First Lady of Uruguay

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 role is currently held by Laura Alonso Pérez, who is the spouse of president Yamandú Orsi.

List of the first ladies of Uruguay Portrait Name Tenure PresidentBernardina Fragoso Laredo1830-1834Fructuoso Rivera1er Constitutional PresidentJuana Francisca Núñez Benites1834-1835Carlos AnayaAgustina Contucci Oribe1835-1838Manuel Oribe2do Constitutional PresidentBernardina Fragoso Laredo1838–1843Fructuoso Rivera3er Constitutional PresidentMaría Josefa Álamo González1843-1852Joaquín SuárezMaría Dolores Maturana y Durán1852-1853Juan Francisco Giró4º Constitutional PresidentAna Micaela Monterroso y Bermúdez1853-1854Juan Antonio LavallejaMaría García Zamora1854-1855Venancio Flores5º Constitutional PresidentLuisa Carlota Bustamante del Puerto1855-1856Manuel Basilio BustamanteFrancisca Javiera Pareja Beade1856José María PláDolores Vidal Villagrán1856-1860Gabriel Antonio Pereira6º Constitutional President Práxedes Rosa Bustamante del Puerto1860-1864Bernardo Prudencio Berro7º Constitutional PresidentRosario Carrasco Martínez1864-1865Atanasio Aguirre1865Tomás VillalbaMaría García Zamora1865-1868Venancio FloresAmalia Ordóñez Duval1868-1872Lorenzo Batlle8º Constitutional PresidentAnastasia Villegas Castro1872-1873Tomás Gomensoro1873-1875José Eugenio Ellauri9º Constitutional President Antonia Sayago Ribero1875-1876Pedro Varela10º Constitutional PresidentValentina Gómez de Aragón1879-1880Lorenzo Latorre11º Constitutional PresidentClemencia Estévez Elzaurdi1880-1882Francisco Antonino Vidal12° Constitutional PresidentTeresa Mascaró y Sosa1882-1886Máximo Santos13° Constitutional PresidentClemencia Estévez Elzaurdi1886Francisco Antonino Vidal14° Constitutional PresidentAscensión Sáenz de la Peña Márquez1886-1890Máximo Tajes15º Constitutional PresidentElvira Reyes del Villar1890-1894Julio Herrera y Obes16° Constitutional PresidentDelfina García Wich Vargas1894Duncan StewartMatilde Baños Sánchez1894–1897Juan Idiarte Borda17° Constitutional PresidentÁngela Fernández González1899-1903Juan Lindolfo Cuestas18º Constitutional PresidentMatilde Irene Pacheco Stewart1903–1907José Batlle y Ordóñez19º Constitutional PresidentCarmen Pastora Martínez Santos1907–1911Claudio Williman20° Constitutional PresidentMatilde Irene Pacheco Stewart1911-1915José Batlle y Ordóñez21º Constitutional PresidentMaría del Carmen Garino Sapello1915-1919Feliciano Viera22º Constitutional PresidentSara Narbondo1919-1923Baltasar Brum23º Constitutional PresidentJosefina Perey Álvarez1923-1927José Serrato24º Constitutional PresidentAurelia Macció1927-1931Juan Campisteguy25º Constitutional PresidentMaría Marcelina Ilarraz Miranda1931-1938Gabriel Terra26º Constitutional PresidentSara Terra Leivas1938-1943Alfredo Baldomir27º Constitutional PresidentCelia Álvarez Mouliá1943-1947Juan José de Amézaga28° Constitutional PresidentJuanita Etchemendy1947Tomás Berreta29º Constitutional PresidentMatilde Ibáñez Tálice1947-1951Luis Batlle Berres30º Constitutional President María Aída Serra Serra1951-1952Andrés Martínez Trueba31º Constitutional PresidentElisa de los Campos1967Óscar Diego Gestido32° Constitutional PresidentMaría Angélica Klein1967-1972Jorge Pacheco Areco33° Constitutional PresidentJosefina Herrán Puig1972-1976Juan María Bordaberry34° Constitutional PresidentMarta Canessa1985-1990Julio María Sanguinetti35° Constitutional PresidentJulia Pou Brito del Pino1990-1995Luis Alberto Lacalle36° Constitutional PresidentMarta Canessa Albareda1995-2000Julio María Sanguinetti37° Constitutional President Mercedes Menafra Rodríguez2000-2005Jorge Batlle38° Constitutional PresidentMaría Auxiliadora Delgado2005-2010Tabaré Vázquez39° Constitutional PresidentLucía Topolansky Saavedra2010-2015José Mujica40° Constitutional PresidentMaría Auxiliadora Delgado2015–2019Tabaré Vázquez41° Constitutional PresidentVacant (2019–2020)Lorena Ponce de León2020-2024Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou42° Constitutional PresidentVacant (2024–2025)Laura Alonsopérez2025-presentYamandú Orsi43° Constitutional President

Living former first ladies

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