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

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. Position of only one Vice President will be filled since 2009. Previously, there were positions of First Vice President and Second Vice President, also known as first designate to presidency (Primer Designado a la Presidencia) and second designate (Segundo Designado a la Presidencia). According to the current constitution, vice presidents are elected in the same ticket as president. However, the position of Second Vice President is now abolished and will not be filled after 2009 .

History of the office holders follows. The list is not complete.

Term	First Vice President	Second Vice President	Third Vice President
1904–1908	José Domingo de Obaldia José Domingo de Obaldía José Domingo de Obaldia Gallegos was President of Panama from October 1, 1908 to March 1, 1910 and Vice President in the administration of Manuel Amador....
1908–1909	José Agustín Arango José Agustín Arango José Agustín Arango was a Panamanian politician who was, together with Tomás Arias and Federico Boyd, a member of the provisional junta that governed Panama after its independence in 1903. He was the Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta from 4 November 1903 until 20 February 1904.-...	Carlos Antonio Mendoza Carlos Antonio Mendoza Carlos Antonio Mendoza Soto was Panamanian politician who served as Second Vice President in the government of José Domingo de Obaldía and since death of First Vice President José Agustín Arango in 1909 he was first in line to the presidency. In this capacity Mendoza was acting President of Panama...
1909–1910	Carlos Antonio Mendoza Carlos Antonio Mendoza Carlos Antonio Mendoza Soto was Panamanian politician who served as Second Vice President in the government of José Domingo de Obaldía and since death of First Vice President José Agustín Arango in 1909 he was first in line to the presidency. In this capacity Mendoza was acting President of Panama...	Federico Boyd Federico Boyd Federico Augusto Boyd López was acting President of Panama from October 1, 1910 to October 5, 1910. He belonged to the Liberal Party....
1910	Federico Boyd Federico Boyd Federico Augusto Boyd López was acting President of Panama from October 1, 1910 to October 5, 1910. He belonged to the Liberal Party....
1910–1912	Pablo Arosemena
1912–1916	Rodolfo Chiari Rodolfo Chiari Rodolfo Chiari Robles was a Panamanian politician of the National Liberal Party....
1916–1918	Ciro Urriola	Ramón F. Acevedo	Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz was First Vice President of Panama in 1918 and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from October 1, 1918 to October 12, 1918....
1918	Ramón F. Acevedo	Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz was First Vice President of Panama in 1918 and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from October 1, 1918 to October 12, 1918....	Vacant
1918	Belisario Porras Barahona Belisario Porras Barahona Belisario Porras Barahona . Panamanian journalist and politician. He served three terms as President of Panama soon after its independence from Colombia.-Biography:...	Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz was First Vice President of Panama in 1918 and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from October 1, 1918 to October 12, 1918....	Ernesto Lefevre
1918–1919	Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz Pedro Antonio Díaz was First Vice President of Panama in 1918 and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from October 1, 1918 to October 12, 1918....	Ernesto Lefevre	Vacant
1919–1920	Ernesto Lefevre	Vacant	Vacant
1920–1922	Rodolfo Chiari Rodolfo Chiari Rodolfo Chiari Robles was a Panamanian politician of the National Liberal Party....	Enrique Adolfo Jiménez
1922–1924	Rodolfo Chiari Rodolfo Chiari Rodolfo Chiari Robles was a Panamanian politician of the National Liberal Party....	Antenor Quinzada	Nicanor A. De Obarrio
1924–1926	Enrique Adolfo Jiménez	Carlos L. López	Enrique Linares
1926–1928	Tomás Gabriel Duque	Carlos L. López	Eduardo Chiari
1928–1930	Ricardo Alfaro	Carlos L. López	Eduardo Chiari
1930–1931	Tomás Gabriel Duque	Carlos L. López	Enrique Linares
1931	Ricardo Alfaro	Carlos L. López	Eduardo Chiari
1931–1932	Carlos L. López	Eduardo Chiari	Vacant
1932–1936	Domingo Díaz Arosemena Domingo Díaz Arosemena Domingo Díaz Arosemena was Panamanian politician.Díaz Arosemena served as Vice President from 1932 to 1936 and as President of Panama from August 7, 1948 to July 28, 1949. He suffered a heart attack while in office and resigned, dying less than a month later. He belonged to the Liberal Party....
1936–1939	Ezequiel Fernández	Augusto Samuel Boyd Augusto Samuel Boyd Augusto Samuel Boyd Briceño was First Vice President of Panama and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from December 18, 1939 to October 1, 1940...	no
1939–1940	Augusto Samuel Boyd Augusto Samuel Boyd Augusto Samuel Boyd Briceño was First Vice President of Panama and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from December 18, 1939 to October 1, 1940...	Vacant	no
1940–1941	José Pezet Arosemena	Ernesto Jaén Guardia (resigned on 9 October 1941)	Aníbal Ríos Delgado
1941	José Pezet Arosemena (resigned on 11 October 1941)	Aníbal Ríos Delgado	Vacant
1941	Aníbal Ríos Delgado (resigned on 13 December 1941)	Vacant	Vacant
1941–1945	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant
1945	Jeptha Brawner Duncan Guillén-Arosemena	Miguel Ángel Grimaldo	Alcibíades Arosemena Alcibíades Arosemena Alcibíades Arosemena Quinzada was Panamanian politician.He served as First Vice President in the cabinet of Arnulfo Arias and was also President of Panama from May 9, 1951 to October 1, 1952. He belonged to the Authentic Revolutionary Party ....
1945–1948	Ernesto de la Guardia	Raul Jimenez Raúl Jiménez Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Club América in the Primera División de Mexico.-Club career:...	no
1948–1949	Daniel Chanis	Roberto Chiari	no
1949	Roberto Chiari	Vacant	no
1949 (Nov)	Vacant	Vacant	no
1949–1951	Alcibíades Arosemena Alcibíades Arosemena Alcibíades Arosemena Quinzada was Panamanian politician.He served as First Vice President in the cabinet of Arnulfo Arias and was also President of Panama from May 9, 1951 to October 1, 1952. He belonged to the Authentic Revolutionary Party ....	José Ramón Guizado	no
1951–1952	José Ramón Guizado	Vacant	no
1952–1955	José Ramón Guizado	Ricardo Arias	no
1955	Ricardo Arias	Vacant	no
1955–1956	Vacant	Vacant	no
1956–1960	Temistocles Díaz	Heraclio Barletta	no
1960–1964	Sergio González Ruíz	José Dominador Bazán	no
1964–1968	Max Delvalle Levy-Maduro Max Delvalle Max Delvalle Levy-Maduro was a Panamanian vice president. Both he and his nephew, Eric Arturo Delvalle, were members of the Kol Shearit Israel Synagogue.In 1967, the country was convulsed politically...	Raúl Arango Navarro	no
1968	Raúl Arango Navarro	José Dominador Bazán	no
1968–1972	Vacant	Vacant	no
1972–1975	Arturo Sucre Pereira (resigned)	no	no
1975–1978	Gerardo González Vernaza	no	no
1978–1982	Ricardo de la Espriella Ricardo de la Espriella Ricardo de la Espriella Toral was President of Panama from July 31, 1982 to February 13, 1984.Ricardo de la Espriella is a Stanford-trained economist, and was a conservative head of the National Bank of Panama until he became Vice President in 1978, when the all-powerful National Guard pressed...	no	no
1982–1984	Jorge Illueca Jorge Illueca Jorge Enrique Illueca is a Panamanian politician and diplomat who served as President of Panama in 1984.Illueca was born in Panama City, Panama. He attended the University of Panama, Harvard University and the University of Chicago...	no	no
1984	Carlos Ozores Typaldos	no	no
1984–1985	Eric Arturo Delvalle Eric Arturo Delvalle Eric Arturo Delvalle Cohen-Henríquez is a former Panamanian head of state.Delvalle was born in Panama City. He is a member of the Latino fraternity Phi Iota Alpha. His brother Raúl is a former member of the National Assembly . Both he and his uncle, Max Delvalle, were members of the Kol Shearit...	Roderick L. Esquivel	no
1985–1988	Roderick Esquivel	Vacant	no
1989	Carlos Ozores Typaldos	Vacant	no
1989–1992	Ricardo Arias Calderón	Guillermo Ford Boyd Guillermo Ford Guillermo "Billy" Ford Boyd was a Vice President of Panama. He was one of the running mates of presidential candidate Guillermo Endara during the 1989 Panamanian election campaign...	no
1992–1994	Guillermo Ford Boyd Guillermo Ford Guillermo "Billy" Ford Boyd was a Vice President of Panama. He was one of the running mates of presidential candidate Guillermo Endara during the 1989 Panamanian election campaign...	Vacant	no
1994–1999	Tomás Gabriel Altamirano Duque	Felipe Alejandro Virzi Lopez	no
1999–2004	Arturo Ulises Vallarino Bartuano Arturo Vallarino Arturo Ulises Vallarino Bartuano is a Panamanian politician who served as the First Vice President of Panama in the cabinet of Mireya Moscoso. The Second Vice President under President Moscoso was Dominador 'Kaiser' Bazan. He was elected to the National Assembly four consecutive terms...	Dominador Baldomero Bazán Dominador Baldomero Bazán Dominador 'Kaiser' Baldomero Bazán was the Second Vice President of Panama in the Mireya Moscoso administration from 1999 to 2004. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1961, and obtained a degree in civil engineering from Stanford's University in 1962.- References:...	no
2004–2009	Samuel Lewis Navarro Samuel Lewis Navarro Samuel Lewis Navarro was the First Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama. He served in these posts from 1 September 2004 to 1 July 2009 during the administration of President Martín Torrijos....	Rubén Arosemena Valdés	no
2009-	Juan Carlos Varela Juan Carlos Varela Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez is a Panamanian politician who has been Vice President of Panama since 2009. Along with President Ricardo Martinelli, he was elected on May 3, 2009 and sworn in on July 1, 2009. He also serves as the Minister of Foreign Relations...	No Second Vice President	no