Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas was a Uruguayan politician and oncologist who served as the 39th and 41st President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. During his political career, Vázquez was a member of the Broad Front coalition. Before his first presidential term, Vázquez was president of the Club Progreso team and made two unsuccessful presidential bids in 1994 and 1999. He served as Intendant of Montevideo between 1990 and 1994 shortly before his first presidential campaign.
Uruguay consists of 19 departments (departamentos). Each department has a legislature, called a Departmental Board, and a chief executive called a Intendente.
Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party (PN) who served as Minister of the Interior from 1 March 2020 until his death. He previously served as Intendant of Paysandú from 1990 to 1999, as well as a Senator between 2000 and 2020.
Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou, is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, serving as the 42nd president of Uruguay since 2020.
Lucía Topolansky Saavedra is a Uruguayan politician and former revolutionary who served as the 17th Vice President of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020. A member of the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) — Broad Front, she also served as Senator of the Republic from 2020 to 2022 and from 2005 to 2017, as National Representative from 2000 to 2005 and as First Lady of Uruguay as the wife of president José Mujica from 2010 to 2015.
Daniel Carlos Martínez Villamil is a Uruguayan industrial engineer and politician, who served as intendant of Montevideo from 2015 to 2019. He previously served as Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2015, as minister of Industry, Energy and Mining in the administration of José Mujica from 2008 to 2009 and as president of the state-owned petrol company ANCAP from 2005 to 2008. A member of the Socialist Party – Broad Front, he was a candidate for president in the 2019 general election, being defeated in the second round by Luis Lacalle Pou.
Armando Irineo Castaingdebat Colombo is a Uruguayan politician serving as Minister of National Defense since March 4, 2024 under President Luis Lacalle Pou. A member of the National Party, he previously served as Deputy Minister of Social Development from 2020 to 2021, as National Representative from 2015 to 2020 and as Intendant of the Flores Department from 2005 to 2014.
The mayor of Raleigh is the mayor of Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, in the United States. Raleigh operates with council-manager government, under which the mayor is elected separately from Raleigh City Council, of which they are the eighth member.
Mariano Arana was a Uruguayan architect and politician who served as Intendant of Montevideo from 1995 to 2005. A member of the Vertiente Artiguista–Broad Front, he also served as minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment from 2005 to 2008, and as senator of the Republic from 1990 to 1994 and again from 2008 to 2010.
Ana María Olivera Pessano is an Uruguayan politician of the Communist Party – Broad Front. Since February 15, 2020, she serves as National Representative for Montevideo, and during the fifth session of the 49th Legislature in 2024, she serves as the annual president of the Chamber.
The Uruguayan departments are subdivided into municipalities and, as of 2023, there are 127 municipalities. This second level administrative division system was created by Law No. 18567 of 13 September 2009 and the first municipalities were created in March 2010. In the municipal elections of 2010 municipal authorities were elected for the first time and they assumed office months later.
Ana Carolina Cosse Garrido is a Uruguayan engineer and politician who has been Intendant of Montevideo since 27 November 2020. A member of the Broad Front, she served as Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining from 2015 to 2019 during the second administration of President Tabaré Vázquez. In the 2019 Uruguayan general election, she was elected to the Senate of Uruguay, taking her seat on 15 February 2020. On 27 September 2020, she was elected Intendant of Montevideo, the capital of the country. She is a candidate in the 2024 Broad Front presidential primaries for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election.
Javier Fernando García Duchini is a Uruguayan politician of the National Party, currently serving as Senator of the Republic since 2024. He previously served as Minister of National Defense from 2020 to 2024 under Luis Lacalle Pou, and as National Representative on several occasions.
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 30 June 2019 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party taking part in the 2019 Uruguayan general election.
María Laura Raffo Degeronimi is a Uruguayan economist, businesswoman, and politician of the National Party. She began her political career in 2020 after being proclaimed as the candidate of the Coalición Multicolor for the municipal elections of that year.
Yamandú Ramón Antonio Orsi Martínez is a Uruguayan politician who served as the 22nd and 24th intendant of the Canelones Department from 2015 to February 2020, and from November 2020 to 2024. He is member of the left-wing Movement of Popular Participation, a constituent party of the Broad Front. He is a candidate for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election.
Enrique Andrés Antía Behrens is a Uruguayan agricultural engineer and politician of the National Party (PN), serving as Intendant of Maldonado since November 26, 2020.
José Luis Falero Bértola is a Uruguayan businessman and politician of the National Party (PN), serving as Minister of Transport and Public Works since 24 May 2021 under president Luis Lacalle Pou.
Tabaré Viera Duarte is a Uruguayan politician of the Colorado Party (PC), who served as Minister of Tourism from August 23, 2021 to March 11, 2024 under president Luis Lacalle Pou. He previously served as Senator of the Republic from 2020 to 2021 and from 2010 to 2015, as National Representative from 2015 to 2020 and as Intendant of the Rivera Department from 2000 to 2009. He was a candidate in the 2024 Colorado presidential primaries for president of Uruguay.
Carmelo José Vidalín Aguirre is a Uruguayan politician serving as Intendant of the Durazno Department since November 26, 2020. A member of the National Party, he previously served in the same position from 2000 to 2009 and from 2015 to 2020, as well as National Representative in the 47th Legislature (2010–2015).
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