# Yamandú Orsi

_43rd President of Uruguay_

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> Yamandú Ramón Antonio Orsi Martínez is a Uruguayan politician and history teacher who has been the 43rd president of Uruguay since March 2025. A member of the left-wing Movement of Popular Participation, the main faction of the Broad Front party, he served as intendant of the Canelones Department from 2015 to February 2020, and a second term from November 2020 to 2024.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 June 1967 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Santa Rosa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Uruguay ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; civil servant; professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P106))
- **Political party:** Broad Front; Movement of Popular Participation ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P102))
- **Education:** Instituto de Profesores Artigas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P69))
- **Spouse:** Laura Alonsopérez ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P26))
- **Positions held:** President of Uruguay (since 1 March 2025 · BS 16 Falgun 2081 onwards); Intendente de Canelones (26 November 2020 – 1 March 2024); Intendente de Canelones (9 July 2015 – 6 February 2020) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P39))
- **X (Twitter):** OrsiYamandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P2002))
- **Instagram:** orsi.yamandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921#P2003))

## Questions

**When was Yamandú Orsi born?**  
Yamandú Orsi was born on 13 June 1967 in Santa Rosa.

**What positions has Yamandú Orsi held?**  
Positions held by Yamandú Orsi include: President of Uruguay (since 1 March 2025); Intendente de Canelones (2020–2024); Intendente de Canelones (2015–2020).

**Where did Yamandú Orsi study?**  
Yamandú Orsi was educated at Instituto de Profesores Artigas.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Yamandú Orsi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamand%C3%BA_Orsi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19946921](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19946921) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Yamandú Orsi.jpg by Marcelo Cúneo (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yamand%C3%BA_Orsi.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Yamandú Orsi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Yamandú Orsi.jpg — Marcelo Cúneo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Yamandú Orsi". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/yamandu-orsi. Retrieved 14 November 2026.