Lucía Topolansky

Lucía Topolansky Saavedra (born September 25, 1944) is a Uruguayan senator. She is the wife of Uruguay's President José Mujica. She was the Vice President of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020, after Raúl Fernando Sendic's resignation.[1]


Lucía Topolansky
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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
In office
15 February 2000 – 14 February 2005
ConstituencyMontevideo
Personal details
Born
Lucía Topolansky Saavedra

(1944-09-25) 25 September 1944 (age 79)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyMovement of Popular Participation
Other political
affiliations
Broad Front
Spouse(s)
José Mujica (m. 2005)
ParentsLuis Topolansky
María Elia Saavedra

References

  1. "Lucía Topolansky se convertirá en vicepresidenta". El Observador. 11 September 2017. (in Spanish)