Head of state and government
Verified
- Head of state and government
- Yamandú OrsiPresident
- Government
- Government of Yamandú OrsiSince 1 Mar 2025
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Montevideo
- UN e-government rank
- 25 of 193EGDI 2024
Uruguay is a presidential republic[1]. The President, Yamandú Orsi, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 15 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Government of Yamandú Orsi
1 of 15 verified on official pages
In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. The Secretary of the Presidency, the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget and the National Secretary of Science are not ministers and are not listed. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[6]
2024
0.901rank 25 of 193
- Online services0.883
- Human capital0.875
- Telecom infrastructure0.944
Record of changes
Timeline
1 Mar 2025
Yamandú Orsi takes office as President, succeeding Luis Lacalle Pou.[4]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Consejo de Ministros abordó plan de ciencia, reducción de la pobreza y creación de causal jubilatoria a los 60 años
Presidency of UruguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]Gobierno de Yamandú Orsi
Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [5]Cabinet of Uruguay
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026