The President Pro Tempore of the Union of South American Nations is the head position and representative of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). At international meetings, declarations and concerted opinions of the supranational organism are presented by the President Pro Tempore. The office is exercised for a one-year period on a pro tempore basis by one of the heads of state of each UNASUR Member State, the succession following alphabetical order.UNASUR, Tratado Constitutivo de la Unasur The most recent president was the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, who served, as acknowledged by unasursg.org, between 17 April 2018 and 16 April 2019.
The attributions of the President Pro Tempore are:
To organize, invite members, and preside over UNASUR meetings, present to the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs the annual plan of activities of UNASUR and the meetings agenda, in coordination with the Secretary General, represent UNASUR in international meetings, with the approval of the Member States and sign declarations and agreements with third parties, after approval from the pertaining UNASUR institutions.
The presidency pro tempore directs the eight ministerial councils of UNASUR: South American Council of Health, South American Council of Social Development, South American Council of Infrastructure and Planning, South American Council of Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Innovation; South American Council of Fight against the South American Narcotráfico, Council of Defense South American, South American Council of Economy and Finances, and South American Council.
List of presidents pro tempore President pro temporePortraitStateNational partyTook officeLeft office 1 Michelle BacheletVerónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria Socialist Party of Chile23 May 200810 August 2009The first President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Chile. 2 Rafael CorreaRafael Vicente Correa Delgado PAIS Alliance10 August 200926 November 2010The second President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Ecuador. 3 Bharrat Jagdeo People's Progressive Party26 November 201029 October 2011The third President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Guyana. 4 Fernando LugoFernando Armindo Lugo Méndez Guasú Front29 October 201122 June 2012The fourth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Paraguay. Lugo resigned after being impeached as the President of Paraguay. 5 Ollanta HumalaOllanta Moisés Humala Tasso Peruvian Nationalist Party29 June 201230 August 2013The fifth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Peru. 6 Dési BouterseDesiré Delano Bouterse National Democratic Party30 August 20134 December 2014The sixth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Suriname. 7 José MujicaJosé Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano Movement of Popular Participation4 December 20141 March 2015The seventh President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Uruguay. 8 Tabaré VázquezTabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas Socialist Party of Uruguay1 March 201517 April 2016The eighth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Uruguay. 9 Nicolás MaduroNicolás Maduro Moros United Socialist Party of Venezuela17 April 201617 April 2017The ninth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Venezuela. 10 Mauricio Macri Republican Proposal17 April 201717 April 2018The tenth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Argentina. 11 Evo Morales Movement for Socialism17 April 201816 April 2019The eleventh President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Bolivia.
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