This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final secession from Colombia in 1903. Since 1904 the head of state of Panama has been the President of Panama.
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Free State of the Isthmus (1840–1841) Portrait PresidentTerm of officeTitle Took office Left office Time in office 1 Tomás de Herrera 18 November 1840 8 June 1841 Superior Chief of State (1) 8 June 1841 31 December 1841 President
Republic of Panama (1903–present) +President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903)Portrait NameTerm of officePolitical Party Took office Left office Time in office 3 Demetrio H. Brid 3 November 1903 4 November 1903 PC
+Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)Portrait NameTerm of officePolitical Party Took office Left office Time in office 4 José Agustín Arango 4 November 1903 20 February 1904 PLN 5 Tomás Arias Independent 6 Federico Boyd PLN 7 Manuel Espinosa Batista 9 November 1903 7 December 1903 PLN
Presidents of Panama (1904–present) PortraitPresidentElectedTerm of officePolitical Party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Manuel Amador Guerrero 1904 20 February 1904 23 June 1907 PC 2 José Domingo de Obaldía — 24 June 1907 27 December 1907 PLN (1) Manuel Amador Guerrero — 29 December 1907 1 October 1908 PC (2) José Domingo de Obaldía 1908 1 October 1908 1 March 1910 PLN — Carlos Antonio Mendoza — 1 March 1910 1 October 1910 PLN — Federico Boyd — 1 October 1910 5 October 1910 PLN — Pablo Arosemena — 5 October 1910 1 October 1912 PLN 3 Belisario Porras Barahona 1912 1 October 1912 1 October 1916 years PLN 4 Ramón Maximiliano Valdés 1916 1 October 1916 3 June 1918 PLN — Ciro Luis Urriola — 3 June 1918 1 October 1918 PLN — Pedro Antonio Díaz — 1 October 1918 12 October 1918 PC (3) Belisario Porras Barahona 1918 12 October 1918 30 January 1920 PLN — Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre — 30 January 1920 1 October 1920 PLN (3) Belisario Porras Barahona 1920 1 October 1920 1 October 1924 years PLN 5 Rodolfo Chiari 1924 1 October 1924 1 October 1928 years PLN 6 Florencio Harmodio Arosemena 1928 1 October 1928 3 January 1931 PLN — Harmodio Arias Madrid — 3 January 1931 16 January 1931 Independent 7 Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované — 16 January 1931 5 June 1932 PLN 8 Harmodio Arias Madrid 1932 5 June 1932 1 October 1936 PNR 9 Juan Demóstenes Arosemena 1936 1 October 1936 16 December 1939 PLN — Ezequiel Fernández — 16 December 1939 18 December 1939 PNR — Augusto Samuel Boyd — 18 December 1939 1 October 1940 PNR 10 Arnulfo Arias 1940 1 October 1940 9 October 1941 PNR 11 Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango — 9 October 1941 15 June 1945 Independent — Enrique Adolfo Jiménez 1945 15 June 1945 7 August 1948 PLN 12 Domingo Díaz Arosemena 1948 7 August 1948 28 July 1949 PLN 13 Daniel Chanis Pinzón — 28 July 1949 20 November 1949 PLN 14 Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón — 20 November 1949 24 November 1949 PLN (10) Arnulfo Arias — 24 November 1949 9 May 1951 PP 15 Alcibíades Arosemena — 9 May 1951 1 October 1952 PPA 16 José Antonio Remón Cantera 1952 1 October 1952 2 January 1955 CPN 17 José Ramón Guizado — 2 January 1955 29 March 1955 CPN 18 Ricardo Arias — 29 March 1955 1 October 1956 CPN 19 Ernesto de la Guardia 1956 1 October 1956 1 October 1960 years CPN (14) Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón 1960 1 October 1960 17 March 1963 PLN — Bernardino González Ruiz — 17 March 1963 23 March 1963 PAD (14) Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón — 23 March 1963 1 October 1964 PLN 20 Marco Aurelio Robles 1964 1 October 1964 1 October 1968 years PLN (10) Arnulfo Arias 1968 1 October 1968 11 October 1968 PP — José María Pinilla Fábrega — 11 October 1968 18 December 1969 National Guard 21 Bolívar Urrutia Parrilla — 11 October 1968 18 December 1969 National Guard — Demetrio B. Lakas — 19 December 1969 11 October 1972 Independent 22 1972 11 October 1972 11 October 1978 years 23Arístides Royo 197811 October 197831 July 1982Independent— PRD 24 Ricardo de la Espriella — 31 July 1982 13 February 1984 PRD 25 Jorge Illueca — 13 February 1984 11 October 1984 Independent 26 Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino 1984 11 October 1984 28 September 1985 PRD — Eric Arturo Delvalle — 28 September 1985 26 February 1988 PR — Manuel Solís Palma — 26 February 1988 1 September 1989 PRD — Francisco Rodríguez — 1 September 1989 20 December 1989 PRD 27 Guillermo Endara 1989 20 December 1989 1 September 1994 PP 28 Ernesto Pérez Balladares 1994 1 September 1994 1 September 1999 years PRD 29 Mireya Moscoso 1999 1 September 1999 1 September 2004 years PP 30 Martín Torrijos 2004 1 September 2004 1 July 2009 PRD 31 Ricardo Martinelli 2009 1 July 2009 1 July 2014 years CD 32 Juan Carlos Varela 2014 1 July 2014 1 July 2019 years PP 33 Laurentino Cortizo 2019 1 July 2019 1 July 2024 years PRD 34 José Raúl Mulino 2024 1 July 2024 Incumbent RM
Military dictators of Panama (1968–1989) From 1968 to 1989 a military junta exerted a dictatorship over the country and nominated the president, who himself held little power. The following individuals were leaders of the junta.
PortraitNameTerm of officeMilitary affiliationNotes Took office Left office Time in office 1 Omar Torrijos 11 October 1968 31 July 1981 National Guard 2 Rubén Darío Paredes 3 March 1982 12 August 1983 National Guard 3 Manuel Noriega 12 August 1983 20 December 1989 National Guard Panama Defense Forces
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See also Politics of Panama List of political parties in Panama History of Panama
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