Vice President of Guatemala
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Vice President of Guatemala is a political position in Guatemala
which is since 1966 elected concurrently with the position of President of Guatemala
. Latest Vice President who took over as President was Gustavo Espina in 1993.
Historically there has been provisions for multiple Vice Presidents elected for one-year-term. 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.
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which is since 1966 elected concurrently with the position of President of Guatemala
President of Guatemala
The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz...
. Latest Vice President who took over as President was Gustavo Espina in 1993.
Historically there has been provisions for multiple Vice Presidents elected for one-year-term. 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.
1882-1921
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Inaugurated | Left Office | |
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Julian Salguero | Gen. Manuel Barillas | 25 April 1882 | 27 April 1883 | |
Gen. Stupid)Gen. Salvador Arévalo | 27 April 1883 | 30 April 1884 | ||
Alejandro Sinibaldi | Gen. Manuel Barillas | 30 April 1884 | 20 May 1885 | |
Gen. Manuel Barillas | Gen. Manuel Soto | 20 May 1885 | 1 May 1888 | |
Gen. Calixto Mendizabal | Col. Manuel A. López | 1 May 1888 | 21 May 1889 | |
Gen. Vicente Orantes | Col. Manuel A. López | 21 May 1889 | 10 May 1890 | |
Rafael Salazar | Francisco Fuentes | 10 May 1890 | 28 May 1891 | |
Feliciano Aguilar | Francisco Villela | 28 May 1891 | 14 May 1892 | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Arturo Ubico | 14 May 1892 | 29 April 1893 | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Francisco Fuentes | 29 April 1893 | 11 May 1894 | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Arturo Ubico | 11 May 1894 | 6 May 1895 | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Jesús Portillo | 6 May 1895 | 28 April 1897 | |
Manuel Estrada Cabrera Manuel Estrada Cabrera Manuel José Estrada Cabrera was President of Guatemala from 8 February 1898 to 15 April 1920.Manuel Estrada forcibly took the presidency after the assassination of José María Reina. The Guatemalan cabinet called an emergency meeting to appoint a new successor, but declined to invite the General... |
Gen. Manuel Soto | 28 April 1897 | 26 April 1898 | |
Feliciano Aguilar | Gen. Felipe Cruz | 26 April 1898 | 29 April 1899 | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Gen. Vicente Orantes | 29 April 1899 | 8 May 1900 | |
Manuel Morales Tovar | Gen. Luis Molina Luis Molina Luis de Molina , was a Spanish Jesuit priest and a staunch Scholastic defender of 'human liberty' in the Divine grace and human liberty controversy of the Renaissance .... |
8 May 1900 | 13 May 1902 | |
José María Reina Andrade José María Reina Andrade José María Reina Andrade was the acting President of Guatemala from 2 January 1931 to 14 February 1931.José María Reina Andrade, He was nicknamed "Reinita" because of his short stature, was appointed by the Congress of Guatemala on December 31, 1930 as the first president of the Republic. On... |
Gen. Luis Molina Luis Molina Luis de Molina , was a Spanish Jesuit priest and a staunch Scholastic defender of 'human liberty' in the Divine grace and human liberty controversy of the Renaissance .... |
26 June 1902 | 30 April 1903 | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Francisco Alarcón | 30 April 1903 | 28 April 1904 | |
Francisco Anguiano | Francisco Alarcón | 28 April 1904 | 24 May 1907 | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Juan Barrios M. | 24 May 1907 | 29 April 1910 | |
Matías J. López | Gen. Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte is a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward for Leixões for ten seasons in the 1960s and 1970s.... |
29 April 1910 | 14 May 1911 | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Gen. Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte is a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward for Leixões for ten seasons in the 1960s and 1970s.... |
14 May 1911 | 31 May 1912 | |
Col. Ignacio López Andrade | Gen. Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte is a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward for Leixões for ten seasons in the 1960s and 1970s.... |
31 May 1912 | 30 April 1917 | |
Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz | Gen. Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte Manuel Duarte is a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward for Leixões for ten seasons in the 1960s and 1970s.... |
30 April 1917 | 13 April 1920 | |
Carlos Herrera | José Ernesto Zelaya | 13 April 1920 | 12 April 1921 | |
1921
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Third Vice president | Inaugurated | Left Office | |
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José Ernesto Zelaya | Federico Castañeda Godoy | Maximiliano de León | 12 April 1921 | 8 December 1921 | |
1921-1928
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Inaugurated | Left Office | |
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Gen. José María Orellana | Alberto Mencos | 8 December 1921 | 27 April 1922 | |
Gen. Jorge Ubico Jorge Ubico Jorge Ubico y Castañeda was a Guatemalan dictator who held the title of President of Guatemala from 14 February 1931 to 4 July 1944.-Early years:... |
R. Felipe Solares | 27 April 1922 | 28 April 1923 | |
Gen. Margarito Ariza | Francisco Fuentes | 28 April 1923 | 3 May 1924 | |
Gen. Aurelio Recinos | Gen. Antonio Monterroso | 3 May 1924 | 28 April 1925 | |
Lazaro Chacón | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 28 April 1925 | 18 December 1926 | |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Federico Aguilar Valenzuela | 18 December 1926 | 30 April 1927 | |
Gen. Miguel Larrave | Gen. Mauro De León | 30 April 1927 | 15 March 1928 | |
1928-1944
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Third Vice president | Inaugurated | Left Office | |
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Gen. Mauro de León | Rodolfo Sandoval Rodolfo Sandoval Rodolfo Ariel Sandoval is a Uruguayan football midfielder who played for Uruguay in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He also played for C.A. Peñarol.-External links:*... |
Col. Baudilio Santos Deroga | 26 March 1928 | 15 March 1929 | |
Gen. Rodolfo A. Mendoza | Arturo Ramirez | Antonio Rivera | 15 March 1929 | 15 March 1930 | |
Mario León | Baudelio Palma | Luis Chacón | 15 March 1930 | 1 January 1931 | |
José María Reina Andrade José María Reina Andrade José María Reina Andrade was the acting President of Guatemala from 2 January 1931 to 14 February 1931.José María Reina Andrade, He was nicknamed "Reinita" because of his short stature, was appointed by the Congress of Guatemala on December 31, 1930 as the first president of the Republic. On... |
Gen. José Reyes | Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano | 1 January 1931 | 15 March 1931 | |
Mariano J. López | Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano | Manuel Franco R. | 15 March 1931 | 15 March 1932 | |
Gen. Factor Méndez | Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas | Miguel T. Alvarado | 15 March 1932 | 15 March 1933 | |
Gen. Factor Méndez | Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas | Felipe Samayoa | 15 March 1933 | 15 March 1934 | |
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reinelas | Mariano J. López | Col. Carlos Enríquez Barrios | 15 March 1934 | 15 March 1935 | |
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynuelas | Gen. Carlos Jurado R. | José Mariano Trabanino | 15 March 1935 | 15 March 1936 | |
Eduardo Pérez Figueroa | Gen. Carlos Jurado R. | Gen. Factor Méndez | 15 March 1936 | 15 March 1937 | |
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas | Eduardo Pérez Figueroa | Gen. Carlos Jurado R. | 15 March 1937 | 15 March 1938 | |
Escolástico de León | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Juan Alonso | 15 March 1938 | 15 March 1939 | |
Mariano López | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Juan B. Alojos | 15 March 1939 | 15 March 1940 | |
Mariano López | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Juan Alonso | 15 March 1940 | 15 March 1941 | |
Mariano López | Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas | 15 March 1941 | 15 March 1942 | |
Gen. Demetrio Maldonado | Carlos Herrera Dorián | Gen. Pedro Reyes Renelas | 15 March 1942 | 4 July 1944 | |
Gen. Federico Ponce Vaides | Gen. Domingo Solares | Ramón Calderón | 4 July 1944 | 28 November 1944 | |
1956-1966
First Vice President | Second Vice President | Inaugurated | Left Office | President | |
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Miguel Ortiz Passarelli | Col. Juan Francisco Oliva | 15 March 1956 | 22 March 1957 | Carlos Castillo Armas Carlos Castillo Armas Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan Colonel who came to power in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1954. He held the title of President of Guatemala from July 8, 1954 until his assassination in 1957.-The coup:... |
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Luis Arturo González López Luis Arturo González López Luis Arturo González López was a politician in Guatemala and the acting President of Guatemala on an interim basis, from 27 July 1957 to 24 October 1957. González replaced assassinated Carlos Castillo Armas. The work of his government was focused on trying to call new elections... |
Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño Guillermo Flores Avendaño Colonel Guillermo Flores Avendaño was President of Guatemala from 27 October 1957 until 2 March 1958, when he was appointed Minister of Defence in the government of Miguel Ydígoras.-References:... |
22 March 1957 | 9 October 1957 | Carlos Castillo Armas Carlos Castillo Armas Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan Colonel who came to power in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1954. He held the title of President of Guatemala from July 8, 1954 until his assassination in 1957.-The coup:... |
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Col. Luis Urrutia de León | Carlos Enrique Guillén Rodas | 9 October 1957 | 25 March 1958 | Guillermo Flores Avendaño Guillermo Flores Avendaño Colonel Guillermo Flores Avendaño was President of Guatemala from 27 October 1957 until 2 March 1958, when he was appointed Minister of Defence in the government of Miguel Ydígoras.-References:... |
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Clemente Marroquín Rojas Clemente Marroquín Clemente Marroquín Rojas was Guatemalan journalist and politician.He was elected as Vice President of Guatemala for period from 1 July 1966 to 30 June 1970 as running mate of Julio César Méndez. He served also a one-year-term as First Vice President from March 1958 to March 1959, elected by... |
Crisóstomo Castillo | 25 March 1958 | 18 March 1959 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas.... |
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Manuel Ralda Ochoa | Alberto J. Urrutia Vasconcelos | 18 March 1959 | 23 March 1960 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas.... |
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Abrahan Cabrera Cruz | Col. José Francisco Gómez Carranza | 23 March 1960 | 30 May 1961 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas.... |
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Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Óscar Ubico Zebadúa | 30 May 1961 | 16 March 1962 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas.... |
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Col. Ernesto Molina Arreaga | Rubén Flores Avendaño | 16 March 1962 | 15 March 1963 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas.... |
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Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez | Joaquín Montenegro Paniagua | 15 March 1963 | 1 July 1966 | Enrique Peralta Azurdia Enrique Peralta Azurdia Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia was President of Guatemala from 31 March 1963 to 1 July 1966.Enrique Peralta was born on June 17, 1908 in Guatemala City. He took over the presidency after a coup against president Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes... |
1966 onwards
Vice President | Inaugurated | Left Office | President |
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Clemente Marroquín Rojas Clemente Marroquín Clemente Marroquín Rojas was Guatemalan journalist and politician.He was elected as Vice President of Guatemala for period from 1 July 1966 to 30 June 1970 as running mate of Julio César Méndez. He served also a one-year-term as First Vice President from March 1958 to March 1959, elected by... |
1 July 1966 | 1 July 1970 | Julio César Méndez Montenegro Julio César Méndez Montenegro Julio César Méndez Montenegro was the Revolutionary Party President of Guatemala from 1 July 1966 to 1 July 1970. The only civilian to occupy Guatemala's presidency during the long period of military rule between 1954 and 1986, Méndez was not allowed to act independently of the military and was... |
Eduardo Rafael Cáceres Lenhoff Eduardo Cáceres Eduardo Rafael Cáceres Lehnhoff served as Vice President of Guatemala from 1 July 1970 to 1 July 1974 in the cabinet of Carlos Arana.Died 31 January 1980 in the Burning of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala-City-References:... |
1 July 1970 | 1 July 1974 | Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1970 to 1 July 1974.Carlos Arana was born in Barberena, in the department of Santa Rosa.... |
Mario Augusto Sandoval Alarcón Mario Sandoval Alarcón Mario Sandoval Alarcón was a Guatemalan politician. He is the founder in 1960 of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional . In 1954, he helped support colonel Carlos Castillo's coup against Jacobo Arbenz.... |
1 July 1974 | 1 July 1978 | Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1974 to 1 July 1978. He was the son of a Norwegian father and Guatemalan mother.... |
Francisco Villagrán Kramer Francisco Villagrán Kramer Francisco Villagrán Kramer was a Guatemalan legal scholar and social democrat who served as vice president under General Romeo Lucas García beginning in 1978. He resigned from office on 1 September 1980, before his term ended, citing differences with the Lucas administration and disapproval of... |
1 July 1978 | 12 September 1980 | Fernando Romeo Lucas García Fernando Romeo Lucas García Fernando Romeo Lucas García was the 25th President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982... |
Óscar Mendoza Azurdia Óscar Mendoza Azurdia Colonel Óscar Mendoza Azurdia was the chairman of the military junta in Guatemala from 24 October 1957 to 26 October 1957. He was later elected as Vice President on 12 September 1980 after the resignation of Francisco Villagrán... |
12 September 1980 | 23 March 1982 | Fernando Romeo Lucas García Fernando Romeo Lucas García Fernando Romeo Lucas García was the 25th President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982... |
Roberto Carpio Nicolle Roberto Carpio Roberto Carpio Nicolle served as Vice President of Guatemala from 14 January 1986 to 14 January 1991 in the cabinet of president Vinicio Cerezo.- References :... |
14 January 1986 | 14 January 1991 | Vinicio Cerezo Vinicio Cerezo Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo is a Guatemalan politician. He served as President of Guatemala from 14 January 1986 to 14 January 1991 and currently sits in Congress.-Career:... |
Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero | 14 January 1991 | 1 June 1993 | Jorge Serrano Elías Jorge Serrano Elías Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías was President of Guatemala from January 14, 1991 to May 31, 1993.-Career:Serrano was born April 26, 1945 in Guatemala City as the son of Jorge Adán Serrano and Rosa Elías... |
Arturo Herbruger Asturias Arturo Herbruger Arturo Herbruger Asturias served as Vice President of Guatemala from 18 June 1993 to 14 January 1996 in the cabinet of president Ramiro de León. He was elected by National Congress. He was previously head of independent Supreme Electoral Tribunal.... |
18 June 1993 | 14 January 1996 | Ramiro de León Carpio Ramiro de León Carpio Ramiro de León Carpio was the President of Guatemala from 6 June 1993 until 14 January 1996.-Career:He studied law at the University of San Carlos and then at the Rafael Landívar University, where he ran the Sol Bolivariano newspaper... |
Luis Alberto Flores Asturias Luis Alberto Flores Asturias Luis Alberto Flores Asturias served as Vice President of Guatemala from 14 January 1996 to 14 January 2000 in the cabinet of president Álvaro Arzú.-References:... |
14 January 1996 | 14 January 2000 | Álvaro Arzú Álvaro Arzú Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen was the 32nd President of Guatemala from January 14, 1996 until January 14, 2000... |
Juan Francisco Reyes López Juan Francisco Reyes Juan Francisco Reyes López served as Vice President of Guatemala from 14 January 2000 to 14 January 2004 in the cabinet of president Alfonso Portillo.-References:... |
14 January 2000 | 14 January 2004 | Alfonso Portillo Alfonso Portillo Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera is a Guatemalan politician. He served as the President of the Republic of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004.... |
Eduardo Stein Barillas | 14 January 2004 | 14 January 2008 | Óscar Berger Óscar Berger Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo, born on 11 August 1946 in Guatemala City, is a former President of Guatemala.-Early years:Of Belgian descent, Berger was born to an upper class family with large sugar and coffee holdings... |
José Rafael Espada Rafael Espada Dr. José Rafael Espada is the Vice President of Guatemala and a former cardiothoracic surgeon.Espada is well known in the Houston cardiothoracic surgery community. He grew up in Guatemala. From an early age he wanted to grow up to be a doctor... |
14 January 2008 | Incumbent | Álvaro Colom Álvaro Colom Álvaro Colom Caballeros is the President of Guatemala for the 2008–2012 term and leader of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope .-Early years:... |