Sebastián Andújar
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Sebastián Andújar | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay | |
| In office 1 March 2023 – 1 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ope Pasquet |
| Succeeded by | Ana Olivera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1974 |
| Party | National Party |
Sebastián Andújar (born 14 March 1974) is a Uruguayan politician who has served in the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay as a member of the National Party since 2015, and was President of the chamber from 2023 to 2024. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the Municipality of Canelones in the 2025 election.
Career
Andújar joined the National Party when he was 15.[3] In 2015, he was expelled from the party by Luis Lacalle Pou due to allegations of forged signatures and his debts,[2] but was allowed back into the party in 2017.[4] He was aligned with the Herrerism faction of the party until 2024, when he joined the National Alliance faction.[5]
In the 2014 election Andújar was elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay from the Canelones Department. During his tenure he served on the Finance, Labor and Social Security, National Intelligence System, Native Forest Authority, and Municipal Affairs committees.[3]
On 1 March 2023, Andújar succeeded Ope Pasquet as president of the chamber; he was the fourth president of the 49th legislative session after Pasquet, Alfredo Fratti, and Martín Lema.[3] He ran for mayor of the Municipality of Canelones, in the 2025 election,[6] but lost to Francisco Legnani, the nominee of the Broad Front coalition.[7]
Personal life
In 2022, Andújar was hospitalised and treated for head trauma after a car hit him while he was riding a bicycle.[8]