Uruguay

House of Representatives Senate

Senate

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Asamblea General (General Assembly)
Chamber name
Cámara de Senadores (Senate)
Structure & status of parliament
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1930 to 1934
from 1985
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title
President of the General Assembly and of the Senate
Speaker
Carolina Cosse (Female)
Date of birth: 25 Dec 1961
Term
01 Mar 2025
Additional information

The Vice President of the Republic is the President of the General Assembly and of the Senate. The new legislature convenes on 15 February of the year following each general election. Until the new Vice President is officially sworn in on 1 March, the senator who received the highest number of votes in the most recent general election assumes the Senate Presidency.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
First Secretary (Secretario Redactor)
Secretary General
José Pedro Montero (Male)
Term
19 Mar 2025
Notes

Elected on 19 March 2025 for the 50th Legislature (2025 - 2030).

Members

Statutory number of members
31

Notes: Other: the Vice-President of the Republic is an ex officio member.

Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
30
Other members
1
Current number of members
31
Men
21
Women
10
Percentage of women
32.3%
Statutory number of members per country
130
Population (in thousands)
3,388
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
26,062

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
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Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -
Members for whom data is available
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Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: Legislated candidate quotas. Candidates of both sexes must be represented in every three places on electoral lists, either throughout the entire list or in the first fifteen places. Where only two seats are contested, one of the two candidates must be a woman

Sources: Cf. Law nº 18.476, Article 2.

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No