| Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea | |
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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]
The position was established in 1968, and abolished in 1982 with the adoption of the new constitution. [2]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President | Ref | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  | Edmundo Bossio (1922–1975 [lower-alpha 1] ) | 12 October 1968 | 2 March 1974 | 5 years, 141 days | Bubi Union (until 1970) | Francisco Macías Nguema | [3] |
| PUNT | ||||||||
| 2 | | Miguel Eyegue (1933–1979 [lower-alpha 2] ) | 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 | — | |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President | Ref | ||
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| 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) [lower-alpha 3] | 22 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 125 days | PDGE | [5] | |
| 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) [lower-alpha 3] | 21 May 2012 | 22 June 2016 | 4 years, 32 days | PDGE | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | [1] [5] |
| Vacant (22 June 2016 – present) | ||||||||
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