thSandra LazoBroad Front15 February 202015 February 2025
5thCharles CarreraBroad Front15 February 202025 September 2024He resigns in response to a request from the Public Prosecutor's Office to remove his immunity due to an ongoing investigation against him
6th Mario Bergara Broad Front15 February 202015 February 2025
7th Liliam Kechichián Broad Front15 February 202015 February 2025
8th Enrique Rubio Broad Front15 February 20205 December 2023
9thAmanda Della VenturaBroad Front15 February 202015 February 2025
10thÓscar AndradeBroad Front15 February 202015 February 2025
11th Carolina Cosse Broad Front15 February 202020 November 2020She resigned her seat to take office as Intendant of Montevideo
Silvia Nane20 November 202015 February 2025
12th Daniel Olesker Broad Front15 February 20206 December 2022He resigned to serve as chairman of the Social Affairs Committee of the Broad Front
José Nunes5 December 202215 February 2025
13th José Carlos Mahía Broad Front15 February 20201 March 2020He assumes as first substitute while Danilo Astori serves as Minister of Economy.
Danilo Astori 1 March 202015 November 2020
José Carlos Mahía 15 November 202015 February 2025Resigned the seat to retire
14thCarmen AsiaínNational Party15 February 202015 February 2025The holder was Luis Lacalle Pou but he took office as President of the Republic. The first substitute; Falero resigned when he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Planning and Budget.
15th Álvaro Delgado National Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay. Amin Niffouri took over.
Amin Niffouri1 March 202015 February 2025
16th Graciela Bianchi National Party15 February 202015 February 2025
17th Luis Alberto Heber National Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of Transport and Public Works.
Gustavo Penadés1 March 202011 October 2023He was stripped of his parliamentary immunity by the Senate due to a criminal investigation against him.
18thSergio BotanaNational Party15 February 202015 February 2025
19th Gloria Rodríguez Santo National Party15 February 202015 February 2025
20th Javier García National Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of National Defense.
Sergio Abreu National Party1 March 202015 February 2025
21st Jorge Larrañaga National Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of the Interior.
Carlos Camy National Party1 March 202015 February 2025
22nd Jorge Gandini National Party15 February 202015 February 2025
23rd Juan Sartori National Party15 February 202015 February 2025
24th Ernesto Talvi Colorado Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of the Foreign Relations.
Carmen Sanguinetti 1 March 202015 February 2025
25th Adrián Peña Colorado Party15 February 202026 August 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of Environment.
Pablo Lanz27 August 202015 February 2025
26th Julio María Sanguinetti Colorado Party15 February 202020 October 2020He resigned his seat. [15]
Tabaré Viera Colorado Party20 October 202023 August 2021He resigned when he was appointed Minister of Tourism
Raúl Batlle Lamuraglia23 August 202115 February 2025
27thGermán CoutinhoColorado Party15 February 202015 February 2025
28th Guido Manini Ríos Open Cabildo 15 February 202015 February 2025
29th Guillermo Domenech Open Cabildo15 February 202015 February 2025
30th Irene Moreira Open Cabildo15 February 20201 March 2020She resigned when he was appointed Minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay .
Raúl Lozano 1 March 20205 May 2023He was appointed Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning after the resignation of Irene Moreira
Irene Moreira 8 May 202315 February 2025After her resignation from the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning, she returned to her seat
Source: Members of the Senate

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