José Mujica

President of Uruguay

José Alberto Mujica Cordano 20 May 1935 Montevideo, Uruguay

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1 March 2010 – 1 March 2015

Uruguayan farmer and politician For the baseball player, see José Mujica (baseball). "El Pepe" redirects here. For the documentary about him, see El Pepe: A Supreme Life. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mujica and the second or maternal family name is Cordano. José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (Spanish pronunciation:  ; born 20 May 1935) is an Uruguayan politician and farmer who served as the 40th President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was imprisoned for 12 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a Senator afterwards. As the candidate of the Broad Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as President on 1 March 2010. He has been described as "the world's humblest head of state" due to his austere lifestyle and his donation of around 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities that benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs.