Vice President of Guyana

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Vice Presidents of the
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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since 2 August 2020
Appointer President of Guyana
Term length Usual term of 5 years
Inaugural holder
FormationOctober 1980

Vice presidents of Guyana is a political position in Guyana. The Prime Minister of Guyana serves as the First Vice President and acts as the constitutional successor for the President of Guyana in case of a vacancy. [1] Historically, other members of the cabinet have also been appointed as Vice Presidents, who can perform the functions of the President. [2] Vice presidency was created in October 1980 when the executive presidency was created.

A history of the office holder follows. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

PositionNameInauguratedLeft OfficeNotes
Vice President Ptolemy Reid October 1980August 1984
Shiw Sahai Naraine October 1983 [9]
Hugh Desmond Hoyte August 1985Became President
Hamilton Green October 1992
Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop September 1984 [10]
Vice President Mohamed Shahabuddeen October 1983December 1988 [9]
Vice President Ranji Chandisingh September 1984October 1992 [11] [12] [13]
Vice President Viola Burnham August 1985October 1991 [14]
Vice President Sam Hinds October 1992March 1997Became President
Vice President Janet Jagan March 1997December 1997 [15] Became President
Reepu Daman Persaud [16] [17]
Vice President Sam Hinds December 1997May 2015
Bharrat Jagdeo August 1999Became President [16]
Vice President Reepu Daman Persaud August 1999December 2011 [18] [19]
Vice President Moses Nagamootoo May 20152 August 2020 [20]
Carl Barrington Greenidge 25 April 2019 [21] [20]
Khemraj Ramjattan 2 August 2020 [20]
Sydney Allicock [22] [20]
Vice President Mark Phillips 2 August 2020Incumbent [23]
Bharrat Jagdeo [24]

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  23. ↑ "Irfaan Ali sworn in as President, Mark Phillips as PM, Jagdeo as Vice President". Stabroek News. 2 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "Vice President Jagdeo to head Gov't transition team". NewsRoom. 2 August 2020.

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