President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations explained

Post:President Pro Tempore
Body:Union of South American Nations
Insignia:Emblem of the Union of South American Nations.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Vacant
Nationality:Bolivian
Incumbentsince:16 April 2019
Termlength:1 year; states (alphabet) rotation
Formation:2008
Inaugural:Michelle Bachelet
Website:unasursg.org

The President Pro Tempore of the Union of South American Nations is the head position and representative of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). At international meetings, declarations and concerted opinions of the supranational organism are presented by the President Pro Tempore. The office is exercised for a one-year period on a pro tempore basis by one of the heads of state of each UNASUR Member State, the succession following alphabetical order.[1] The most recent president was the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, who served, as acknowledged by unasursg.org, between 17 April 2018 and 16 April 2019.

The attributions of the President Pro Tempore are:

To organize, invite members, and preside over UNASUR meetings, present to the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs the annual plan of activities of UNASUR and the meetings agenda, in coordination with the Secretary General, represent UNASUR in international meetings, with the approval of the Member States and sign declarations and agreements with third parties, after approval from the pertaining UNASUR institutions.

The presidency pro tempore directs the eight ministerial councils of UNASUR: South American Council of Health, South American Council of Social Development, South American Council of Infrastructure and Planning, South American Council of Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Innovation; South American Council of Fight against the South American Narcotráfico, Council of Defense South American, South American Council of Economy and Finances, and South American Council.

List of presidents pro tempore

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1Michelle Bachelet
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
ChileSocialist Party of Chile23 May 200810 August 2009
The first President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Chile.
2Rafael Correa
Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado
EcuadorPAIS Alliance10 August 200926 November 2010
The second President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Ecuador.
3Bharrat Jagdeo GuyanaPeople's Progressive Party26 November 201029 October 2011
The third President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Guyana.
4Fernando Lugo
Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez
ParaguayGuasú Front29 October 201122 June 2012
The fourth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Paraguay. Lugo resigned after being impeached as the President of Paraguay.
5Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso
PeruPeruvian Nationalist Party29 June 201230 August 2013
The fifth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Peru.
6Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano Bouterse
SurinameNational Democratic Party30 August 20134 December 2014
The sixth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Suriname.
7José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano
UruguayMovement of Popular Participation4 December 20141 March 2015
The seventh President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Uruguay.
8Tabaré Vázquez
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas
UruguaySocialist Party of Uruguay1 March 201517 April 2016
The eighth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Uruguay.
9Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro Moros
United Socialist Party of Venezuela17 April 201617 April 2017
The ninth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Venezuela.
10Mauricio Macri ArgentinaRepublican Proposal17 April 201717 April 2018
The tenth President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Argentina.
11 Evo MoralesMovement for Socialism17 April 201816 April 2019
The eleventh President of the Union of South American Nations and co-serving as the President of Bolivia.
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
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References

  1. UNASUR, Tratado Constitutivo de la Unasur