Vice President of the Republic of Guatemala | |
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Vicepresidente de la República de Guatemala | |
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Style | Madam Vice President (informal) Most Excellent Madam Vice President of the Republic (official) Her Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic outside of Guatemala) |
Member of | National Security Council |
Residence | Guatemalan National Palace |
Term length | Four years, non-extendable [1] |
Inaugural holder | Clemente Marroquín Rojas |
Formation | 1 July 1966 |
Website | vicepresidencia.gob.gt |
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Vice president of Guatemala (Spanish : Vicepresidente de Guatemala) is a political position in Guatemala which is since 1966 elected concurrently with the position of President of Guatemala. The current vice president is Karin Herrera.
The vice president needs to be a Guatemalan citizen of over 40 years of age. [2]
Historically, there have been provisions for multiple Vice Presidents, officially Designates to the Presidency (Spanish : Designados a la Presidencia), also known as Presidential Designates (Spanish : Designados Presidenciales) elected for one- or two-year-terms. The election was carried in Congress of Guatemala. A provision for First and Second Vice Presidents existed 1882–1886, 1888-1921, 1921–1928 and 1956–1966. A provision for First, Second and Third Vice Presidents existed 1921 and 1928–1944.
History of the office holders follows.
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Took office | Left office | |
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Julian Salguero | Gen. Manuel Barillas | 25 April 1882 | 27 April 1883 | [3] |
Gen. José María Orantes | Gen. Salvador Arévalo | 27 April 1883 | 30 April 1884 | [4] |
Alejandro Sinibaldi | Gen. Manuel Barillas | 30 April 1884 | 20 May 1885 | [5] [6] |
Gen. Manuel Barillas | Gen. Manuel Soto | 20 May 1885 | 15 March 1886 | [7] |
Vice President | Took office | Left office | |
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Col. Vicente Castañeda | 15 March 1886 | 26 June 1887 | Position abolished [8] |
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Third Vice president | Took office | Left office | |
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José Ernesto Zelaya | Federico Castañeda Godoy | Maximiliano de León | 12 April 1921 | 8 December 1921 | [38] |
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Took office | Left office | |
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Gen. José María Orellana | Alberto Mencos | 8 December 1921 | 27 April 1922 | [39] |
Gen. Jorge Ubico | R. Felipe Solares | 27 April 1922 | 28 April 1923 | [40] |
Gen. Margarito Ariza | Francisco Fuentes | 28 April 1923 | 3 May 1924 | [41] |
Gen. Aurelio Recinos | Gen. Antonio Monterroso | 3 May 1924 | 28 April 1925 | [42] |
Lazaro Chacón | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 28 April 1925 | 18 December 1926 | [43] [44] |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 18 December 1926 | 30 April 1927 | [45] |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Gen. Mauro De León | 30 April 1927 | 15 March 1928 | [46] |
Vice President | Took office | Left office | |
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Mario Monteforte Toledo | 15 March 1948 | 15 March 1951 | [66] |
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Took office | Left office | President | |
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Miguel Ortiz Passarelli | Col. Juan Francisco Oliva | 15 March 1956 | 22 March 1957 | Carlos Castillo Armas | [67] |
Luis Arturo González López | Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño | 22 March 1957 | 9 October 1957 | [68] | |
Col. Luis Urrutia de León | Carlos Enrique Guillén Rodas | 9 October 1957 | 25 March 1958 | Guillermo Flores Avendaño | [69] |
Clemente Marroquín Rojas | Crisóstomo Castillo | 25 March 1958 | 18 March 1959 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes | [70] |
Manuel Ralda Ochoa | Alberto J. Urrutia Vasconcelos | 18 March 1959 | 23 March 1960 | [71] | |
Abrahan Cabrera Cruz | Col. José Francisco Gómez Carranza | 23 March 1960 | 30 May 1961 | [72] | |
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Óscar Ubico Zebadúa | 30 May 1961 | 16 March 1962 | [73] | |
Col. Ernesto Molina Arreaga | Rubén Flores Avendaño | 16 March 1962 | 15 March 1963 | [74] | |
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Joaquín Montenegro Paniagua | 15 March 1963 | 1 July 1966 | Enrique Peralta Azurdia | [75] |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Party | Election | President | ||
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1 | ![]() | Clemente Marroquín (1897–1978) | 1 July 1966 – 1 July 1970 | Independent | 1966 | Julio Méndez Montenegro | ||
2 | ![]() | Eduardo Cáceres (1906–1980) | 1 July 1970 – 1 July 1974 | Independent | 1970 | Carlos Arana Osario | ||
3 | ![]() | Mario Sandoval Alarcón (1923–2003) | 1 July 1974 – 1 July 1978 | MLN | 1974 | Kjell Laugerud García | ||
4 | ![]() | Francisco Villagrán Kramer (1927–2011) | 1 July 1978 – 1 September 1980 | Independent | 1978 | Romeo Lucas García | ||
5 | ![]() | Óscar Mendoza Azurdia (1917–1995) | 1 September 1980 – 23 March 1982 | MLN | –– | |||
6 | ![]() | Rodolfo Lobos Zamora (1936–1997) | 8 August 1983 – 14 January 1986 | Military | –– | Óscar Mejía Víctores | ||
7 | ![]() | Roberto Carpio (1930–2022) | 14 January 1986 – 14 January 1991 | DCG | 1985 | Vinicio Cerezo | ||
8 | ![]() | Gustavo Espina (1946–2024) | 14 January 1991 – 1 June 1993 | MAS | 1990 | Jorge Serrano Elías | ||
9 | ![]() | Arturo Herbruger (1912–1999) | 18 June 1993 – 14 January 1996 | Independent | 1993 | Ramiro de León Carpio | ||
10 | ![]() | Luis Flores Asturias (1947) | 14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000 | PAN | 1995 | Álvaro Arzú | ||
11 | ![]() | Juan Francisco Reyes (1938–2019) | 14 January 2000 – 14 January 2004 | FRG | 1999 | Alfonso Portillo | ||
12 | ![]() | Eduardo Stein (1946) | 14 January 2004 – 14 January 2008 | GANA | 2003 | Óscar Berger | ||
13 | ![]() | Rafael Espada (b. 1944) | 14 January 2008 – 14 January 2012 | UNE | 2007 | Álvaro Colom | ||
14 | ![]() | Roxana Baldetti (b. 1962) | 14 January 2012 – 8 May 2015 | PP | 2011 | Otto Pérez Molina | ||
15 | ![]() | Alejandro Maldonado (b. 1936) | 14 May 2015 – 3 September 2015 | Independent | 2015 | |||
16 | ![]() | Alfonso Fuentes Soria (b. 1947) | 16 September 2015 – 14 January 2016 | Independent | 2015 | Alejandro Maldonado | ||
17 | ![]() | Jafeth Cabrera (b. 1948) | 14 January 2016 – 14 January 2020 | FCN | 2015 | Jimmy Morales | ||
18 | ![]() | Guillermo Castillo Reyes (b. 1966) | 14 January 2020 – 14 January 2024 | VAMOS | 2019 | Alejandro Giammattei | ||
19 | ![]() | Karin Herrera (b. 1967) | 15 January 2024 [a 1] – Incumbent | Semilla | 2023 | Bernardo Arévalo |