Lucía Topolansky

Lucía Topolansky Saavedra (born 25 September 1944) is a Uruguayan politician who served as the 17th Vice President of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020. She was a Senator from 2005 to 2017. She also served as the First Lady of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Topolansky and the second or maternal family name is Saavedra.
Lucía Topolansky
Lucía Topolansky in 2014
17th Vice President of Uruguay
In office
13 September 2017 – 1 March 2020
PresidentTabaré Vázquez
Preceded byRaúl Sendic
Succeeded byBeatriz Argimón
First Lady of Uruguay
In role
1 March 2010 – 1 March 2015
PresidentJosé Mujica
Preceded byMaría Auxiliadora Delgado
Succeeded byMaría Auxiliadora Delgado
Senator of Uruguay
In office
15 February 2005 – 12 September 2017
Representative of Uruguay
for Montevideo
In office
15 February 2000 – 14 February 2005
Personal details
Born
Lucía Topolansky Saavedra

(1944-09-25) 25 September 1944
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyMovement of Popular Participation
Other political
affiliations		Broad Front
Spouse(s)
​
(m. 2005)​
ParentsLuis Topolansky
María Elia Saavedra

Background

During her childhood she studied in the College Sacré Cœur de las Hermanas Dominicas in Montevideo with her twin sister. She then entered the Instituto Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo where she was part of the guild of students.

She has been associated with the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) for many years,[2] linked with the former guerilla movement the Tupamaros.

She is of Polish noble ancestry on her father's side (Luis Topolansky).

She is married to José Mujica, who was the President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.

Political offices

She served as a Representative for Montevideo from 2000 to 2005 and she subsequently became a Senator. In the 2009 election she received the highest number of votes for Senator as the leader of the 609 electoral list.

She was considered as a possible running mate for Tabaré Vázquez, the presidential candidate of the ruling coalition, in the 2014 elections.[3]

Acting President of Uruguay

On 26 November 2010, due to the absence of both President Mujica and Vice-President Danilo Astori, she became Acting President, making her the first woman to assume the Uruguay presidential powers and duties. This brief tenure as acting president lasted until 28 November 2010, when Vice President Astori returned to Uruguay.[4][5]

This state of affairs came about because of a clause in the Uruguayan Constitution, which stipulates that the Presidential powers & duties passes temporarily to the leader of the largest elected grouping in the Upper House, if both the President and the Vice President are absent from the territory of the Republic.

Vice President of Uruguay

Following the resignation of Raúl Fernando Sendic, after protracted series of controversies, she was appointed Vice President of Uruguay in Sendic's place on 13 September 2017.

See also

Bibliography
  • Vierci, Pablo (2015). Ellas 5. Montevideo: Aguaclara. ISBN 9789974994232.

References
  1. "Lucía Topolansky se convertirá en vicepresidenta" (in Spanish). El Observador. 11 September 2017.
  2. 'Lucía Topolansky', Wikipedia (in Spanish), es:Lucía Topolansky,
  3. "Uruguay's first lady praises Cristina Fernandez and blast opposition". Merco Press.
  4. El País (2010-11-28). "Lucía Topolansky presidenta de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  5. Mercopress (2010-11-25). "First time ever woman president (for a few days) in Uruguay". Retrieved 2011-04-29.


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