Vice President of Guatemala
{{Short description|Political Position in Guatemala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Vice President
| body = the Republic of Guatemala
| native_name = {{small|Vicepresidente de la República de Guatemala}}
| flag = Flag of the Vice-President of Guatemala.svg
| flagsize = 125
| flagcaption = Vice presidential flag
| memberof = National Security Council
| insignia =
| insigniasize = 130px
| insigniacaption = Vice presidential flag
| image = Retrato oficial de la vicepresidenta constitucional de la República de Guatemala Karin Larissa Herrera Aguilar (HQ).jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| alt =
| incumbent = Karin Herrera
| incumbentsince = 15 January 2024
| style = Madam Vice President
{{resize|80%|(informal)}}
Most Excellent Madam Vice President of the Republic
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Her Excellency
{{resize|80%|(alternative formal, diplomatic outside of Guatemala)}}
| residence = Guatemalan National Palace
| formation = {{start date and age|1966|07|1|df=y|p=1|br=1}}
| salary =
| inaugural = Clemente Marroquín Rojas
| website = {{url|https://2024.vicepresidencia.gob.gt//|vicepresidencia.gob.gt}}
| flagborder = no
}}
{{Politics of Guatemala}}
Vice president of Guatemala ({{langx|es|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.{{Cite web|url=http://lahora.gt/hemeroteca-lh/figura-vicepresidencial-se-ha-opacado-por-funciones-de-primera-dama/|title=Figura vicepresidencial se ha opacado por funciones de Primera Dama|date=29 October 2009}}
Historically, there have been provisions for multiple Vice Presidents, officially Designates to the Presidency ({{langx|es|Designados a la Presidencia}}), also known as Presidential Designates ({{langx|es|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 1882–1886, 1888-1921, 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.
1882–1886
1886–1887
| class="wikitable"
! Vice President !! Took office !! Left office !! | |||
| | Col. Vicente Castañeda | 15 March 1886 | 26 June 1887 | Position abolished{{cite book |title=Diccionario histórico biográfico de Guatemala |date=2004 |publisher=Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo [u.a.] |location=Guatemala |isbn=99922-44-01-1 |edition=1.}} |
1888–1921
1921
| class="wikitable"
! First Vice President !! Second Vice President !! Third Vice president !! Took office !! Left office !! | |||||
| | José Ernesto Zelaya | Federico Castañeda Godoy | Maximiliano de León | 12 April 1921 | 8 December 1921 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20200102184957/https://www.congreso.gob.gt/gt/mostrar_ley.asp%3Fid%3D7575 Decree 1091] |
1921–1928
1928–1944
1948–1951
| class="wikitable"
! Vice President !! Took office !! Left office !! | |||
| | Mario Monteforte Toledo | 15 March 1948 | 15 March 1951 | {{cite web | url=https://www.renap.gob.gt/contenido/mario-monteforte-toledo | title=Mario Monteforte Toledo | RENAP }} |
1956–1966
1966 onwards
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Portrait ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Term ! scope="col" colspan=2 | Party ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Election ! scope="col" | President | |
|---|
| style="height:7em;"
| rowspan="2" | 1 | rowspan="2" | 203x203px | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Marroquín, Clemente" | Clemente Marroquín | rowspan="2" | 1 July 1966 | rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| | rowspan="2" | Independent | rowspan="2" | 1966 | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Montenegro, Julio" | Julio Méndez Montenegro |
| 2
| data-sort-value="Cáceres, Eduardo" | Eduardo Cáceres | 1 July 1970 | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| | 1970 | |
| 3
| data-sort-value="Alarcón, Mario" | Mario Sandoval Alarcón | 1 July 1974 | style="background:#002C77| | MLN | 1974 |
| 4
| data-sort-value="Kramer, [Francisco" | Francisco Villagrán Kramer | 1 July 1978 | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | 1978 | rowspan="2" |Romeo Lucas García |
| style="height:7em;"
| 5 | data-sort-value="Azurdia, Óscar" |Óscar Mendoza Azurdia | 1 September 1980 | style="background:#002C77" | | MLN | –– |
| 6
| data-sort-value="Zamora, Rodolfo" | Rodolfo Lobos Zamora | 8 August 1983 | style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}| | Military | –– | data-sort-value="Víctores, Óscar" | Óscar Mejía Víctores |
| 7
| data-sort-value="Carpio, Roberto" | Roberto Carpio | 14 January 1986 | style="background:Green| | DCG | 1985 |
| style="height:7em;"
| 8 | data-sort-value="Espina, Gustavo" |Gustavo Espina | 14 January 1991 | style="background:red" | | MAS | 1990 | data-sort-value="Serrano, Jorge" | Jorge Serrano Elías |
| 9
| data-sort-value="Herbruger, Arturo" | Arturo Herbruger | 18 June 1993 | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black" | |1993 |
| 10
| data-sort-value="Asturias, Luis" | Luis Flores Asturias | 14 January 1996 | style="background:Yellow;" | | PAN |1995 |
| 11
| data-sort-value="Reyes, Juan" | Juan Francisco Reyes | 14 January 2000 | style="background:{{party color|Guatemalan Republican Front}}| | FRG | 1999 | data-sort-value="Portillo, Alfonso" | Alfonso Portillo |
| style="height:7em;"
| 12 | data-sort-value="Stein, Eduardo" | Eduardo Stein | 14 January 2004 | style="background:Crimson " | | GANA | 2003 | data-sort-value="berger, Oscar" | Óscar Berger |
| 13
| data-sort-value="Espada, Rafael" | Rafael Espada | 14 January 2008 | style="background:{{party color|National Unity of Hope}}; color:white"| | UNE | 2007 | data-sort-value="Colom, Alvaro" | Álvaro Colom |
| style="height:7em;"
| rowspan=2 | 14 | rowspan="2" | 198x198px | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Baldetti, Roxana" | Roxana Baldetti | rowspan=2 | 14 January 2012 | rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Patriotic Party (Guatemala)}}| | rowspan=2 | PP | rowspan="2" |2011 | rowspan="4" data-sort-value="Molina, Otto" | Otto Pérez Molina |
| style="height:7em;"
| rowspan=2 | 15 | rowspan="2" | 201x201px | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Maldonado, Alejandro" | Alejandro Maldonado | rowspan=2 | 14 May 2015 | rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}| | rowspan=2 | Independent | rowspan="2" |2015 |
| style="height:7em;"
| rowspan=2 | 16 | rowspan="2" | 194x194px | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Soria, Juan" |Alfonso Fuentes Soria | rowspan=2 | 16 September 2015 | rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}| | rowspan=2 | Independent | rowspan="2" |2015 | rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Maldonado, Alejandro" | Alejandro Maldonado |
| 17
| data-sort-value="Cabrera, Jafeth" | Jafeth Cabrera | 14 January 2016 | style="background:{{party color|National Convergence Front}}| | FCN | 2015 | data-sort-value="Morales, Jimmy" | Jimmy Morales |
| 18
| data-sort-value="Castillo, Guillermo" | Guillermo Castillo Reyes | 14 January 2020 | style="background:{{party color|Vamos (Guatemala)}}| | VAMOS | 2019 | data-sort-value="Giammattei, Alejandro" | Alejandro Giammattei |
| 19
| data-sort-value="Herrera, Karin" | Karin Herrera | 15 January 2024{{refn|group=a|Herrara's planned inauguration was delayed due to lack of approval for event's congressional delegation{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/guatemala-arevalo-inauguration-opposition-f968cd763fa6540a784ea9612fc33e38|title=Guatemalans angered as president-elect’s inauguration delayed by wrangling in Congress|first=Sonia Pérez|last=D.|publisher=Associated Press|date=14 January 2024|accessdate=14 January 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/guatemalas-arevalo-due-assume-presidency-with-difficult-path-ahead-2024-01-14/|title=Tensions high outside Guatemala Congress as inauguration sessions delayed|first=Sofia|last=Menchu|publisher=Reuters|date=2024-01-14|accessdate=2024-01-14}}}} | style="background:{{party color|Semilla (Guatemala)}}| | Semilla | 2023 | data-sort-value="Arévalo, Bernardo" | Bernardo Arévalo |
See also
References
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{{Deputy heads of government of North America}}