Vice President of Uruguay
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This is a list of Vice Presidents of Uruguay.
Parties: Colorado Party, National Party, Frente Amplio
| From-To | Name | Party |
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| 1934-1938 | César Charlone | Colorado |
| 1938-1943 | Alfredo Navarro | Colorado |
| 1943-1947 | Alberto Guani | Colorado |
| 1947 | Luis Batlle Berres | Colorado |
| 1947-1951 | Alfeo Brum | Colorado |
| 1951-1955 | Alfeo Brum | Colorado |
| 1955-1967 | "Colegiado" - No Vice President | |
| 1967 | Jorge Pacheco Areco | Colorado |
| 1967-1972 | Alberto Abdala | Colorado |
| 1972-1973 | Jorge Sapelli | Colorado |
| 1973-1985 | Civilian-Military Administration -
No Vice President |
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| 1985-1990 | Enrique Tarigo | Colorado |
| 1990-1995 | Gonzalo Aguirre | National |
| 1995-1998 | Hugo Batalla | Colorado |
| 1998-2000 | Hugo Fernández Faingold | Colorado |
| 2000-2005 | Luis Antonio Hierro López | Colorado |
| 2005- | Rodolfo Nin Novoa | Frente Amplio |
The office of Vice President of Uruguay dates from 1934. The powers of the Vice President are not only limited, but as an office it suffers from a relative lack of historical continuity. It was in abeyance from 1955-1967 and again from 1973-1985. Some of the holders of the office of Vice President have been strongly identified with rule by decree as promoted by a President under whom they served, (e.g., César Charlone). Others such as Jorge Sapelli have cultivated the image of strict constitutionalists. It is also to be noted that the holder has no inherent legal position apart from that office, whereas the next-in-line to the Presidency in early 1985, when President Gregorio Alvarez resigned, was Rafael Addiego Bruno, a leading jurist and President of the Supreme Court of Uruguay, who, however, had not formally carried the title of Vice President before taking on the office of President as an interim measure.
