First Lady of Uruguay

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First Lady of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Primera dama de la República Oriental del Uruguay
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Incumbent
Lorena Ponce de León
since March 1, 2020
Residence Residencia de Suárez
Inaugural holderBernardina Fragoso de Rivera
FormationNovember 6, 1830 (1830-11-06)

First Lady of Uruguay (Spanish: Primera Dama de Uruguay) is the unofficial and protocol title of the wife of the President of Uruguay, and hostess of Suarez Residence. The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary, but is traditionally responsible for directing and coordinating activities in the social field of the presidency and also accompany the president in ceremonies or official activities. The current first lady is Lorena Ponce de León, wife of Luis Lacalle Pou, who took office on 1 March 2020. [1]

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List of the first ladies of Uruguay

PortraitNameTenurePresident

(Spouse)

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Bernardina Fragoso Laredo 1830-1834 Fructuoso Rivera
1er Constitutional President
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Juana Francisca Núñez Benites1834-1835 Carlos Anaya
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Agustina Contucci Oribe1835-1838 Manuel Oribe
2do Constitutional President
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Bernardina Fragoso Laredo 1838–1843 Fructuoso Rivera
3er Constitutional President
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María Josefa Álamo González1843-1852 Joaquín Suárez
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María Dolores Maturana y Durán1852-1853 Juan Francisco Giró
4º Constitutional President
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Ana Micaela Monterroso y Bermúdez 1853-1854 Juan Antonio Lavalleja
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María García Zamora1854-1855 Venancio Flores
5º Constitutional President
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Luisa Carlota Bustamante del Puerto1855-1856 Manuel Basilio Bustamante
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Francisca Javiera Pareja Beade1856 José María Plá
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Dolores Vidal Villagrán1856-1860 Gabriel Antonio Pereira
6º Constitutional President
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Práxedes Rosa Bustamante del Puerto1860-1864 Bernardo Prudencio Berro
7º Constitutional President
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Rosario Carrasco Martínez1864-1865 Atanasio Aguirre
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1865 Tomás Villalba
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María García Zamora1865-1868 Venancio Flores
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Amalia Ordóñez Duval1868-1872 Lorenzo Batlle
8º Constitutional President
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Anastasia Villegas Castro1872-1873 Tomás Gomensoro
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1873-1875 José Eugenio Ellauri
9º Constitutional President
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Antonia Sayago Ribero1875-1876 Pedro Varela
10º Constitutional President
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Valentina Gómez de Aragón1879-1880 Lorenzo Latorre
11º Constitutional President
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Clemencia Estévez Elzaurdi1880-1882 Francisco Antonino Vidal
12° Constitutional President
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Teresa Mascaró y Sosa1882-1886 Máximo Santos
13° Constitutional President
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Clemencia Estévez Elzaurdi1886 Francisco Antonino Vidal
14° Constitutional President
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Ascensión Sáenz de la Peña Márquez1886-1890 Máximo Tajes
15º Constitutional President
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Elvira Reyes del Villar1890-1894 Julio Herrera y Obes
16° Constitutional President
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Delfina García Wich Vargas1894 Duncan Stewart
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Matilde Baños Sánchez1894–1897 Juan Idiarte Borda
17° Constitutional President
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Ángela Fernández González1899-1903 Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
18º Constitutional President
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Matilde Irene Pacheco Stewart 1903–1907 José Batlle y Ordóñez
19º Constitutional President
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Carmen Pastora Martínez Santos1907–1911 Claudio Williman
20° Constitutional President
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Matilde Irene Pacheco Stewart 1911-1915 José Batlle y Ordóñez
21º Constitutional President
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María del Carmen Garino Sapello1915-1919 Feliciano Viera
22º Constitutional President
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Sara Narbondo1919-1923 Baltasar Brum
23º Constitutional President
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Josefina Perey Álvarez1923-1927 José Serrato
24º Constitutional President
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Aurelia Macció1927-1931 Juan Campisteguy
25º Constitutional President
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María Marcelina Ilarraz Miranda1931-1938 Gabriel Terra
26º Constitutional President
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Sara Terra Leivas1938-1943 Alfredo Baldomir
27º Constitutional President
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Celia Álvarez Mouliá1943-1947 Juan José de Amézaga
28° Constitutional President
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Juanita Etchemendy1947 Tomás Berreta
29º Constitutional President
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Matilde Ibáñez Tálice 1947-1951 Luis Batlle Berres
30º Constitutional President
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María Aída Serra Serra1951-1952 Andrés Martínez Trueba
31º Constitutional President
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Elisa de los Campos1967 Óscar Diego Gestido
32° Constitutional President
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María Angélica Klein1967-1972
Jorge Pacheco Areco
33° Constitutional President
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Josefina Herrán Puig 1972-1976 Juan María Bordaberry
34° Constitutional President
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Marta Canessa 1985-1990 Julio María Sanguinetti
35° Constitutional President
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Julia Pou Brito del Pino 1990-1995 Luis Alberto Lacalle
36° Constitutional President
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Marta Canessa Albareda 1995-2000 Julio María Sanguinetti
37° Constitutional President
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Mercedes Menafra Rodríguez 2000-2005 Jorge Batlle
38° Constitutional President
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María Auxiliadora Delgado 2005-2010 Tabaré Vázquez
39° Constitutional President
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Lucía Topolansky Saavedra 2010-2015 José Mujica
40° Constitutional President
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María Auxiliadora Delgado 2015–2019 Tabaré Vázquez
41° Constitutional President
Vacant (2019–2020)
Lorena Ponce de León 2020-present Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
42° Constitutional President

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