Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou

Luis Alberto Alejandro Aparicio Lacalle Pou (born 11 August 1973) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician. Lacalle Pou is the 42nd and current President of Uruguay since March 2020. He ran as candidate for the National Party in the 2019 election.

His Excellency Luis Lacalle Pou
Official portrait, 2020
42nd President of Uruguay
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 March 2020
Vice President	Beatriz Argimón
Preceded by	Tabaré Vázquez
Senator of Uruguay
In office 15 February 2015 – 12 August 2019
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 1 March 2011 – 1 March 2012
Preceded by	Ivonne Passada
Succeeded by	Jorge Orrico
Representative of Uruguay for Canelones
In office 15 February 2000 – 15 February 2015
Personal details
Born	(1973-08-11) 11 August 1973 Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	National Party
Spouse(s)	Lorena Ponce de León (m. 2000)
Children	Luis Alberto Violeta Manuel
Parents	Luis Alberto Lacalle Julia Pou
Education	The British Schools
Alma mater	Catholic University of Uruguay

He is the son of former President of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Lacalle.

In the 1999 general elections, he was elected representative for Canelones, serving the 2000-2005 term. He was re elected in 2004 and again in 2009.

On 30 March 2014, Lacalle Pou launched his bid for the presidential candidacy. He lost in the second round of the election to Tabaré Vázquez.

Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou Media

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  Lacalle Pou in a meeting with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar in Montevideo, 2012

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  President Lacalle Pou with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

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  President Joe Biden meets with President Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Other websites

• Representative Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
• Presidential campaign website
• Biografy by CIDOB Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine