List of Political Families - Uruguay

Uruguay

The Arismendi Family (father and daughter)

  • Rodney Arismendi (leader of Communist Party of Uruguay)
    • Marina Arismendi (leader of Communist Party of Uruguay), daughter of Rodney Arismendi

The Batlle Family (grandfather, son, grandsons and great-grandson)

  • Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (President of Uruguay, 1868–72)
    • José Batlle y Ordóñez (President of Uruguay, 1899, 1903–07 and 1911–15), son of Lorenzo Batlle y Grau
      • César Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Luis Batlle Berres (President of Uruguay, 1947–51), nephew of José Batlle y Ordóñez, cousin of César and Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco
        • Jorge Batlle Ibáñez (President of Uruguay, 2000–05), son of Luis Batlle Berres and grandnephew of José Batlle y Ordóñez

The Bauzá Family (father and son)

  • Rufino Bauzá (Uruguayan independence fighter and military figure)
    • Francisco Bauzá (Political figure and historian), son of Rufino Bauzá

The Beltrán Family (father and son)

  • Washington Beltrán Barbat (Blanco Party Deputy, killed by José Batlle y Ordóñez)
    • Washington Beltrán (President of Uruguay, 1965–66), son of Washington Beltrán Barbat

The Blanco Family (grandfather, sons and grandson)

  • Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández (Foreign Minister of Uruguay)
    • Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo (Foreign Minister of Uruguay), son of Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández
    • Daniel Blanco Acevedo (Deputy for Montevideo), son of Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández brother of Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo
      • Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé (Foreign Minister of Uruguay, UN Ambassador, and Senator), son of Daniel Blanco Acevedo

The Bordaberry Family (grandfather, son and grandsons)

  • Domingo Bordaberry (Senator, and Ruralist leader)
    • Juan María Bordaberry (President of Uruguay, 1972–76), son of Domingo Bordaberry
      • Pedro Bordaberry (Former Industry and Tourism Minister), son of Juan María Bordaberry
      • Santiago Bordaberry (Rural Affairs Activist), son of Juan María Bordaberry, brother of Pedro Bordaberry

The Brum Brothers

  • Baltasar Brum (President of Uruguay, 1919–1923)
  • Alfeo Brum (Vice President of Uruguay, 1947–1955), brother of Baltasar Brum

The Cuestas Family (father and son)

  • Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (President of Uruguay, 1897–99 and 1899–1903)
    • Juan Cuestas (Diplomat and political activist), son of Juan Lindolfo Cuestas

The Demicheli Family (spouses)

  • Alberto Demicheli (President of Uruguay, 1976)
  • Sofía Álvarez Vignoli de Demicheli (Senator and diplomat), wife of Alberto Demicheli

The Ellauri Family (father, son and great grand-son)

  • José Longinos Ellauri Fernández (President of the Constituent Assembly of 1830; Foreign Minister of Uruguay, 1830 and 1839; Deputy, 1834–37;Attorney General of the Republic, 1839 and 1856–57, Plenipotentiary Ministry, 1839–55; Government Ministry, 1856)
    • José Eugenio Ellauri y Obes (President of Uruguay, 1873–75), son of José Longinos Ellauri Fernández
      • Oscar Secco Ellauri (Education and Culture Minister, 1948–51 and Foreign Affairs Minister, 1957–59) grandnephew of José Eugenio Ellauri y Obes and great grand-son of José Longinos Ellauri Fernández

The Fernández Family (father and son)

  • Hugo Fernández Artucio (Former Socialist leader; subsequent Colorado trade union organizer)
    • Hugo Fernández Faingold (Vice President of Uruguay, 1998–2000), son of Hugo Fernández Artucio

The Forteza Family (father and son)

  • Francisco Forteza (Deputy, Senator; Defence Minister 1947–51)
    • Francisco Forteza (son) (Deputy, Senator, Economy Minister 1972), son of Francisco Forteza

The Grauert Brothers

  • Julio César Grauert (Deputy)
  • Héctor Grauert (Senator), brother of Julio César Grauert

The Héber Family (brothers and son of one of them)

  • Alberto Héber Usher (President of Uruguay, 1966–67)
  • Mario Héber Usher (Deputy and Senator), brother of Alberto Héber Usher
    • Luis Alberto Héber (Deputy and Senator), son of Mario Héber Usher

The Herrera Family (greatgrandfather, father and son)

  • Luis Alberto de Herrera (In 1925–27 he presided over the National Council of Administration)
    • Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (President of Uruguay, 1990–95) and grandson of political leader Luis Alberto de Herrera
      • Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou (Parliamentary Deputy), son of Luis Alberto Lacalle

The Hierro Family (grandfather, son and grandson)

  • Luis Hierro (Deputy)
    • Luis Hierro Gambardella (Minister, Deputy and Senator), son of Luis Hierro
      • Luis Antonio Hierro López (Vice President of Uruguay 2000–05), son of Luis Hierro Gambardella

The Jude Family (father and son)

  • Raúl Jude (Deputy, Justice and Interior Minister, and Senator)
    • Raumar Jude, (Deputy and Senator), son of Raúl Jude

The Michelini Family (father and sons)

  • Zelmar Michelini (Senator, Minister of the Industry and he participated in the foundation of the Frente Amplio
    • Rafael Michelini (Senator and founder of Nuevo Espacio)
    • Felipe Michelini (Deputy and Subsecretary of the Ministry of Education and Culture)

The Mujica-Topolansky Family (spouses)

  • José Mujica (President of Uruguay, former Senator, former Agriculture Minister)
  • Lucía Topolansky (Senator, former Deputy), wife of José Mujica

The Nin Brothers

  • Rodolfo Nin Novoa (Vice President of Uruguay, 2005–)
  • Gonzalo Nin Novoa (Vice Presidential administrator), brother of Rodolfo Nin Novoa

The Pacheco Family

  • Manuel Pacheco (legislator of Uruguay)
    • Jorge Pacheco Areco (President of Uruguay, 1967–1972) grandson of Manuel Pacheco
      • Jorge Pacheco Klein (Colorado Party deputy), son of Jorge Pacheco Areco

The Ramírez Family

  • Juan Andrés Ramírez Chain (Blanco leader), had two notable grandchildren:
    • Juan Andrés Ramírez (Former Interior Minister)
    • Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez (Vice President of Uruguay, 1990–95) cousin of the former

The Saravia Family (brothers and descendant of one of them)

  • Gumercindo Saravia (Civil War leader in Rio Grande, Brazil)
  • Aparicio Saravia (National (Blanco) Party and Uruguayan Civil War leader, killed 1904), younger brother of Gumercindo Saravia
    • Villanueva Saravia, (National (Blanco) Party regional government leader), great-great-grandson of Aparicio Saravia

The Sanguinetti Family (cousins)

  • Julio María Sanguinetti (President of Uruguay, 1985–90 and 1995–2000)
  • Jorge Sanguinetti (Fomer Minister of Transport and Works), cousin of Julio María Sanguinetti

The Sendic Family (father and son)

  • Raúl Sendic (leader of Tupamaros)
    • Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez (former Industry Minister, son of Raúl Sendic

The Stewart Family (descendant)

  • Duncan Stewart (President of Uruguay, 1894)
    • Matilde Pacheco Stewart de Batlle y Ordóñez (First Lady of Uruguay, 1899, 1903–07, 1911–15), niece of Duncan Stewart, wife of José Batlle y Ordóñez
      • César Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Jorge Pacheco Areco (President of Uruguay, 1967–72), grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
        • Jorge Pacheco Klein (Colorado Party deputy), son of Jorge Pacheco Areco

The Stirling Family (grandfather and grandson)

  • Manuel Stirling (Deputy and Senator)
    • Guillermo Stirling (Former Interior Minister), grandson of Manuel Stirling

The Terra-Baldomir Family

  • Gabriel Terra (President of Uruguay, 1931–38)
    • Horacio Terra Arocena (Senator), nephew of Gabriel Terra
      • Juan Pablo Terra (Deputy and Senator), son of Horacio Terra Arocena
  • Alfredo Baldomir (President of Uruguay, 1938–43), brother-in-law of Gabriel Terra

The Tourné Family (uncle and niece)

  • Uruguay Tourné (Former Deputy and Senator)
    • Daisy Tourné (Former Interior Minister), niece of Uruguay Tourné

The Wílliman Family (grandfather and grandson)

  • Claudio Wílliman (President of Uruguay 1907–1911)
    • José Claudio Wílliman (Served in Uruguayan Senate 1985–90), grandson of Claudio Wílliman

The Végh Family (father and son)

  • Carlos Végh Garzón (Economy minister 1967)
    • Alejandro Végh Villegas (Economy minister, 1970s and 1980s), son of Carlos Végh Garzón

The Zorilla de San Martín Family (grandfather and grandson)

  • Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (Poet and Deputy)
    • Alejandro Zorrilla de San Martín, (Deputy, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Senator), grandson of Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

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