Vice President of Equatorial Guinea

Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Incumbent Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue since 21 May 2012
Appointer	President of Equatorial Guinea
Inaugural holder	Edmundo Bossio
Formation	12 October 1968

The vice president of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish : Vicepresidente de Guinea Ecuatorial) is the second highest political position obtainable in Equatorial Guinea. Following the 2011 constitutional reform, there is a provision for two vice presidents who are appointed by the president of Equatorial Guinea. ^[1]

List of vice presidents (1968–1982)

The position was established in 1968, and abolished in 1982 with the adoption of the new constitution. ^[2]

Vice presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Ref
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Edmundo Bossio (1922–1975 [a] )	12 October 1968	2 March 1974	5 years, 141 days	Bubi Union (until 1970)	Francisco Macías Nguema	[3]
						PUNT
2		Miguel Eyegue (1933–1979 [b] )	2 March 1974	November 1976	2 years, 244 days	PUNT		[4]
Vacant (November 1976 – May 1978)
3		Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama (1936–2015)	May 1978	3 August 1979 (Deposed in a coup)	1 year, 94 days	PUNT		—

First vice presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Ref
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Florencio Mayé Elá (born 1944)	3 August 1979	12 October 1982	3 years, 70 days	Military	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo	—

Second vice presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Ref
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Salvador Elá Nseng (1940–2022)	3 August 1979	February 1980	182 days	Military	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo	—
2		Eulogio Oyó (1942–2013)	February 1980	December 1981	1 year, 303 days	Military		—
3		Cristino Seriche Bioko (1940–2024)	December 1981	12 October 1982	315 days	Military		—

List of vice presidents (2012–present)

First vice presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Ref
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Ignacio Milam Tang (born 1940)	21 May 2012	22 June 2016	4 years, 32 days	PDGE	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo	[1]
2		Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 1969) [c]	22 June 2016	Incumbent	9 years, 49 days	PDGE		[5]

Second vice presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Ref
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 1969) [c]	21 May 2012	22 June 2016	4 years, 32 days	PDGE	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo	[1] [5]
Vacant (22 June 2016 – present)

See also

• Politics of Equatorial Guinea
• List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea
• List of prime ministers of Equatorial Guinea
• List of colonial governors of Spanish Guinea

Notes

1. Executed in Black Beach prison on 21 February 1975.
2. Executed by firing squad on 29 September 1979.
3. Son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

References

1. "Guinée équatoriale: nouveau Premier ministre et nouveau vice-président", AFP, 22 May 2012 (in French).
2. Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN   9781349149513 – via Google Books.
3. "A Guinea Ecuatorial" (PDF).
4. "Reference Aid" (PDF). www.cia.gov. 26 June 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
5. "Guinée équatoriale : le président Obiang promeut son fils Teodorìn premier vice-président", Jeune Afrique, 23 June 2016 (in French).