President pro tempore of Mercosur

President pro tempore of Mercosur
President pro tempore of Mercosur
Presidente pro tempore do Mercosul (Portuguese); Presidente pro tempore de Mercosur (Spanish)
	Flag of Mercosur in Spanish and Portuguese
	Incumbent; Santiago Peña ; since 7 December 2023
Style	Mr. President (informal); The Most Excellent (formal); His Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic)
Term length	Approximately 6 months
Constituting instrument	Treaty of Asunción
Inaugural holder	Carlos Menem
Website	www.mercosur.int

Last updated February 26, 2024

The President pro tempore of Mercosur (PPT) is the highest legal-political representative pro tempore of the Southern Common Market (Mercosul). The office is held for a six-month period by a head of State of one of the State members. It is alternated, in alphabetical order, among the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela (suspended from the organization).

State members

List

No.	President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Country
1	Carlos Menem (1930–2021)	29 November 1991 (1991-11-29)	1 July 1992 (1992-07-01)	215 days	Argentina
2	Fernando Collor (born 1939)	1 July 1992 (1992-07-01)	1 January 1993 (1993-01-01)	184 days	Brazil
3	Andrés Rodríguez (1923–1997)	1 January 1993 (1993-01-01)	1 July 1993 (1993-07-01)	181 days	Paraguay
4	Luis Alberto Lacalle (born 1941)	1 July 1993 (1993-07-01)	1 January 1994 (1994-01-01)	184 days	Uruguay
5	Carlos Menem (1930–2021)	1 January 1994 (1994-01-01)	1 July 1994 (1994-07-01)	181 days	Argentina
6	Itamar Franco (1929–2011)	1 July 1994 (1994-07-01)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	184 days	Brazil
7	Juan Carlos Wasmosy (born 1938)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 July 1995 (1995-07-01)	181 days	Paraguay
8	Julio María Sanguinetti (born 1936)	1 July 1995 (1995-07-01)	1 January 1996 (1996-01-01)	184 days	Uruguay
9	Carlos Menem (1930–2021)	1 January 1996 (1996-01-01)	1 July 1996 (1996-07-01)	0 days	Argentina
10	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931)	1 July 1996 (1996-07-01)	1 January 1997 (1997-01-01)	184 days	Brazil
11	Juan Carlos Wasmosy (born 1938)	1 January 1997 (1997-01-01)	1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)	181 days	Paraguay
12	Julio María Sanguinetti (born 1936)	1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)	1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)	184 days	Uruguay
13	Carlos Menem (1930–2021)	1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)	1 July 1998 (1998-07-01)	181 days	Argentina
14	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931)	1 July 1998 (1998-07-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	184 days	Brazil
15	Raúl Cubas Grau (born 1943)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	28 March 1999 (1999-03-28)	86 days	Paraguay
16	Luis González Macchi (born 1947)	28 March 1999 (1999-03-28)	1 July 1999 (1999-07-01)	95 days	Paraguay
17	Julio María Sanguinetti (born 1936)	1 July 1999 (1999-07-01)	1 January 2000 (2000-01-01)	184 days	Uruguay
18	Fernando de la Rúa (1937–2019)	1 January 2000 (2000-01-01)	1 July 2000 (2000-07-01)	182 days	Argentina
19	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931)	1 July 2000 (2000-07-01)	1 January 2001 (2001-01-01)	184 days	Brazil
20	Luis González Macchi (born 1947)	1 January 2001 (2001-01-01)	1 July 2001 (2001-07-01)	181 days	Paraguay
21	Jorge Batlle (1927–2016)	1 July 2001 (2001-07-01)	1 January 2002 (2002-01-01)	184 days	Uruguay
22	Eduardo Duhalde (born 1941)	1 January 2002 (2002-01-01)	1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)	181 days	Argentina
23	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931)	1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	184 days	Brazil
24	Luis González Macchi (born 1947)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	1 July 2003 (2003-07-01)	181 days	Paraguay
25	Jorge Batlle (1927–2016)	1 July 2003 (2003-07-01)	1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)	184 days	Uruguay
26	Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010)	1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)	1 July 2004 (2004-07-01)	182 days	Argentina
27	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945)	1 July 2004 (2004-07-01)	1 January 2005 (2005-01-01)	174 days	Brazil
28	Nicanor Duarte (born 1956)	1 January 2005 (2005-01-01)	20 June 2005 (2005-06-20)	170 days	Paraguay
29	Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020)	20 June 2005 (2005-06-20)	9 December 2005 (2005-12-09)	172 days	Uruguay
30	Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010)	9 December 2005 (2005-12-09)	21 July 2006 (2006-07-21)	224 days	Argentina
31	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945)	21 July 2006 (2006-07-21)	19 January 2007 (2007-01-19)	182 days	Brazil
32	Nicanor Duarte (born 1956)	19 January 2007 (2007-01-19)	29 June 2007 (2007-06-29)	161 days	Paraguay
33	Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020)	29 June 2007 (2007-06-29)	18 December 2007 (2007-12-18)	172 days	Uruguay
34	Cristina Kirchner (born 1953)	18 December 2007 (2007-12-18)	1 July 2008 (2008-07-01)	196 days	Argentina
35	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945)	1 July 2008 (2008-07-01)	16 December 2008 (2008-12-16)	168 days	Brazil
36	Fernando Lugo (born 1951)	16 December 2008 (2008-12-16)	24 July 2009 (2009-07-24)	220 days	Paraguay
37	Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020)	24 July 2009 (2009-07-24)	8 December 2009 (2009-12-08)	137 days	Uruguay
38	Cristina Kirchner (born 1953)	8 December 2009 (2009-12-08)	3 August 2010 (2010-08-03)	238 days	Argentina
39	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945)	3 August 2010 (2010-08-03)	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)	136 days	Brazil
40	Fernando Lugo (born 1951)	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)	29 June 2011 (2011-06-29)	194 days	Paraguay
41	José Mujica (born 1935)	29 June 2011 (2011-06-29)	20 December 2011 (2011-12-20)	174 days	Uruguay
42	Cristina Kirchner (born 1953)	20 December 2011 (2011-12-20)	29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)	192 days	Argentina
43	Dilma Rousseff (born 1947)	29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)	7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)	161 days	Brazil
44	José Mujica (born 1935)	7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)	12 July 2013 (2013-07-12)	217 days	Uruguay
45	Nicolás Maduro (born 1962)	12 July 2013 (2013-07-12)	29 July 2014 (2014-07-29)	1 year, 17 days	Venezuela
46	Cristina Kirchner (born 1953)	29 July 2014 (2014-07-29)	17 December 2014 (2014-12-17)	141 days	Argentina
47	Dilma Rousseff (born 1947)	17 December 2014 (2014-12-17)	17 July 2015 (2015-07-17)	212 days	Brazil
48	Horacio Cartes (born 1956)	17 July 2015 (2015-07-17)	21 December 2015 (2015-12-21)	157 days	Paraguay
49	Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020)	21 December 2015 (2015-12-21)	29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)	221 days	Uruguay
–	Joint presidency^{[lower-alpha 2]} Acting	13 September 2016 (2016-09-13)	14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)	92 days	Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay
50	Mauricio Macri (born 1959)	14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)	21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)	219 days	Argentina
51	Michel Temer (born 1940)	21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)	21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)	153 days	Brazil
52	Horacio Cartes (born 1956)	21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)	18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)	179 days	Paraguay
53	Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020)	18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)	18 December 2018 (2018-12-18)	183 days	Uruguay
54	Mauricio Macri (born 1959)	18 December 2018 (2018-12-18)	17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)	211 days	Argentina
55	Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955)	17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)	5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)	141 days	Brazil
56	Mario Abdo Benítez (born 1971)	5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)	2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)	210 days	Paraguay
57	Luis Lacalle Pou (born 1973)	2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)	16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)	167 days	Uruguay
58	Alberto Fernández (born 1959)	16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)	8 July 2021 (2021-07-08)	204 days	Argentina
59	Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955)	8 July 2021 (2021-07-08)	17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)	162 days	Brazil
60	Mario Abdo Benítez (born 1971)	17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)	21 July 2022 (2022-07-21)	216 days	Paraguay
61	Luis Lacalle Pou (born 1973)	21 July 2022 (2022-07-21)	6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)	138 days	Uruguay
62	Alberto Fernández (born 1959)	6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)	4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)	210 days	Argentina
63	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945)	4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)	7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)	156 days	Brazil
64	Santiago Peña (born 1978)	7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)	Incumbent	80 days	Paraguay

Notes

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez, appointed by Nicolás Maduro as representative for the presidency, was blocked from assuming office by the others State members. Venezuela was later suspended from the organization on 1 December 2016.^[4]^[5]
↑ Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez, appointed by Nicolás Maduro as representative for the presidency, was blocked from assuming office by the others State members. Venezuela was later suspended from the organization on 1 December 2016.^[6]^[7]

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↑ "Em cúpula, Brasil passa ao Uruguai presidência do Mercosul". ExpressoMT (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
↑ "Países do Mercosul". Mercosul (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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[6] Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez, appointed by Nicolás Maduro as representative for the presidency, was blocked from assuming office by the others State members. Venezuela was later suspended from the organization on 1 December 2016.^[4]^[5]

[9] Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez, appointed by Nicolás Maduro as representative for the presidency, was blocked from assuming office by the others State members. Venezuela was later suspended from the organization on 1 December 2016.^[6]^[7]

[1] "Mujica assume presidência do Mercosul e diz que "fará o possível"". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[2] "Em cúpula, Brasil passa ao Uruguai presidência do Mercosul". ExpressoMT (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[3] "Países do Mercosul". Mercosul (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[4] "Governo da Venezuela se declara presidente pro tempore do Mercosul". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[5] "Uruguai encerra presidência do Mercosul sem anunciar transferência". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[7] "Governo da Venezuela se declara presidente pro tempore do Mercosul". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[8] "Uruguai encerra presidência do Mercosul sem anunciar transferência". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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President pro tempore of Mercosur
Presidente pro tempore do Mercosul (Portuguese) Presidente pro tempore de Mercosur (Spanish)
Flag of Mercosur in Spanish and Portuguese
Incumbent Santiago Peña since 7 December 2023
Style	Mr. President (informal) The Most Excellent (formal) His Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic)
Term length	Approximately 6 months
Constituting instrument	Treaty of Asunción
Inaugural holder	Carlos Menem
Website	www.mercosur.int