Ana Carolina Cosse Garrido (born 25 December 1961) is a Uruguayan engineer and politician who is the vice president-elect of Uruguay after winning the 2024 general election.[2][3] She has been Intendant of Montevideo from November 2020 until her resignation in July 2024.[4][5] A member of the Broad Front, she served as Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining from 2015 to 2019 during the second administration of President Tabaré Vázquez. In the 2019 Uruguayan general election, she was elected to the Senate of Uruguay, taking her seat on 15 February 2020.[6] On 27 September 2020, she was elected Intendant of Montevideo, the capital of the country.[7]
Carolina Cosse | |
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 Cosse in 2020 | |
| Vice President-elect of Uruguay | |
| Assuming office 1 March 2025 | |
| President | Yamandú Orsi (elect) |
| Succeeding | Beatriz Argimón |
| 24th Intendant of Montevideo | |
| In office 27 November 2020 – 8 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Di Candia |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Zunino |
| Senator of Uruguay | |
| In office 15 February 2020 – 20 November 2020 | |
| Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining | |
| In office 2 March 2015 – 23 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Kreimerman |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Moncecchi |
| President of ANTEL | |
| In office May 2010 – 28 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Beno Ruchansky |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Tolosa |
| Director of the Information Technology Division of the Intendancy of Montevideo | |
| In office 2007–2010 [1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ana Carolina Cosse Garrido 25 December 1961 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Broad Front |
| Children | Rodrigo, Ángeles |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Electrical engineer Mathematical engineer |
Early life and education
editAna Carolina Cosse Garrido was born and raised in the capital city of Montevideo on 25 December 1961 to Villanueva Cosse, a history professor and actor primarily active in Argentina, and Zulma Garrido, between the neighbourhoods of Villa Española and Curva de Maroñas. Cosse is of French and Spanish descent. She began her studies at Primary School N.º 117. In 1991, Cosse graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of the Republic with a degree in electrical engineering.[8] During her tertiary studies, Cosse joined the Union of Communist Youth (UJC).[9]
After her academic career, she mainly worked for private corporations, including Siemens,[10] Claro,[11] and Verizon.[12] She also provided assistance to governmental agencies such as designing and supervising the first structured cabling for the state under the Ministry of Foreign Relations and developing fingerprint capture devices for the Venezuelan National Electoral Council between 1994 and 1999. In 2009, Cosse obtained a master's degree in mathematical engineering.[13]
Political career
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Her political career began in 2007 when she assumed the position of director of the Information Technology Division of the Departmental Government of Montevideo. Among the policies she enacted in office was the technological implementation of the city's Metropolitan Transportation System (STM).[14]
In May 2010, President José Mujica appointed her as president of ANTEL (National Administration of Telecommunications), a position she held until 2015. In December 2014, after the election of Tabaré Vázquez for a new presidential term was confirmed, it was announced that Cosse would be the head of the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Energy, a position she assumed on March 2, 2015.[15][16]
2019 presidential campaign
editIn 2018, she began to be seen as a possible candidate for the presidency or vice presidency in the 2019 election.[17][18] On November 10, 2018, the Plenary of the Broad Front nominated Cosse, Daniel Martínez, Óscar Andrade, and Mario Bergara as pre-candidates for the 2019 presidential primaries.[19] Of the four Broad Front pre-candidates, Cosse finished second behind Martínez, obtaining 27% of the vote.[20][21]
2024 presidential campaign
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Throughout 2023 different sectors of the Broad Front announced their support for a possible candidacy of Cosse for the 2024 presidential primaries.[22] On November 8, 2023, still in the position of Intendant, Cosse formally announced her candidacy.[23] She had previously said in 2020 that she would not run for president if she was elected Intendant of Montevideo.[24] In late November 2023, she was polling at about 33% in national Broad Front primary opinion polls, second to Yamandú Orsi.[25]
Cosse lost to Orsi in the Broad Front primary in June 2024, but was selected by Orsi to become his vice presidential candidate in the 2024 Uruguayan general election.[26]
Intendant of Montevideo
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On January 29, 2020, the Departmental Plenary of the Broad Front in Montevideo announced Cosse, Daniel Martínez, and Álvaro Villar as candidates for Intendant of Montevideo in the municipal election that year.[27]
On September 27, Cosse was elected Intendant of Montevideo with 20.7% of the vote, with her party's total vote share exceeding that of the Coalición Multicolor candidate, Laura Raffo.[28] Cosse took office on November 27.[29]
In 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Cosse to his Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, co-chaired by Pilar Cancela Rodríguez and Fatimatou Abdel Malick.[30]
Personal life
editCosse has two children, Rodrigo and Ángeles.[31] She is a supporter of Club Nacional de Football.[32]
References
edit- ^ "Carolina Cosse - XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean". CEPAL. 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Yamandú Orsi será el nuevo presidente de Uruguay". infobae.com (in Spanish). 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Ferreira, Gonzalo (27 November 2020). "Ahora sí, empezó la campaña al 2024". El Observador.
- ^ Ámbito. "Carolina Cosse deja la Intendencia de Montevideo entre críticas del gobierno nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Carolina Cosse asumió como intendenta y anunció la puesta en marcha del plan de emergencia". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ "Asumió la nueva legislatura donde siete partidos deberán negociar". EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Carolina Cosse es la nueva intendenta de Montevideo". EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Inicio". Carolina Cosse (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ El País (2020-09-28). "Carolina Cosse, la ingeniera que consolida su liderazgo en el Frente Amplio". Uruguay. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Ministra Cosse visitó la planta de fabricación 3D y 4.0 de Siemens en Berlín". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Carolina Cosse". Mayors Migration Council. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Carolina Cosse | CIDOB,". www.cidob.org (in Spanish). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Una mujer gobierna Montevideo y no grita pavadas....!!!!, Soybuenosaires.com". www.soybuenosaires.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "Carolina Cosse - XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean". CEPAL. 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Vázquez: "Este es el gabinete que trabajará durante todo el periodo"". 2014-12-13. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Government Ministers of Uruguay". rulers.org. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Frente inicia debate por las candidaturas al 2019". EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Mujica: "Si no están preparados para votar a una mujer, se tendrán que preparar"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Plenario del FA nominó precandidatos presidenciales sin la postulación de Mujica". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Talvi, Martínez y Lacalle, triunfaron en las internas rumbo a la Presidencia uruguaya". Your Site NAME Goes HERE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "ELECCIONES INTERNAS 2019". eleccionesinternas.corteelectoral.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ Ferreira, Gonzalo. "Ahora sí, empezó la campaña al 2024". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Cosse confirmó que aceptará ser precandidata a la presidencia". la diaria (in Spanish). 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Fernando Vázquez (2020-01-28). "Carolina Cosse aclara que si llega a la IM no irá después por la Presidencia: "Si en algo ayuda" para la discusión del plenario del FA, me comprometo a que "voy a asumir la responsabilidad que tenga que asumir por los cinco años"". Radiomundo En Perspectiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Orsi y Delgado lideran sus internas por más de 20 puntos, según encuesta de Opción". El Observador. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Teacher vs veterinarian: Uruguay's presidential frontrunners". France 24. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Plenario del FA en Montevideo habilitó candidaturas de Cosse, Martínez y Villar". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Carolina Cosse es la nueva intendenta de Montevideo". EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Cosse asumió en Montevideo y anunció detalles de su programa de gobierno". subrayado.com.uy (in European Spanish). 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ Local and Regional Engagement, Action and Multi-Level Cooperation Are Vital to Rescue SDGs and Contribute to Topics under the Summit of Future United Nations, press release of 6 October 2023.
- ^ "El Amor con su Ciencia - Entrevista a Carolina Cosse". Mate Amargo (in Spanish). 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Club Nacional de Football". nacional.uy. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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