Post: | Vice President |
Body: | the Republic of Guatemala |
Flag: | Flag of the Vice-President of Guatemala.svg |
Flagsize: | 125 |
Flagcaption: | Vice presidential flag |
Memberof: | National Security Council |
Insigniasize: | 130px |
Insigniacaption: | Vice presidential flag |
Incumbent: | Karin Herrera |
Incumbentsince: | 15 January 2024 |
Style: | Madam Vice President Most Excellent Madam Vice President of the Republic Her Excellency |
Residence: | Guatemalan National Palace |
Termlength: | Four years, non-extendable[1] |
Inaugural: | Clemente Marroquín Rojas |
Flagborder: | no |
Vice president of Guatemala (Spanish; Castilian: 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; Castilian: Designados a la Presidencia), also known as Presidential Designates (Spanish; Castilian: 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 | Took office | Left office | ||
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Julian Salguero | Gen. Manuel Barillas | 25 April 1882 | 27 April 1883 | [3] | |
Gen. José María Orantes | Gen. Salvador Arévalo | 27 April 1883 | 30 April 1884 | [4] | |
Alejandro Sinibaldi | Gen. Manuel Barillas | 30 April 1884 | 20 May 1885 | [5] [6] | |
Gen. Manuel Barillas | Gen. Manuel Soto | 20 May 1885 | 1 May 1888 | [7] | |
Gen. Calixto Mendizabal | Col. Manuel A. López | 1 May 1888 | 21 May 1889 | [8] | |
Gen. Vicente Orantes | Col. Manuel A. López | 21 May 1889 | 10 May 1890 | [9] | |
Rafael Salazar | Francisco Fuentes | 10 May 1890 | 28 May 1891 | [10] | |
Feliciano Aguilar | Francisco Villela | 28 May 1891 | 14 May 1892 | [11] | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Arturo Ubico | 14 May 1892 | 29 April 1893 | [12] | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Francisco Fuentes | 29 April 1893 | 11 May 1894 | [13] [14] | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Arturo Ubico | 11 May 1894 | 6 May 1895 | [15] | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Jesús Portillo | 6 May 1895 | 28 April 1897 | [16] [17] | |
Manuel Estrada Cabrera | Gen. Manuel Soto | 28 April 1897 | 26 April 1898 | [18] | |
Feliciano Aguilar | Gen. Felipe Cruz | 26 April 1898 | 29 April 1899 | [19] | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Gen. Vicente Orantes | 29 April 1899 | 8 May 1900 | [20] | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Gen. Luis Molina | 8 May 1900 | 13 May 1902 | [21] [22] | |
José María Reina Andrade | Gen. Luis Molina | 26 June 1902 | 30 April 1903 | [23] | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Francisco Alarcón | 30 April 1903 | 28 April 1904 | [24] | |
Francisco Anguiano | Francisco Alarcón | 28 April 1904 | 24 May 1907 | [25] | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Juan Barrios M. | 24 May 1907 | 29 April 1910 | [26] [27] | |
Matías J. López | Gen. Manuel Duarte | 29 April 1910 | 14 May 1911 | [28] | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Gen. Manuel Duarte | 14 May 1911 | 31 May 1912 | [29] | |
Col. Ignacio López Andrade | Gen. Manuel Duarte | 31 May 1912 | 30 April 1917 | [30] [31] [32] | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Gen. Manuel Duarte | 30 April 1917 | 13 April 1920 | [33] [34] [35] | |
Carlos Herrera | José Ernesto Zelaya | 13 April 1920 | 12 April 1921 | [36] |
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] |
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Third Vice president | Took office | Left office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. Mauro de León | Rodolfo Sandoval | Col. Baudilio Santos Deroga | 26 March 1928 | 15 March 1929 | [46] | |
Gen. Rodolfo A. Mendoza | Arturo Ramirez | Antonio Rivera | 15 March 1929 | 15 March 1930 | [47] | |
Mario León | Baudilio Palma | Luis Chacón | 15 March 1930 | 1 January 1931 | [48] | |
José María Reina Andrade | Gen. José Reyes | Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano | 1 January 1931 | 15 March 1931 | [49] | |
Mariano J. López | Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano | Manuel Franco R. | 15 March 1931 | 15 March 1932 | [50] | |
Gen. Factor Méndez | Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas | Miguel T. Alvarado | 15 March 1932 | 15 March 1933 | [51] | |
Gen. Factor Méndez | Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas | Felipe Samayoa | 15 March 1933 | 15 March 1934 | [52] | |
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reinelas | Mariano J. López | Col. Carlos Enríquez Barrios | 15 March 1934 | 15 March 1935 | [53] | |
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynuelas | Gen. Carlos Jurado R. | José Mariano Trabanino | 15 March 1935 | 15 March 1936 | [54] | |
Eduardo Pérez Figueroa | Gen. Carlos Jurado R. | Gen. Factor Méndez | 15 March 1936 | 15 March 1937 | [55] | |
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas | Eduardo Pérez Figueroa | Gen. Carlos Jurado R. | 15 March 1937 | 15 March 1938 | [56] | |
Escolástico de León | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Juan Alonso | 15 March 1938 | 15 March 1939 | [57] | |
Mariano López | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Juan B. Alojos | 15 March 1939 | 15 March 1940 | [58] | |
Mariano López | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Juan Alonso | 15 March 1940 | 15 March 1941 | [59] | |
Mariano López | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas | 15 March 1941 | 15 March 1942 | [60] | |
Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Carlos Herrera Dorián | Gen. Pedro Reyes Renelas | 15 March 1942 | 4 July 1944 | [61] [62] [63] | |
Gen. Federico Ponce Vaides | Gen. Domingo Solares | Ramón Calderón | 4 July 1944 | 28 November 1944 | [64] |
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] |
Portrait | Name | Term | Party | Election | President | ||||
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1 | Clemente Marroquín | 1 July 1966 – 1 July 1970 | Independent | 1966 | Julio Méndez Montenegro | ||||
2 | data-sort-value="Cáceres, Eduardo" | Eduardo Cáceres | 1 July 1970 – 1 July 1974 | Independent | 1970 | Carlos Arana Osario | |||
3 | data-sort-value="Alarcón, Mario" | Mario Sandoval Alarcón | 1 July 1974 – 1 July 1978 | MLN | 1974 | Kjell Laugerud García | |||
4 | data-sort-value="Kramer, [Francisco" | '''[[Francisco Villagrán Kramer]] | 1 July 1978 – 1 September 1980| style="background:" || Independent| 1978| rowspan="2" |Romeo Lucas García|- style="height:7em;"| 5| | data-sort-value="Azurdia, Óscar" |Óscar Mendoza Azurdia | 1 September 1980 – 23 March 1982| style="background:#002C77" || MLN| –– |-| 6| | data-sort-value="Zamora, Rodolfo" | Rodolfo Lobos Zamora |- | 7| | data-sort-value="Carpio, Roberto" | Roberto Carpio |- style="height:7em;"| 12| | data-sort-value="Stein, Eduardo" | Eduardo Stein |-| 13| | data-sort-value="Espada, Rafael" | Rafael Espada |- style="height:7em;"| rowspan=2 | 14| rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Baldetti, Roxana" | Roxana Baldetti |-| |- style="height:7em;"| rowspan=2 | 15| rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Maldonado, Alejandro" | Alejandro Maldonado |-| |- style="height:7em;"| rowspan=2 | 16| rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Soria, Juan" |Alfonso Fuentes Soria |-| |-| 17| | data-sort-value="Cabrera, Jafeth" | Jafeth Cabrera |-| 18| | data-sort-value="Castillo, Guillermo" | Guillermo Castillo Reyes |-| 19| | data-sort-value="Herrera, Karin" | Karin Herrera See alsoNotes |