Carolina Cosse facts for kids
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Carolina Cosse
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Cosse in 2024
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| 19th Vice President of Uruguay | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2025 |
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| President | Yamandú Orsi |
| Preceded by | Beatriz Argimón |
| 24th Intendant of Montevideo | |
| In office 27 November 2020 – 8 July 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Christian Di Candia |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Zunino |
| Senator of Uruguay | |
| In office 15 February 2020 – 20 November 2020 |
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| Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining | |
| In office 2 March 2015 – 23 January 2019 |
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| President | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Preceded by | Roberto Kreimerman |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Moncecchi |
| President of ANTEL | |
| In office May 2010 – 28 February 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Beno Ruchansky |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Tolosa |
| Director of the Information Technology Division of the Intendancy of Montevideo | |
| In office 2007–2010 |
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Ana Carolina Cosse Garrido
25 December 1961 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Broad Front |
| Children | Rodrigo, Ángeles |
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| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Electrical engineer Mathematical engineer |
Ana Carolina Cosse Garrido (born December 25, 1961) is an engineer and politician from Uruguay. She became the Vice President of Uruguay in 2025, after winning the 2024 general election. Before that, she was the Intendant of Montevideo (like a mayor) from November 2020 until July 2024.
She is part of the Broad Front political party. From 2015 to 2019, she was the Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining under President Tabaré Vázquez. In the 2019 Uruguayan general election, she was elected to the Senate of Uruguay. She took her seat on February 15, 2020. On September 27, 2020, she was elected Intendant of Montevideo, which is the capital city of Uruguay.
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Early Life and Education
Carolina Cosse was born and grew up in Montevideo, the capital city, on December 25, 1961. Her father, Villanueva Cosse, was a history professor and actor. Her mother was Zulma Garrido. She has French and Spanish family roots.
She started her studies at Primary School N.º 117. In 1991, Cosse earned a degree in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the Republic. While in college, she joined the Union of Communist Youth.
After college, she worked for private companies like Siemens, Claro, and Verizon. She also helped government groups. For example, she designed the first structured cabling for the Ministry of Foreign Relations. She also helped create fingerprint devices for the Venezuelan National Electoral Council between 1994 and 1999. In 2009, Cosse earned a master's degree in mathematical engineering.
Early Political Career
Cosse's political journey began in 2007. She became the director of the Information Technology Division for the Intendancy of Montevideo. In this role, she helped put new technology into the city's Metropolitan Transportation System (STM).
In May 2010, President José Mujica chose her to be the president of National Administration of Telecommunications (Antel). She held this job until 2015. In December 2014, after Tabaré Vázquez was elected president again, it was announced that Cosse would lead the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Energy. She started this role on March 2, 2015.
During her time as minister, a large data center was built. Also, a special underwater cable was installed that connected Uruguay to the United States. The Antel Arena, a large event venue, was also built during this period.
2019 Presidential Campaign
In 2018, people started to see Cosse as a possible candidate for president or vice president in the 2019 election. She announced she would run in the 2019 presidential primaries in September 2018. She was officially nominated by her party, the Broad Front, on November 10.
In the Broad Front primary election on June 30, 2019, Cosse came in second place. She received 25.43% of the votes. Daniel Martínez won the primary and became the party's candidate for the general election.
After the primaries, many wondered who Martínez would choose as his running mate. Cosse was a top choice because she finished second. However, on July 5, it was announced that Martínez had chosen Graciela Villar as his vice-presidential candidate. Cosse publicly said she did not like how the vice-presidential candidate was chosen. She felt it was not good for the party's unity.
Cosse then announced she would run for the Senate. She was elected Senator of the Republic in the 2019 Uruguayan general election. She took office on February 15, 2020.
Intendant of Montevideo (2020–2024)
In late 2019, before she became a Senator, there were talks that Cosse might run for Intendant of Montevideo. This role is like being the mayor of the capital city. On January 29, her party officially nominated her.
Cosse won the 2020 municipal election with 21.01% of the votes. Even though another candidate, Laura Raffo, got more votes (40.03%), Cosse still won. This was because of a special election rule called Ley de lemas. Under this rule, the candidate with the most votes from the party that gets the most votes overall wins. She became Intendant on November 26, 2020.
In March 2023, the Montevideo legislature asked Intendant Cosse to explain why she was not responding to their requests for information. When Cosse did not appear, some lawmakers tried to remove her from office. They said she broke a rule in the Constitution. The case was reviewed by the Senate, but the attempt to remove her was rejected.
In 2023, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres chose Cosse to be part of his Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments.
2024 Presidential Election
Presidential Campaign
Throughout 2023, different groups within the Broad Front party supported Cosse possibly running for president in the 2024 presidential primaries. On November 8, 2023, while still Intendant, Cosse officially announced she would run. She had said in 2020 that she would not run for president if she became Intendant.
In late November 2023, polls showed her with about 33% support in the Broad Front primary. She was second to Yamandú Orsi. On December 10, the Broad Front Congress officially nominated her.
She announced her support for a constitutional referendum to change private pension companies. This caused some debate because not everyone in her party agreed with it. During the campaign, former President José Mujica and his wife Lucía Topolansky criticized Cosse. They said she might not win the general elections because people outside of Montevideo "could not stand her." They meant she focused too much on the capital city.
Cosse lost to Orsi in the Broad Front primary in June 2024. She received 36% of the votes. She even lost in the Montevideo Department, which she was leading. However, Orsi chose her as his running mate for the general election. On July 8, she resigned as Intendant of Montevideo. She was replaced by Marcelo Zunino.
Vice Presidential Campaign
Cosse was officially nominated for vice president by the Broad Front National Convention on August 3. She stated she would not vote for any of the constitutional referendums that were up for public vote. Regarding a reform to allow nighttime police raids, she said a Broad Front government would not use that measure. Her statements caused some discussion.
During the campaign, she chose not to take part in a debate with other vice-presidential candidates. Cosse became the Vice President-elect after Orsi won the final round of the 2024 general election.
Personal Life
Cosse has two children, Rodrigo and Ángeles. She supports the football team Club Nacional de Football.
Images for kids
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Reinauguration of the Municipal Planetarium, 2021
See also
In Spanish: Carolina Cosse para niños
