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🇺🇾 Uruguay

Republic, participatory democracy, presidential systemLiberal democracy

Yamandú Orsi

President · 548 days in office

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Uruguay?

Across 61 completed terms, the average president of Uruguay has served 880 days (about 2.4 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,826 days.

All presidents of Uruguay

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
62	Yamandú Orsi	Mar 1, 2025	Incumbent	548
61	Luis Lacalle Pou	Mar 1, 2020	Mar 1, 2025	1,826
60	Tabaré Vázquez	Mar 1, 2015	Mar 1, 2020	1,827
59	José Mujica	Mar 1, 2010	Mar 1, 2015	1,826
58	Tabaré Vázquez	Mar 1, 2005	Mar 1, 2010	1,826
57	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez	Mar 1, 2000	Mar 1, 2005	1,826
56	Julio María Sanguinetti	Mar 1, 1995	Mar 1, 2000	1,827
55	Luis Alberto Lacalle	Mar 1, 1990	Mar 1, 1995	1,826
54	Julio María Sanguinetti	Mar 1, 1985	Mar 1, 1990	1,826
53	Rafael Addiego Bruno	Feb 12, 1985	Mar 1, 1985	17
52	Gregorio Conrado Álvarez	Sep 1, 1981	Feb 12, 1985	1,260
51	Aparicio Méndez	Sep 1, 1976	Sep 1, 1981	1,826
50	Alberto Demicheli	Jun 12, 1976	Sep 1, 1976	81
49	Juan María Bordaberry	Mar 1, 1972	Jun 12, 1976	1,564
48	Jorge Pacheco Areco	Dec 6, 1967	Mar 1, 1972	1,547
47	Óscar Diego Gestido	Mar 1, 1967	Dec 6, 1967	280
46	Alberto Héber Usher	Mar 1, 1966	Feb 28, 1967	364
45	Washington Beltrán	Feb 7, 1965	Mar 1, 1966	387
44	Luis Giannattasio	Mar 1, 1964	Feb 7, 1965	343
43	Daniel Fernández Crespo	Mar 1, 1963	Mar 1, 1964	366
42	Faustino Harrison	Mar 1, 1962	Mar 1, 1963	365
41	Eduardo Víctor Haedo	Mar 1, 1961	Mar 1, 1962	365
40	Benito Nardone	Mar 1, 1960	Mar 1, 1961	365
39	Martín Echegoyen	Mar 1, 1959	Mar 1, 1960	366
38	Carlos Fischer	Mar 1, 1958	Mar 1, 1959	365
37	Arturo Lezama	Mar 1, 1957	Mar 1, 1958	365
36	Alberto Fermín Zubiría	Mar 1, 1956	Mar 1, 1957	365
35	Andrés Martínez Trueba	Mar 1, 1951	Mar 1, 1952	366
34	Luis Batlle Berres Pérez	Aug 2, 1947	Mar 1, 1951	1,307
33	Tomás Berreta	Mar 1, 1947	Aug 2, 1947	154
32	Juan José de Amézaga	Mar 1, 1943	Mar 1, 1947	1,461
31	Alfredo Baldomir	Jun 19, 1938	Mar 1, 1943	1,716
30	Baltasar Brum	Mar 1, 1919	Mar 1, 1923	1,461
29	Feliciano Viera	Mar 1, 1915	Mar 1, 1919	1,461
28	José Batlle y Ordóñez	Mar 1, 1911	Mar 1, 1915	1,461
27	José Batlle y Ordóñez	Mar 1, 1903	Mar 1, 1907	1,461
26	Duncan Stewart	Mar 1, 1894	Mar 21, 1894	20
25	Julio Herrera y Obes	Mar 1, 1890	Mar 1, 1894	1,461
24	Miguel Alberto Flangini Ximénez	Feb 1, 1882	Mar 1, 1882	28
23	Lorenzo Latorre	Mar 10, 1876	Mar 15, 1880	1,466
22	Pedro Carve	Jan 22, 1875	Jan 22, 1875	0
21	José Eugenio Ellauri	Mar 1, 1873	Jan 22, 1875	692
20	Tomás Gomensoro Albín	Mar 1, 1872	Mar 1, 1873	365
19	Lorenzo Batlle y Grau	Mar 1, 1868	Mar 1, 1872	1,461
18	Venancio Flores	Feb 20, 1865	Feb 15, 1868	1,090
17	Tomás Villalba	Feb 15, 1865	Feb 20, 1865	5
16	Atanasio Aguirre	Mar 1, 1864	Feb 15, 1865	351
15	Bernardo Berro	Mar 1, 1860	Mar 1, 1864	1,461
14	José María Plá	Feb 15, 1856	Mar 1, 1856	15
13	Manuel Basilio Bustamante	Sep 10, 1855	Feb 15, 1856	158
12	Venancio Flores	Mar 12, 1854	Sep 10, 1855	547
11	Fructuoso Rivera	Oct 22, 1853	Jan 13, 1854	83
10	Juan Antonio Lavalleja	Sep 25, 1853	Oct 22, 1853	27
9	Venancio Flores	Sep 25, 1853	Mar 12, 1854	168
8	Joaquín Suárez	Mar 1, 1852	Feb 15, 1852	0
7	Juan Francisco Giró	Mar 1, 1852	Sep 25, 1853	573
6	Manuel Oribe	Feb 16, 1843	Oct 8, 1851	3,156
5	Fructuoso Rivera	Mar 1, 1839	Mar 1, 1843	1,461
4	Gabriel Antonio Pereira	Oct 24, 1838	Mar 1, 1839	128
3	Manuel Oribe	Mar 1, 1835	Oct 24, 1838	1,333
2	Carlos Anaya	Oct 24, 1834	Mar 1, 1835	128
1	Fructuoso Rivera	Nov 6, 1830	Oct 24, 1834	1,448

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Uruguay?

Yamandú Orsi has been President of Uruguay since Mar 1, 2025.

Who is the longest-serving President of Uruguay?

Manuel Oribe, with 4,489 days in office across 2 terms.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Uruguay?

Across 61 completed terms, the average president of Uruguay has served 880 days (about 2.4 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,826 days.