Vice President of the Republic of Panama | |
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Vicepresidente de Panamá | |
Incumbent since 1 July 2024Vacant | |
Style | Mr. Vice President (Informal) The Honorable (Formal) His Excellency (Diplomatic, outside Panama) |
Seat | Panama City, Panama |
Term length | 5 years renewable once, non-consecutively |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Panama |
Inaugural holder | Pablo Arosemena, José Domingo de Obaldia and Carlos Antonio Mendoza |
Formation | September 1904 |
Website | Presidencia de la República |
The vice president of Panama is the second-highest political position in the Government of Panama. Since 2009, the position of Vice President has been held by three people. [1]
Before 1945 there were positions of presidential designates elected by the National Assembly for a two-year term. [2] The positions of presidential designates were replaced in 1945 by two vice presidents.
According to the current constitution, Vice President is elected in the same ticket as the President of Panama.
Before the 1946 constitution was adopted, there were positions of three presidential designates: first designate (Primer Designado a la Presidencia), second designate (Segundo Designado a la Presidencia) and third designate (Tercer Designado a la Presidencia). [2] [3]
The 1946 constitution introduced two vice presidents instead of three. [2] [3] The position of second vice president was abolished in the 1972 constitution and reintroduced with the 1983 constitutional reforms. Vice Presidents were elected in the same ticket with the President.
Vice presidents have been elected in the same ticket with the President.
Term | President | Vice President |
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2009–2014 | Ricardo Martinelli | Juan Carlos Varela |
2014–2019 | Juan Carlos Varela | Isabel Saint Malo |
2019–2024 | Laurentino Cortizo | José Gabriel Carrizo |
2024–present | José Raúl Mulino | Vacant |
Ex Vice Presidents | ||||||||
José Domingo de Obaldía (National Liberal) 1904–1908 | Carlos Antonio Mendoza (National Liberal) 1909–1910 | Federico Boyd (National Liberal) 1910 | Pablo Arosemena (National Liberal) 1910–1912 | |||||
Ricardo de la Espriella (Democratic Revolutionary Party) 1978–1982 | Samuel Lewis Navarro (Democratic Revolutionary Party) 2004–2009 | Juan Carlos Varela (Panameñista Party) 2009–2014 | Isabel Saint Malo (Panamá Primero) 2014–2019 | |||||
José Gabriel Carrizo (Democratic Revolutionary Party) 2019–2024 |
Belisario Porras Barahona was a Panamanian journalist and politician. He served three terms as President of Panama between 1912 and 1924.
Alcibíades Arosemena Quinzada was a Panamanian politician, who served 15th President of Panama.
Domingo Díaz Arosemena was Panamanian politician.
Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Brin was President of Panama from 15 June 1945 to 7 August 1948, representing the National Liberal Party of Panama.
Ezequiel Fernández Jaén was one of Panama's presidential designates from 1936 to 1940 and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from December 16, 1939, to December 18, 1939. He belonged to the National Revolutionary Party (PNR), acting as president and "Supreme Leader" of the party, until in 1940, Arnulfo Arias Madrid, became President of Panama.
Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované served as 16th President of Panama from January 16, 1931 to June 5, 1932. He belonged to the Liberal Party.
Rodolfo Chiari Robles was a Panamanian politician of the National Liberal Party.
Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre de la Ossa (1876–1922) was a Panamanian politician.
Pedro Antonio del Carmen Díaz de Obaldía was one of the presidential designates of Panama in 1918 and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from 1 October 1918 to 12 October 1918.
Ciro Luis Urriola Garrés was a Panamanian politician.
Ramón Maximiliano Valdés Arce was President of Panama from October 1, 1916 to June 3, 1918. He belonged to the Liberal Party. He died in office and was succeeded by the first presidential designate, Ciro Urriola.
Pablo Arosemena Alba was the first presidential designate of Panama at the time of resignation of Carlos Antonio Mendoza, and in that capacity became the President of Panama from 5 October 1910 to 1 October 1912
Federico Augusto Boyd López was the acting President of Panama from 1 October 1910 to 5 October 1910. He belonged to the Liberal Party.
Carlos Antonio Mendoza Soto was a Panamanian politician who served in 1908 and 1909 as the second presidential designate in the government of José Domingo de Obaldía. After the death of the first presidential designate José Agustín Arango in 1909 he was first in line to the presidency. In that capacity, Mendoza became President of Panama from 1 March 1910 to 1 October 1910. He belonged to the Liberal Party.
José Domingo de Obaldía Gallegos was President of Panama from October 1, 1908 to March 1, 1910.
José Luis Rodríguez Pittí is a Panamanian contemporary writer, video artist and documentary photographer.
Fernando Berguido was born in Panama City, Panama in 1962. He earned his Bachelor of Laws Degree, cum laude, from Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua School of Law in Panama City, Panama in 1986. Then as a Fulbright Scholar he received his Master of Laws at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (UCLA) in 1988. He is a Neiman Fellow of Harvard University.
José Agustín Arango Remón was a Panamanian politician who was, together with Tomás Arias and Federico Boyd, a member of the provisional junta that governed Panama after its independence in 1903. He was the Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta from 4 November 1903 until 20 February 1904.
Eric Iglesias is a Panamanian director and writer who resides in Los Angeles
El Panameño was a liberal weekly newspaper published from Panamá, Colombia 1849–1857. The first issue was published on January 1, 1849. Mariano Arosemena was the director of El Panameño. José Angel Santos was the editor of the newspaper. Dr. Mateo Iturralde, Santiago de la Guardia and Pablo Arosemena were prominent personalities in the team behind the newspaper.