Vice President of the Republic of Guatemala | |
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Vicepresidente de la República de Guatemala | |
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 1882–1921, 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 | 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 | [37] |
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 | [38] |
Gen. Jorge Ubico | R. Felipe Solares | 27 April 1922 | 28 April 1923 | [39] |
Gen. Margarito Ariza | Francisco Fuentes | 28 April 1923 | 3 May 1924 | [40] |
Gen. Aurelio Recinos | Gen. Antonio Monterroso | 3 May 1924 | 28 April 1925 | [41] |
Lazaro Chacón | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 28 April 1925 | 18 December 1926 | [42] [43] |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 18 December 1926 | 30 April 1927 | [44] |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Gen. Mauro De León | 30 April 1927 | 15 March 1928 | [45] |
Vice President | Took office | Left office | |
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Mario Monteforte Toledo | 15 March 1948 | 15 March 1951 | [65] |
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Took office | Left office | President | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miguel Ortiz Passarelli | Col. Juan Francisco Oliva | 15 March 1956 | 22 March 1957 | Carlos Castillo Armas | [66] |
Luis Arturo González López | Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño | 22 March 1957 | 9 October 1957 | [67] | |
Col. Luis Urrutia de León | Carlos Enrique Guillén Rodas | 9 October 1957 | 25 March 1958 | Guillermo Flores Avendaño | [68] |
Clemente Marroquín Rojas | Crisóstomo Castillo | 25 March 1958 | 18 March 1959 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes | [69] |
Manuel Ralda Ochoa | Alberto J. Urrutia Vasconcelos | 18 March 1959 | 23 March 1960 | [70] | |
Abrahan Cabrera Cruz | Col. José Francisco Gómez Carranza | 23 March 1960 | 30 May 1961 | [71] | |
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Óscar Ubico Zebadúa | 30 May 1961 | 16 March 1962 | [72] | |
Col. Ernesto Molina Arreaga | Rubén Flores Avendaño | 16 March 1962 | 15 March 1963 | [73] | |
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Joaquín Montenegro Paniagua | 15 March 1963 | 1 July 1966 | Enrique Peralta Azurdia | [74] |
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) |
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 |
Vice President of the Republic of Guatemala | |
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Vicepresidente de la República de Guatemala | |
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 |
This article is part of a series on |
Politics of Guatemala |
---|
Guatemala portal |
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 1882–1921, 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 | Third Vice president | Took office | Left office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
José Ernesto Zelaya | Federico Castañeda Godoy | Maximiliano de León | 12 April 1921 | 8 December 1921 | [37] |
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Took office | Left office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. José María Orellana | Alberto Mencos | 8 December 1921 | 27 April 1922 | [38] |
Gen. Jorge Ubico | R. Felipe Solares | 27 April 1922 | 28 April 1923 | [39] |
Gen. Margarito Ariza | Francisco Fuentes | 28 April 1923 | 3 May 1924 | [40] |
Gen. Aurelio Recinos | Gen. Antonio Monterroso | 3 May 1924 | 28 April 1925 | [41] |
Lazaro Chacón | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 28 April 1925 | 18 December 1926 | [42] [43] |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 18 December 1926 | 30 April 1927 | [44] |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Gen. Mauro De León | 30 April 1927 | 15 March 1928 | [45] |
Vice President | Took office | Left office | |
---|---|---|---|
Mario Monteforte Toledo | 15 March 1948 | 15 March 1951 | [65] |
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Took office | Left office | President | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miguel Ortiz Passarelli | Col. Juan Francisco Oliva | 15 March 1956 | 22 March 1957 | Carlos Castillo Armas | [66] |
Luis Arturo González López | Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño | 22 March 1957 | 9 October 1957 | [67] | |
Col. Luis Urrutia de León | Carlos Enrique Guillén Rodas | 9 October 1957 | 25 March 1958 | Guillermo Flores Avendaño | [68] |
Clemente Marroquín Rojas | Crisóstomo Castillo | 25 March 1958 | 18 March 1959 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes | [69] |
Manuel Ralda Ochoa | Alberto J. Urrutia Vasconcelos | 18 March 1959 | 23 March 1960 | [70] | |
Abrahan Cabrera Cruz | Col. José Francisco Gómez Carranza | 23 March 1960 | 30 May 1961 | [71] | |
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Óscar Ubico Zebadúa | 30 May 1961 | 16 March 1962 | [72] | |
Col. Ernesto Molina Arreaga | Rubén Flores Avendaño | 16 March 1962 | 15 March 1963 | [73] | |
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Joaquín Montenegro Paniagua | 15 March 1963 | 1 July 1966 | Enrique Peralta Azurdia | [74] |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term | Party | Election | President | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
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 |