49th Legislature of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay

The Forty-Ninth Legislature of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay is the session of the upper house of the Uruguayan General Assembly from February 15, 2020 to February 15, 2025, during the Presidency of Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou. It meets in Montevideo. Senators were elected in the 2019 general election in a single constituency.

Major events

15 February 2020: The Chamber of Senators was chaired by José Mujica as the new vice president had not yet taken office. 1 March 2020: Vice President Beatriz Argimón, who serves as President of the Senate, took office. 1 April 2020: A bill presented by President Lacalle Pou to soften the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was unanimously approved; Law No. 19,874 created the "Coronavirus Fund". 23 April 2020: A package of measures is presented by the Government through a "law of urgent consideration" to be legislated. 20 October 2020: Two former Presidents, Julio María Sanguinetti (1980–1985, 1995–2000) and José Mujica (2010–2015) retired from the Senate due to their advanced age. 15 December 2020: The General Assembly met to close the first session of the Legislature. 16 December 2020: Vice President Beatriz Argimón summoned Parliament for a special session to legislate the measures announced by President Lacalle Pou due to the exponential growth of cases of COVID-19. 19 December 2020: The Senate, in an all-night session, approved a law that regulates Article 38 of the Constitution, limiting the right of assembly for 60 days. Closure of the country's border was also legislated, framed in Article 37. 15 September 2024: The fifth and final session of the Legislature has come to a close. In an election year, the session ends before the elections, which are held in October.

Party summary PartySenateVotes%Seats+/–Broad Front949,37640.4913–2National Party696,45229.70100Colorado Party300,17712.8040Open Cabildo268,73611.463NewPartido Ecologista Radical Intransigente33,4611.4300Party of the People26,3131.1200Independent Party23,5801.010–1Popular Unity19,7280.8400Green Animalist Party19,3920.830NewDigital Party6,3630.270NewWorkers' Party1,3870.0600Invalid/blank votes88,399–––Total2,433,364100300Registered voters/turnout2,699,97890.13––Source: Corte Electoral; El País

Members Seat numberSenatorPartyTermFromToNotesPresident of the SenateJosé MujicaBroad Front15 February 20201 March 2020President from the beginning of the legislature until the inauguration of the Vice President.Beatriz ArgimónNational Party1 March 20201 March 2025She took office as Vice President of the Republic.1st.José MujicaBroad Front1 March 202020 October 2020He resigned due to suffering from an autoimmune disease and the COVID-19 pandemic.Alejandro Sánchez20 October 202015 February 20252ndLucía TopolanskyBroad Front15 February 20201 March 2022Resigned the seat to retireSebastián Sabini2 March 2022Assumes seat after Topolansky's retirement3rdEduardo BonomiBroad Front15 February 202020 February 2022Died while in officeDaniel Caggiani2 March 20224thSandra LazoBroad Front15 February 202015 February 20255thCharles CarreraBroad Front15 February 202025 September 2024He resigns in response to a request from the Public Prosecutor's Office to remove his immunity due to an ongoing investigation against him6thMario BergaraBroad Front15 February 202015 February 20257thLiliam KechichiánBroad Front15 February 202015 February 20258thEnrique RubioBroad Front15 February 20205 December 20239thAmanda Della VenturaBroad Front15 February 202015 February 202510thÓscar AndradeBroad Front15 February 202015 February 202511thCarolina CosseBroad Front15 February 202020 November 2020She resigned her seat to take office as Intendant of MontevideoSilvia Nane20 November 202015 February 202512thDaniel OleskerBroad Front15 February 20206 December 2022He resigned to serve as chairman of the Social Affairs Committee of the Broad FrontJosé Nunes5 December 202215 February 202513thJosé Carlos MahíaBroad Front15 February 20201 March 2020He assumes as first substitute while Danilo Astori serves as Minister of Economy.Danilo Astori1 March 202015 November 2020José Carlos Mahía15 November 202015 February 2025Resigned the seat to retire14thCarmen AsiaínNational Party15 February 202015 February 2025The holder was Luis Lacalle Pou but he took office as President of the Republic. The first substitute; Falero resigned when he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Planning and Budget.15thÁlvaro DelgadoNational Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay. Amin Niffouri took over.Amin Niffouri1 March 202015 February 202516thGraciela BianchiNational Party15 February 202015 February 202517thLuis Alberto HeberNational Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of Transport and Public Works.Gustavo Penadés1 March 202011 October 2023He was stripped of his parliamentary immunity by the Senate due to a criminal investigation against him.18thSergio BotanaNational Party15 February 202015 February 202519thGloria Rodríguez SantoNational Party15 February 202015 February 202520thJavier GarcíaNational Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of National Defense.Sergio AbreuNational Party1 March 202015 February 202521stJorge LarrañagaNational Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of the Interior.Carlos CamyNational Party1 March 202015 February 202522ndJorge GandiniNational Party15 February 202015 February 202523rdJuan SartoriNational Party15 February 202015 February 202524thErnesto TalviColorado Party15 February 20201 March 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of the Foreign Relations.Carmen Sanguinetti1 March 202015 February 202525thAdrián PeñaColorado Party15 February 202026 August 2020He resigned when he was appointed Minister of Environment.Pablo Lanz27 August 202015 February 202526thJulio María SanguinettiColorado Party15 February 202020 October 2020He resigned his seat.Tabaré VieraColorado Party20 October 202023 August 2021He resigned when he was appointed Minister of TourismRaúl Batlle Lamuraglia23 August 202115 February 202527thGermán CoutinhoColorado Party15 February 202015 February 202528thGuido Manini RíosOpen Cabildo15 February 202015 February 202529thGuillermo DomenechOpen Cabildo15 February 202015 February 2025 30thIrene MoreiraOpen Cabildo15 February 20201 March 2020She resigned when he was appointed Minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay .Raúl Lozano1 March 20205 May 2023He was appointed Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning after the resignation of Irene MoreiraIrene Moreira8 May 202315 February 2025After her resignation from the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning, she returned to her seatSource: Members of the Senate

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