Vice President of Nicaragua is the second highest political position in Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

. According to the current constitution, vice president in elected in the same ticket as president.

Deputy Chief of State 1826-1838

As in other countries of Central American Federation, also Nicaragua had Head of State and Deputy Head of State. Deputy Head of State was first mentioned in the Constitution of 1826. The position had a great influence in important decision-making process of the Head of State. The position of Deputy Chief of State was removed in the Constitution of 1838. In case of vacancy in the presidency, a member of Senate would be elected to fill the vacancy.

Vice President of Nicaragua

The position of Vice President of the Republic existed legally in on four occasions:

- During Liberal Constitution between 1893 and 1896. President Zelaya abolished the position in 1896.

- During Conservative Constitution from 1911 to 1939.

- From 1962 to 1972 by constitutional reforms of Luis Somoza Debayle

Luis Somoza Debayle

Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the President of Nicaragua from 29 September 1956 to 1 May 1963, but was effectively dictator of the country from 1956 until his death. He was born in León.Luis was educated at LSU...

 in 1962 and Rene Schick in 1966.

- After the new Constitution of 1987.

Gen. Anastasio Ortiz, was the first Vice President appointed by a Constituent Assembly. The Constitutional system of replacement of the President by the Vice President worked in 1923 when President Diego Manuel Chamorro was replaced by Bartolomé Martínez

Bartolomé Martínez

Bartolomé Martínez González was Nicaraguan politician. He served as Vice President of Nicaragua from January 1921 to October 1923. After the death of Diego Manuel Chamorro, Martínez was sworn in to serve the remainder of Chamorro's term as President of Nicaragua from 12 October 1923 to 1 January...

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A list, albeit incomplete, of the office holders follows .

Name	Inaugurated	Left Office	Notes
Roberto Sacasa Sarria Roberto Sacasa Roberto Sacasa Sarria was the President of Nicaragua from 5 August 1889 to 1 January 1891 and again the 46th from 1 March 1891 to 11 July 1893.-Ancestry:...	1887	1889
Gen. Anastasio J. Ortiz Argeñal	15 Sept. 1893	9 Jan. 1894
Francisco Baca	1894	Feb. 1896
Adolfo Díaz Recinos Adolfo Díaz Adolfo Díaz Recinos was the President of Nicaragua between 9 May 1911 and 1 January 1917 and between 14 November 1926 and 1 January 1929...	Aug. 1910	1911
Fernando Solórzano	Jan. 1913	Dec. 1916
Nemesio Martínez	Jan. 1917	Dec. 1920
Bartolomé Martínez González Bartolomé Martínez Bartolomé Martínez González was Nicaraguan politician. He served as Vice President of Nicaragua from January 1921 to October 1923. After the death of Diego Manuel Chamorro, Martínez was sworn in to serve the remainder of Chamorro's term as President of Nicaragua from 12 October 1923 to 1 January...	Jan. 1921	12 Oct. 1923	Martínez succeeded to the presidency
Juan Bautista Sacasa Juan Bautista Sacasa Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa was the President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1933 to 9 June 1936. He was the eldest son of Roberto Sacasa, 44th and 46th President of Nicaragua, and wife and cousin Ángela Sacasa Cuadra...	Jan. 1926	Jan. 1927
Enoc Aguado Farfán	1929	1932
Rodolfo Espinosa R.	1932	June 1936
Francisco Navarro Alvarado Francisco Navarro Francisco Navarro Alvarado was Vice President of Nicaragua from January 1937 to March 1939 , under presidency of Anastasio Somoza García.Navarro married Lucia Richardson, daughter of William Blaney Richardson and Rosaura Ojeda, and the aunt of New Mexico governor Bill Richardson.His son Ernesto...	Jan. 1937	March 1939
Mariano Argüello Vargas	22 Nov. 1947	1950
Silvio Argüello Cardenal and Gustavo Raskosky and Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez was a Nicaraguan politician and a close associate of Somoza family. 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...	May 1963	Aug. 1966	Guerrero succeeded to the presidency
Silvio Argüello Cardenal and Gustavo Raskosky	Aug. 1966	May 1967
Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños and Alfonso Callejas Deshón	May 1967	May 1972
Vacant	May 1972	Jan. 1985
Sergio Ramírez Mercado	Jan. 1985	Apr. 1990
Virgilio Reyes Godoy	Apr. 1990	1995	Resigned to pursue presidency
Julia de la Cruz Mena Rivera Julia Mena -Background and earlier career:Her profession was as a school teacher.She was a deputy in National Assembly of Nicaragua and also served as first vice president of National Assembly.-Political affiliation:She is a member of the Independent Liberal Party party....	1995	Jan. 1997
Enrique José Bolaños Geyer	Jan. 1997	Oct. 2000	Resigned to pursue presidency
Leopoldo Navarro Bermúdez	Oct. 2000	Jan. 2002
José Rizo Castellón José Rizo Castellón José Rizo Castellón is a Nicaraguan politician, affiliated with the Constitutional Liberal Party . Rizo is a lawyer trained at the Catholic University of Chile; he also studied in the London School of Economics....	Jan. 2002	2005	Resigned to pursue presidency
Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo , is a Nicaraguan politician of Liberal ideology. Gómez was a substitute member of the National Assembly of Nicaragua from 1997 to 2005. On October 10, 2005, he was elected Vice President of Nicaragua upon the resignation of José Rizo to serve out the remainder of the term...	2005	Jan. 2007
Jaime Morales Carazo Jaime Morales Carazo Jaime Rene Morales Carazo is a Nicaraguan politician currently serving as the country's Vice President.Morales was a banker and organized educational economical institutions in Nicaragua before entering politics in 1980. From 1979 to 1990 he lived in Honduras and Mexico while opposing the...	Jan. 2007	Incumbent

External links

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• List of current Vice Presidents