Mónica Xavier

Antonieta Mónica Xavier Yelpo (Montevideo, 16 December 1956) is a Uruguayan politician and medical doctor with a postgraduate degree in cardiology.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Xavier and the second or maternal family name is Yelpo.

Mónica Xavier
Mónica Xavier in 2006
Born	Antonieta Mónica Xavier Yelpo (1956-12-16) 16 December 1956 (age 69) Montevideo, Uruguay
Alma mater	University of the Republic
Occupations	politician, doctor
Political party	Broad Front

She was the President of the leftist coalition Frente Amplio between 2012 and 2015 and is a serving in the Senate of Uruguay.^[1] Xavier was born into a family with socialist roots. She completed all her studies in public education. In 1975, she became a student in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic, and graduated in 1985.