Vice President of the Republic of Panama | |
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Vicepresidente de Panamá | |
Incumbent Vacant since 1 July 2024 | |
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 only one person. [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 |
Vice President of the Republic of Panama | |
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Vicepresidente de Panamá | |
Incumbent Vacant since 1 July 2024 | |
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 only one person. [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 |
---|---|---|
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 |