Uruguay is a presidential republic in which the president is both the head of state and head of government. The following is a list of all the people who have held the office of President of Uruguay since 6 November 1830 (when the first constitution was adopted), with the exception of those who held the office of "President" under the National Council of Government, which served as the country's executive directory from 1955 to 1967. The first president of this list is Fructuoso Rivera, who held the office twice and once as part of the Triumvirate that ruled the country from 1853 to 1854.
Most of the presidents of Uruguay have belonged to the Colorado Party, a traditionally conservative party founded by Rivera in 1836, although there has not been a Colorado president since Jorge Batlle left office in 2005. The first free democratic elections for president were held in 1922. The current president is Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front, who was elected in the 2024 presidential election.
Governors of Uruguay as a province
Oriental Province (1814–1817)
Province part of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
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|Nicolás Rodríguez Peña<br /><small>(1775–1853)</small>
|9 July 1814
|25 August 1814
|align=left|Governor. Appointed by Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
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|Miguel Estanislao Soler<br /><small>(1783–1849)</small>
|25 August 1814
|25 February 1815
|align=left|Governor.
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!3
|100px
|<br /><small>(1774–1831)</small>
|26 February 1815
|July 1815
|align=left|Governor. Appointed by José Gervasio Artigas.
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|<br /><small>(1789–1848)</small>
|July 1815
|20 January 1817
|align=left|Governor. Appointed by José Gervasio Artigas.
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Cisplatine Province (1817–1828)
After the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental the Oriental Province became a province of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and a province of the Empire of Brazil after 1822.
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|Carlos Frederico Lecor<br /><small>(1764–1836)</small>
|20 January 1817
|3 February 1826
|align=left|Governor.
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|<br /><small>(1769–1847)</small>
|3 February 1826
|27 August 1828
|align=left|Governor.
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Oriental Province (1825–1828)
In the Congress of Florida the Oriental Province declared independence from the Empire of Brazil and reunited with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
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! width="20%"|Name<br /><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
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!7
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|Juan Antonio Lavalleja<br /><small>(1784–1853)</small>
|19 September 1825
|5 July 1826
|align=left|Governor. Appointed by the Congress of Florida.
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!8
|100px
|Joaquín Suárez<br /><small>(1781–1868)</small>
|5 July 1826
|12 October 1827
|align=left|Governor.
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!9
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|Luis Eduardo Pérez<br /><small>(1774–1841)</small>
|12 October 1827
|27 August 1828
|align=left|Governor. Appointed by Juan Antonio Lavalleja.
|}
Heads of state of Uruguay as an independent country
Government and Provisional General Captaincy of the Oriental State of Uruguay (1828–1830)
After the Preliminary Peace Convention the Oriental Province gained effective independence from the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
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|Luis Eduardo Pérez<br /><small>(1774–1841)</small>
|27 August 1828
|1 December 1828
|align=left|Governor and Provisional Captain General. Appointed by Juan Antonio Lavalleja.
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!(8)
|100px
|Joaquín Suárez<br /><small>(1781–1868)</small>
|2 December 1828
|22 December 1828
|align=left|Governor and Provisional Captain General. Appointed by the General Constituent Assembly.
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|José Rondeau<br /><small>(1775–1844)</small>
|22 December 1828
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