List of heads of state of Panama

Last updated

President of the Republic of Panama
Presidente de la República de Panamá
Presidential Flag of Panama.svg
Presidential standard
Coat of arms of Panama.svg
Coat of arms of Panama
Laurentino Cortizo at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg
Incumbent
Laurentino Cortizo
since 1 July 2019
Residence Palacio de las Garzas, Panama City
Term length Five years, renewable once non-consecutively
Precursor Martín Torrijos
Inaugural holder Manuel Amador Guerrero
Formation20 February 1904
Deputy Vice President of Panama
Salary7,000 USD per month [1]
Website Presidencia de la República

This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final separation from Colombia in 1903. Since 1904 the head of state of Panama has been the President of Panama.

Contents

Free State of the Isthmus (1840–1841)

No.PortraitPresident
(Birth–Death)
Term of officeNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Herrtoma.jpg Tomás de Herrera
(1804–1854)
20 March 18418 June 184180 daysSuperior Chief of State
(1)8 June 184131 December 1841206 daysPresident

Republic of Panama (1903–present)

President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical Party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
3 Demetrio H. Brid.jpg Demetrio H. Brid
(1859–1917)
3 November 19034 November 19031 day Conservative Party

Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical Party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
4 Jose-Agustin-Arango.jpg José Agustín Arango
(1841–1909)
4 November 190320 February 1904108 days National Liberal Party
5 Tomas Arias p319.jpg Tomás Arias
(1856–1932)
Independent
6 FBoyd4.jpg Federico Boyd
(1851–1924)
National Liberal Party
7 Manuel Espinosa Batista, procer de Panama.jpg Manuel Espinosa Batista
(1857–1919)
9 November 19037 December 190328 days National Liberal Party

Presidents of Panama (1904–present)

No.PortraitPresident
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTerm of officePolitical PartyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Portrait of Manuel Amador Guerrero.jpg Manuel Amador Guerrero
(1833–1909)
1904 20 February 190423 June 1907 [2] 3 years, 123 days Conservative Party
2 Jose Domingo de Obaldia.jpg José Domingo de Obaldía
(1845–1910)
24 June 1907 [2] 27 December 1907 [2] 186 days National Liberal Party
(1) Portrait of Manuel Amador Guerrero.jpg Manuel Amador Guerrero
(1833–1909)
29 December 1907 [2] 1 October 1908277 days Conservative Party
(2) Jose Domingo de Obaldia.jpg José Domingo de Obaldía
(1845–1910)
1908 1 October 19081 March 19101 year, 151 days National Liberal Party Died in office.
Carlos Antonio Mendoza.jpg Carlos Antonio Mendoza
(1856–1916)
1 March 19101 October 1910214 days National Liberal Party Acting President.
FBoyd4.jpg Federico Boyd
(1851–1924)
1 October 19105 October 19104 days National Liberal Party Acting President.
Pabloarosemena.jpg Pablo Arosemena
(1836–1920)
5 October 19101 October 19121 year, 362 days National Liberal Party Acting President.
3 Belisario Porras Barahona.jpg Belisario Porras Barahona
(1856–1942)
1912 1 October 19121 October 19164 years National Liberal Party First tenure.
4 RMvaldes7.jpg Ramón Maximiliano Valdés
(1867–1918)
1916 1 October 19163 June 19181 year, 245 days National Liberal Party Died in office.
8CiroU.jpg Ciro Luis Urriola
(1863–1922)
3 June 19181 October 1918120 days National Liberal Party Acting President.
Pedro Antonio Diaz.jpg Pedro Antonio Díaz
(1852–1919)
1 October 191812 October 191811 days Conservative Party Acting President.
(3) Belisario Porras Barahona.jpg Belisario Porras Barahona
(1856–1942)
1918 12 October 191830 January 19201 year, 110 days National Liberal Party Second tenure.
Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre.jpg Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre
(1876–1922)
30 January 19201 October 1920245 days National Liberal Party Acting President.
(3) Belisario Porras Barahona.jpg Belisario Porras Barahona
(1856–1942)
1920 1 October 19201 October 19244 years National Liberal Party Third tenure.
5 Rodolfo Chiari.jpg Rodolfo Chiari
(1869–1937)
1924 1 October 19241 October 19284 years National Liberal Party
6 El Ingeniero Don Florencio Harmodio Arosemena.jpg Florencio Harmodio Arosemena
(1872–1945)
1928 1 October 19283 January 19312 years, 94 days National Liberal Party Deposed in a coup d'état.
Harmodio Arias Madrid.png Harmodio Arias Madrid
(1886–1963)
3 January 193116 January 193113 days Independent Acting President.
7 Ricardo J. Alfaro.jpg Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované
(1882–1971)
16 January 19315 June 19321 year, 141 days National Liberal Party
8 Harmodio Arias Madrid.png Harmodio Arias Madrid
(1886–1963)
1932 5 June 19321 October 19364 years, 118 days National Revolutionary Party
9 Juan Demostenes Arosemena.jpg Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
(1879–1939)
1936 1 October 193616 December 19393 years, 76 days National Liberal Party Died in office.
Ezequiel Fernandez Jaen.jpg Ezequiel Fernández
(1886–1946)
16 December 193918 December 19392 days National Revolutionary Party Acting President.
Augusto Samuel Boyd.jpg Augusto Samuel Boyd
(1879–1957)
18 December 19391 October 1940288 days National Revolutionary Party Acting President.
10 Arnulfo Arias Madrid - 1950.jpg Arnulfo Arias
(1901–1988)
1940 1 October 19409 October 19411 year, 8 days National Revolutionary Party First tenure.
Deposed in a coup d'état.
11 Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia.jpg Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango
(1899–1969)
9 October 194115 June 19453 years, 249 days Independent
Dres. Jurado, Jimenez y Alfaro (cropped).jpg Enrique Adolfo Jiménez
(1888–1970)
1945 15 June 19457 August 19483 years, 53 days National Liberal Party Provisional President.
12 Domingo Diaz Arosemena.jpg Domingo Díaz Arosemena
(1875–1949)
1948 7 August 194828 July 1949355 days National Liberal Party Resigned after a heart attack, and died less than a month later.
13 No image.png Daniel Chanis Pinzón
(1892–1961)
28 July 194920 November 1949115 days National Liberal Party
14 Roberto F. Chiari.jpg Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón
(1905–1981)
20 November 194924 November 19494 days National Liberal Party First tenure.
(10) Arnulfo Arias Madrid - 1950.jpg Arnulfo Arias
(1901–1988)
24 November 19499 May 19511 year, 166 days Panameñista Party Second tenure.
15 No image.png Alcibíades Arosemena
(1883–1958)
9 May 19511 October 19521 year, 145 days Authentic Revolutionary Party
16 No image.png José Antonio Remón Cantera
(1908–1955)
1952 1 October 19522 January 19552 years, 93 days National Patriotic Coalition Assassinated.
17 No image.png José Ramón Guizado
(1899–1964)
2 January 195529 March 195586 days National Patriotic Coalition
18 Ricardo Arias Espinosa.jpg Ricardo Arias
(1912–1993)
29 March 19551 October 19561 year, 186 days National Patriotic Coalition
19 No image.png Ernesto de la Guardia
(1904–1983)
1956 1 October 19561 October 19604 years National Patriotic Coalition
(14) Roberto F. Chiari 1962.jpg Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón
(1905–1981)
1960 1 October 196017 March 19632 years, 167 days National Liberal Party Second tenure.
No image.png Bernardino González Ruiz
(1911–2012)
17 March 196323 March 19636 days Democratic Action Party Acting president.
(14) Roberto F. Chiari 1962.jpg Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón
(1905–1981)
23 March 19631 October 19641 year, 192 days National Liberal Party Second tenure.
20 No image.png Marco Aurelio Robles
(1908–1990)
1964 1 October 19641 October 19684 years National Liberal Party
(10) A. Arias President of Panama (cropped).jpg Arnulfo Arias
(1901–1988)
1968 1 October 196811 October 196810 days Panameñista Party Third tenure.
Deposed in a coup d'état .
No image.png José María Pinilla Fábrega
(1919–1979)
12 October 196818 December 19691 year, 67 daysMilitary
(National Guard)
Chairman of the Provisional Junta.
21 No image.png Colonel
Bolívar Urrutia Parrilla
(1918–2005)
Military
(National Guard)
President.
President Demetrio Lakas (cropped).jpg Demetrio B. Lakas
(1925–1999)
19 December 196911 October 19722 years, 297 days Independent Chairman of the Provisional Junta to 11 October 1972.
22 1972 11 October 197211 October 19786 years
23 Aristides Royo (6713987733) (cropped).jpg Aristides Royo
(born 1940)
1978 11 October 197831 July 19823 years, 293 days Democratic Revolutionary Party
24 De-la-espriella-crop.jpg Ricardo de la Espriella
(born 1934)
31 July 198213 February 19841 year, 197 days Democratic Revolutionary Party
25 Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste, presidente de Panama.png Jorge Illueca
(1918–2012)
13 February 198411 October 1984241 days Independent
26 Nicolas Ardito Barletta Vallarino.jpg Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino
(born 1938)
1984 11 October 198428 September 1985352 days Democratic Revolutionary Party
Eric Arturo Delvalle.png Eric Arturo Delvalle
(1937–2015)
28 September 198526 February 19882 years, 151 days Republican Party Acting President.
No image.png Manuel Solís Palma
(1917–2009)
26 February 19881 September 19891 year, 187 days Democratic Revolutionary Party Acting President.
No image.png Francisco Rodríguez
(born 1938)
1 September 198920 December 1989110 days Democratic Revolutionary Party Provisional President.
Served at the time of the 1989 coup attempt.
Deposed in the US invasion.
27 Guillermo Endara 1993.jpg Guillermo Endara
(1936–2009)
1989 20 December 19891 September 19944 years, 255 days Panameñista Party
28 Mr. Ernesto Perez Balladares (cropped).jpg Ernesto Pérez Balladares
(born 1946)
1994 1 September 19941 September 19995 years Democratic Revolutionary Party
29 Mireya Moscoso in 2012.jpg Mireya Moscoso
(born 1946)
1999 1 September 19991 September 20045 years Panameñista Party Widow of Arnulfo Arias.
30 Panama.MartinTorrijos.01.jpg Martín Torrijos
(born 1963)
2004 1 September 20041 July 20094 years, 303 days Democratic Revolutionary Party Son of Omar Torrijos.
31 Ricardo Martinelli Presidente de Panama.jpg Ricardo Martinelli
(born 1952)
2009 1 July 20091 July 20145 years Democratic Change
32 Juan Carlos Varela (2014).jpg Juan Carlos Varela
(born 1963)
2014 1 July 20141 July 20195 years Panameñista Party
33 Laurentino Cortizo at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg Laurentino Cortizo
(born 1953)
2019 1 July 2019Incumbent
(Term ends on 1 July 2024)
4 years, 327 days Democratic Revolutionary Party

Military leaders of Panama (1968–1989)

From 1968 to 1989 a military junta exerted actual control over the country and nominated the president, who himself held little power. The following individuals were leaders of the junta.

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officeMilitary affiliationNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Omar Torrijos 1977.jpg Brigadier-General
Omar Torrijos
(1929–1981)
11 October 196831 July 198112 years, 293 days National Guard Assumed power in the 1968 coup d'état.
Styled as Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution from 11 October 1968.
Killed in an air crash.
2 No image.png Colonel
Rubén Darío Paredes
(born 1933)
3 March 198212 August 19831 year, 162 days National Guard
3 Manuel Noriega mugshot cropped.jpg General
Manuel Noriega
(1934–2017)
12 August 198320 December 19896 years, 130 days National Guard Styled as Maximum Leader of the National Liberation from 15 December 1989.
Deposed in the US invasion.
Panama Defense Forces
(from 29 September 1983.)

Timeline

Laurentino CortizoJuan Carlos VarelaRicardo MartinelliMartín TorrijosMireya MoscosoErnesto Pérez BalladaresGuillermo EndaraFrancisco RodríguezManuel Solís PalmaEric Arturo DelvalleNicolás Ardito Barletta VallarinoJorge IlluecaManuel NoriegaRicardo de la EspriellaRubén Darío ParedesAristides RoyoDemetrio B. LakasOmar TorrijosBolívar Urrutia ParrillaJosé María Pinilla FábregaMarco Aurelio RoblesBernardino González RuizErnesto de la GuardiaRicardo AriasJosé Ramón GuizadoJosé Antonio Remón CanteraAlcibíades ArosemenaRoberto Francisco Chiari RemónDaniel Chanis PinzónDomingo Díaz ArosemenaEnrique Adolfo JiménezRicardo Adolfo de la Guardia ArangoArnulfo AriasAugusto Samuel BoydEzequiel FernándezJuan Demóstenes ArosemenaRicardo Joaquín Alfaro JovanéHarmodio Arias MadridFlorencio Harmodio ArosemenaRodolfo ChiariErnesto Tisdel LefevrePedro Antonio DíazCiro Luis UrriolaRamón Maximiliano ValdésBelisario Porras BarahonaPablo ArosemenaCarlos Antonio MendozaJosé Domingo de ObaldíaManuel Amador GuerreroManuel Espinosa BatistaFederico BoydTomás AriasJosé Agustín ArangoDemetrio H. BridList of heads of state of Panama

Latest election

CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
José Raúl Mulino Realizing GoalsAlliance Realizing Goals 668,52729.39
Alliance Party 110,2454.85
Total778,77234.23
Ricardo Lombana Another Way Movement 559,43224.59
Martín Torrijos People's Party 364,57616.03
Rómulo Roux For a Better Panama Democratic Change 138,2746.08
Panameñista Party 120,5445.30
Total258,81811.38
Zulay Rodríguez Independent150,3386.61
José Gabriel Carrizo Vamos con todo Panama Democratic Revolutionary Party 126,4545.56
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement 7,3370.32
Total133,7915.88
Maribel Gordón Independent24,5311.08
Melitón Arrocha IndependentPAIS2,4420.11
Independent2,2180.10
Total4,6600.20
Total2,274,918100.00
Valid votes2,274,91897.53
Invalid votes38,5441.65
Blank votes19,1010.82
Total votes2,332,563100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,004,08377.65
Source: Tribunal Electoral [3] [4]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bolivia</span> Country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government and administrative capital is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Ortega</span> President of Nicaragua since 2007

José Daniel Ortega Saavedra is a Nicaraguan politician who has served as the 58th president of Nicaragua since 2007. Previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction from 1979 to 1985, and then as the 54th President from 1985 to 1990. During his first term, he implemented policies to achieve leftist reforms across Nicaragua. In later years, Ortega's left-wing radical politics cooled significantly, leading him to pursue pro-business policies and even rapprochement with the Catholic Church. However, in 2022, Ortega resumed repression of the Church, and has imprisoned prelate Rolando José Álvarez Lagos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Panama</span> Country spanning North and South America

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's over 4 million inhabitants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcos Pérez Jiménez</span> Dictator of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958

Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez was a Venezuelan military and general officer of the Army of Venezuela and the dictator of Venezuela from 1950 to 1958, ruling as member of the military junta from 1950 to 1952 and as president from 1952 to 1958. He took part in the 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état, becoming part of the ruling junta. He ran in the 1952 election. However, the junta cancelled the election when early results indicated that the opposition was ahead, and declared Jiménez provisional president. He became president in 1953 and instituted a constitution that granted him dictatorial powers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National League for Democracy</span> Political party in Myanmar

The National League for Democracy is a deregistered liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (Burma). It became the country's ruling party after a landslide victory in the 2015 general election but was overthrown in a military coup d'état in February 2021 following another landslide election victory in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">President of El Salvador</span> Head of state and government of El Salvador

The president of El Salvador, officially titled President of the Republic of El Salvador, is the head of state and head of government of El Salvador. He is also, by constitutional law, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The office was created in the Constitution of 1841. From 1821 until 1841, the head of state of El Salvador was styled simply as Head of State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nationalist Republican Alliance</span> Conservative political party in El Salvador

The Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative, center-right to right-wing political party of El Salvador. It was founded on 30 September 1981 by retired Salvadoran Army Major Roberto D'Aubuisson. It defines itself as a political institution constituted to defend the democratic, republican, and representative system of government, the social market economy system and nationalism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martín Torrijos</span> 35th president of Panama (2004–09)

Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino is a Panamanian politician who was President of Panama from 2004 to 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricardo Martinelli</span> President of Panama from 2009 to 2014

Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal is a Panamanian politician and businessman who served as the 36th President of Panama from 2009 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Venezuela</span> Political elections for public offices in Venezuela

Elections in Venezuela are held at a national level for the President of Venezuela as head of state and head of government, and for a unicameral legislature. The President of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by direct election plurality voting, and is eligible for re-election. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 277 members (diputados), elected for five-year terms using a mixed-member majoritarian representation system. Elections also take place at state level and local level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">People's Party (Panama)</span> Political party in Panama

The People's Party is a Panamanian Christian democratic political party. Founded in 1956, it was made up of middle-class professionals, intellectuals and students, with support from trade unions, particularly the Federation of Christian Workers. It went on to become one of Latin America's most conservative and anti-communist Christian democratic parties. The ideological foundation of the party is based on the social doctrine of the Catholic Church. The PP is a full member of the Christian Democrat International and Christian Democratic Organization of America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wolfgang Larrazábal</span> President of Venezuela in 1958

Rear Admiral Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto was a Venezuelan naval officer and politician. He served as President of Venezuela following the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the 23 January 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état, standing down later that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador)</span> Political party in El Salvador

The Christian Democratic Party is a Salvadoran political party. From 2011 to 2012, the party was renamed to Party of Hope before reverting to the Christian Democratic Party. The PDC has been led by Reinaldo Carballo since 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Asturian regional election</span>

The 2011 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Asturian regional election</span>

The 2015 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. Because regional elections in the Principality of Asturias were mandated for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, the 2012 snap election did not alter the term of the four-year legislature starting in 2011. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nayib Bukele</span> President of El Salvador since 2019

Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez is a Salvadoran politician and businessman currently serving as the 43rd president of El Salvador since 1 June 2019. He is the first Salvadoran president since 1989 who was not elected as a candidate of one of the country's two major political parties: the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), of which Bukele was formerly a member.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Venezuelan presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 20 May 2018, with incumbent Nicolás Maduro being declared re-elected for a second six-year term. The original electoral date was scheduled for December 2018 but was subsequently pulled ahead to 22 April before being pushed back to 20 May. Some analysts described the poll as a sham election, as many prominent opposition parties had been barred from participating in it. The elections had the lowest voter turnout in Venezuela's democratic era.

The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military coup d'état that occurred in El Salvador on 15 October 1979. The coup, led by young military officers, bloodlessly overthrew military President Carlos Humberto Romero and sent him into exile. The National Conciliation Party's firm grasp on power was cut, and in its place, the military established the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (JRG). The junta was composed of two military officers and three civilians.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Next Myanmar general election</span> Upcoming national election

In Myanmar's next general election, voters are expected to elect representatives to both the Amyotha Hluttaw and the Pyithu Hluttaw of the Assembly of the Union. The planned election would be the first after the 2021 military coup d'état. Though the military junta, the State Administration Council, initially promised to hold the election by August 2023, it has since indefinitely delayed the election in the face of increasing violence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Panamanian general election</span>

General elections were held in Panama on 5 May 2024 to elect a new President of Panama, members of the National Assembly and local governments. Due to constitutional term limits, incumbent president Laurentino Cortizo was ineligible for a second consecutive term. The winners of the general election, including the new president of Panama, will be inaugurated on 1 July.

References

  1. "Shocking Gap Between Latin America's Presidential Salaries And Workers Minimum Wage". Latin Post. 22 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 ".:: SomosPanama.com ::". 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. "General Election 2024, Election of the President". Tribunal Electoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. "TE Presents Final Electoral Census" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.