Post: | Vice Presidents |
Body: | the Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
Flag: | Flag of Guyana.svg |
Flagsize: | 150px |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Guyana |
Incumbent: | Mark Phillips and Bharrat Jagdeo |
Incumbentsince: | 2 August 2020 |
Appointer: | President of Guyana |
Termlength: | Usual term of 5 years |
Formation: | October 1980 |
Vice presidents of Guyana is a political position in Guyana.The Prime Minister of Guyana serves as the First Vice President and acts as the constitutional successor for the President of Guyana in case of a vacancy.[1] Historically, other members of the cabinet have also been appointed as Vice Presidents, who can perform the functions of the President.[2] Vice presidency was created in October 1980 when the executive presidency was created.
A history of the office holder follows.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Position | Name | Inaugurated | Left Office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vice President | Ptolemy Reid | October 1980 | August 1984 | |
Shiw Sahai Naraine | October 1983 | |||
Hugh Desmond Hoyte | August 1985 | Became President | ||
Hamilton Green | October 1992 | |||
Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop | September 1984 | |||
Vice President | Mohamed Shahabuddeen | October 1983 | December 1988 | |
Vice President | Ranji Chandisingh | September 1984 | October 1992 | [9] [10] |
Vice President | Viola Burnham | August 1985 | October 1991 | |
Vice President | Sam Hinds | October 1992 | March 1997 | Became President |
Vice President | Janet Jagan | March 1997 | December 1997 | Became President |
Reepu Daman Persaud | [11] [12] | |||
Vice President | Sam Hinds | December 1997 | May 2015 | |
Bharrat Jagdeo | August 1999 | Became President | ||
Vice President | Reepu Daman Persaud | August 1999 | December 2011 | [13] [14] |
Vice President | Moses Nagamootoo | May 2015 | 2 August 2020 | [15] |
Carl Barrington Greenidge | 25 April 2019 | [16] | ||
Khemraj Ramjattan | 2 August 2020 | |||
Sydney Allicock | [17] | |||
Vice President | Mark Phillips | 2 August 2020 | Incumbent | [18] |
Bharrat Jagdeo | [19] |