# 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 | President (Spouse) |
| | Bernardina Fragoso Laredo | 1830-1834 | Fructuoso Rivera 1$^{er}$ Constitutional President |
| | Juana Francisca Núñez Benites | 1834-1835 | Carlos Anaya |
| | Agustina Contucci Oribe | 1835-1838 | Manuel Oribe 2$^{do}$ Constitutional President |
| | Bernardina Fragoso Laredo | 1838–1843 | Fructuoso Rivera 3$^{er}$ Constitutional President |
| | María Josefa Álamo González | 1843-1852 | Joaquín Suárez |
| | María Dolores Maturana y Durán | 1852-1853 | Juan Francisco Giró 4º Constitutional President |
| | Ana Micaela Monterroso y Bermúdez | 1853-1854 | Juan Antonio Lavalleja |
| | María García Zamora | 1854-1855 | Venancio Flores 5º Constitutional President |
| | Luisa Carlota Bustamante del Puerto | 1855-1856 | Manuel Basilio Bustamante |
| | Francisca Javiera Pareja Beade | 1856 | José María Plá |
| | Dolores Vidal Villagrán | 1856-1860 | Gabriel Antonio Pereira 6º Constitutional President |
| | Práxedes Rosa Bustamante del Puerto | 1860-1864 | Bernardo Prudencio Berro 7º Constitutional President |
| | Rosario Carrasco Martínez | 1864-1865 | Atanasio Aguirre |
| | | 1865 | Tomás Villalba |
| | María García Zamora | 1865-1868 | Venancio Flores |
| | Amalia Ordóñez Duval | 1868-1872 | Lorenzo Batlle 8º Constitutional President |
| | Anastasia Villegas Castro | 1872-1873 | Tomás Gomensoro |
| | | 1873-1875 | José Eugenio Ellauri 9º Constitutional President |
| | Antonia Sayago Ribero | 1875-1876 | Pedro Varela 10º Constitutional President |
| | Valentina Gómez de Aragón | 1879-1880 | Lorenzo Latorre 11º Constitutional President |
| | Clemencia Estévez Elzaurdi | 1880-1882 | Francisco Antonino Vidal 12° Constitutional President |
| | Teresa Mascaró y Sosa | 1882-1886 | Máximo Santos 13° Constitutional President |
| | Clemencia Estévez Elzaurdi | 1886 | Francisco Antonino Vidal 14° Constitutional President |
| | Ascensión Sáenz de la Peña Márquez | 1886-1890 | Máximo Tajes 15º Constitutional President |
| | Elvira Reyes del Villar | 1890-1894 | Julio Herrera y Obes 16° Constitutional President |
| | Delfina García Wich Vargas | 1894 | Duncan Stewart |
| | Matilde Baños Sánchez | 1894–1897 | Juan Idiarte Borda 17° Constitutional President |
| | Ángela Fernández González | 1899-1903 | Juan Lindolfo Cuestas 18º Constitutional President |
| | Matilde Irene Pacheco Stewart | 1903–1907 | José Batlle y Ordóñez 19º Constitutional President |
| | Carmen Pastora Martínez Santos | 1907–1911 | Claudio Williman 20° Constitutional President |
| | Matilde Irene Pacheco Stewart | 1911-1915 | José Batlle y Ordóñez 21º Constitutional President |
| | María del Carmen Garino Sapello | 1915-1919 | Feliciano Viera 22º Constitutional President |
| | Sara Narbondo | 1919-1923 | Baltasar Brum 23º Constitutional President |
| | Josefina Perey Álvarez | 1923-1927 | José Serrato 24º Constitutional President |
| | Aurelia Macció | 1927-1931 | Juan Campisteguy 25º Constitutional President |
| | María Marcelina Ilarraz Miranda | 1931-1938 | Gabriel Terra 26º Constitutional President |
| | Sara Terra Leivas | 1938-1943 | Alfredo Baldomir 27º Constitutional President |
| | Celia Álvarez Mouliá | 1943-1947 | Juan José de Amézaga 28° Constitutional President |
| | Juanita Etchemendy | 1947 | Tomás Berreta 29º Constitutional President |
| | Matilde Ibáñez Tálice | 1947-1951 | Luis Batlle Berres 30º Constitutional President |
| | María Aída Serra Serra | 1951-1952 | Andrés Martínez Trueba 31º Constitutional President |
| | Elisa de los Campos | 1967 | Óscar Diego Gestido 32° Constitutional President |
| | María Angélica Klein | 1967-1972 | Jorge Pacheco Areco 33° Constitutional President |
| | Josefina Herrán Puig | 1972-1976 | Juan María Bordaberry 34° Constitutional President |
| | Marta Canessa | 1985-1990 | Julio María Sanguinetti 35° Constitutional President |
| | Julia Pou Brito del Pino | 1990-1995 | Luis Alberto Lacalle 36° Constitutional President |
| | Marta Canessa Albareda | 1995-2000 | Julio María Sanguinetti 37° Constitutional President |
| | Mercedes Menafra Rodríguez | 2000-2005 | Jorge Batlle 38° Constitutional President |
| | María Auxiliadora Delgado | 2005-2010 | Tabaré Vázquez 39° Constitutional President |
| | Lucía Topolansky Saavedra | 2010-2015 | José Mujica 40° Constitutional President |
| | María Auxiliadora Delgado | 2015–2019 | Tabaré Vázquez 41° Constitutional President |
| Tabaré Vázquez 41° Constitutional President |||
| | Lorena Ponce de León | 2020-2024 | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou 42° Constitutional President |
| Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou 42° Constitutional President |||
| | Laura Alonso Pérez | 2025-present | Yamandú Orsi 43° Constitutional President |

## Living former first ladies

* Marta Canessa, served 1985–1990 & 1995–2000 (1936-12-16) December 16, 1936 (age 88)
* Julia Pou, served 1990–1995 (1947-06-10) June 10, 1947 (age 77)
* Mercedes Menafra, served 2000–2005 (1943-06-20) June 20, 1943 (age 81)
* Lucía Topolansky, served 2010–2015 (1944-09-25) September 25, 1944 (age 80)
* Lorena Ponce de León, served 2020–2024 (1976-10-06) October 6, 1976 (age 48)