| Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez | |
| Office: | President of Nicaragua |
| Successor: | Anastasio Somoza Debayle |
| Vicepresident: | Silvio Argüello Cardenal Gustavo Raskosky |
| Office1: | Vice President of Nicaragua |
| Alongside1: | Silvio Argüello Cardenal & Gustavo Raskosky |
| President1: | René Schick |
| Term Start1: | 1 May 1963 |
| Term End1: | 3 August 1966 |
| Predecessor1: | Vacant |
| Successor1: | Silvio Argüello Cardenal Gustavo Raskosky |
| Office2: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| President2: | Anastasio Somoza Debayle |
| Term Start2: | 1 May 1967 |
| Term End2: | 1 May 1972 |
| Predecessor2: | Alfonso Ortega Urbina |
| Successor2: | Alejandro Montiel Argüello |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Granada |
| Death Place: | Granada |
| Term Start: | 4 August 1966 |
| Term End: | 1 May 1967 |
| Party: | PLN |
| Occupation: | Physician, surgeon, politician |
Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez (13 November 1900 – 15 April 1981)[1] was a politician who was a physician and surgeon by profession. He was mayor of his native Granada (1932), minister of Education (1934-1937), ambassador to Mexico (1937 and 1945), private secretary of the presidency (1943), member of the National Constituent Assembly (1947), ambassador to Costa Rica (1953) and Senator.[2]
Guerrero was the president of the Senate of National Congress of Nicaragua 1949–1950, 1953–1954, 1956-1957 and 1962.[3] Guerrero served as one of the Vice Presidents in the administration of René Schick from May 1963 to August 1966 and became President of Nicaragua on 4 August 1966 following the death of Schick.[4] Guerrero served the remainder of Schick's term and following the 1967 elections, handed over the presidency to Anastasio Somoza Debayle on 1 May of that year. He, in turn appointed Guerrero as his Foreign Minister. He was a relative of his predecessor René Schick.
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