Vice president of 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.
Historically, there have been provisions for multiple Vice Presidents, officially Designates to the Presidency (), also known as Presidential Designates () 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 First Vice President Second Vice President Took office Left office Julian Salguero Gen. Manuel Barillas 25 April 1882 27 April 1883 Decree 0037 Gen. José María Orantes Gen. Salvador Arévalo 27 April 1883 30 April 1884 Alejandro Sinibaldi Gen. Manuel Barillas 30 April 1884 20 May 1885 Decree 0098 Gen. Manuel Barillas Gen. Manuel Soto 20 May 1885 15 March 1886 Decree 0111
1886–1887 Vice President Took office Left office Col. Vicente Castañeda 15 March 1886 26 June 1887 Position abolished
1888–1921 First Vice President Second Vice President Took office Left office 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 Decree 0212Decree 0220 Manuel Morales Tovar Arturo Ubico 11 May 1894 6 May 1895 Decree 0260 Manuel Morales Tovar Jesús Portillo 6 May 1895 28 April 1897 Manuel Estrada Cabrera Gen. Manuel Soto 28 April 1897 26 April 1898 Feliciano Aguilar Gen. Felipe Cruz 26 April 1898 29 April 1899 Decree 0398 Manuel Morales Tovar Gen. Vicente Orantes 29 April 1899 8 May 1900 Manuel Morales Tovar Gen. Luis Molina 8 May 1900 13 May 1902 José María Reina Andrade Gen. Luis Molina 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 Decree 0650 Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz Juan Barrios M. 24 May 1907 29 April 1910 Matías J. López Gen. Manuel Duarte 29 April 1910 14 May 1911 Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz Gen. Manuel Duarte 14 May 1911 31 May 1912 Col. Ignacio López Andrade Gen. Manuel Duarte 31 May 1912 30 April 1917 Gen. Mariano Serrano Muñoz Gen. Manuel Duarte 30 April 1917 13 April 1920 Carlos Herrera José Ernesto Zelaya 13 April 1920 12 April 1921 Decree 1024
1921 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 Decree 1091
1921–1928 First Vice President Second Vice President Took office Left office Gen. José María Orellana Alberto Mencos 8 December 1921 27 April 1922 Decree 2 Gen. Jorge Ubico R. Felipe Solares 27 April 1922 28 April 1923 Decree 1185 Gen. Margarito Ariza Francisco Fuentes 28 April 1923 3 May 1924 Gen. Aurelio Recinos Gen. Antonio Monterroso 3 May 1924 28 April 1925 Decree 1310 Lazaro Chacón Federico Aguilar Valenzuela 28 April 1925 18 December 1926 Decree 1377 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 Took office Left office Gen. Mauro de León Rodolfo Sandoval Col. Baudilio Santos Deroga 26 March 1928 15 March 1929 Decree 1520 Gen. Rodolfo A. Mendoza Arturo Ramirez Antonio Rivera 15 March 1929 15 March 1930 Decree 1571 Mario León Baudilio Palma Luis Chacón 15 March 1930 1 January 1931 Decree 1624 José María Reina Andrade Gen. José Reyes Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano 1 January 1931 15 March 1931 Decree 1685 Mariano J. López Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano Manuel Franco R. 15 March 1931 15 March 1932 Decree 1696 Gen. Factor Méndez Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas Miguel T. Alvarado 15 March 1932 15 March 1933 Decree 1760 Gen. Factor Méndez Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas Felipe Samayoa 15 March 1933 15 March 1934 Decree 1877 Gen. Pedro Reyes Reinelas Mariano J. López Col. Carlos Enríquez Barrios 15 March 1934 15 March 1935 Decree 1936 Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynuelas Gen. Carlos Jurado R. José Mariano Trabanino 15 March 1935 15 March 1936 Decree 2019 Eduardo Pérez Figueroa Gen. Carlos Jurado R. Gen. Factor Méndez 15 March 1936 15 March 1937 Decree 2099 Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas Eduardo Pérez Figueroa Gen. Carlos Jurado R. 15 March 1937 15 March 1938 Decree 2188 Escolástico de León Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Juan Alonso 15 March 1938 15 March 1939 Decree 2264 Mariano López Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Juan B. Alojos 15 March 1939 15 March 1940 Decree 2330 Mariano López Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Juan Alonso 15 March 1940 15 March 1941 Decree 2383 Mariano López Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas 15 March 1941 15 March 1942 Decree 2471 Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Carlos Herrera Dorián Gen. Pedro Reyes Renelas 15 March 1942 4 July 1944 Decree 2569Decree 2634Decree 2734 Gen. Federico Ponce Vaides Gen. Domingo Solares Ramón Calderón 4 July 1944 28 November 1944 Decree 2808
1948–1951 Vice President Took office Left office Mario Monteforte Toledo 15 March 1948 15 March 1951
1956–1966
First Vice President Second Vice President Took office Left office President Miguel Ortiz Passarelli Col. Juan Francisco Oliva 15 March 1956 22 March 1957 Carlos Castillo Armas Decree 1066 Luis Arturo González López Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño 22 March 1957 9 October 1957 Decree 1151 Col. Luis Urrutia de León Carlos Enrique Guillén Rodas 9 October 1957 25 March 1958 Guillermo Flores Avendaño Clemente Marroquín Rojas Crisóstomo Castillo 25 March 1958 18 March 1959 Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Decree 1223 Manuel Ralda Ochoa Alberto J. Urrutia Vasconcelos 18 March 1959 23 March 1960 Decree 1277 Abrahan Cabrera Cruz Col. José Francisco Gómez Carranza 23 March 1960 30 May 1961 Decree 1345 Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez Óscar Ubico Zebadúa 30 May 1961 16 March 1962 Decree 1445 Col. Ernesto Molina Arreaga Rubén Flores Avendaño 16 March 1962 15 March 1963 Decree 1517 Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez Joaquín Montenegro Paniagua 15 March 1963 1 July 1966 Enrique Peralta Azurdia
1966 onwards Portrait Name Term Party Election President 1 Clemente Marroquín 1 July 1966–1 July 1970 Independent 1966 Julio Méndez Montenegro 2 Eduardo Cáceres 1 July 1970–1 July 1974 Independent 1970Carlos Arana Osario 3 Mario Sandoval Alarcón 1 July 1974–1 July 1978 MLN 1974Kjell Laugerud García 4 Francisco Villagrán Kramer 1 July 1978–1 September 1980 Independent 1978Romeo Lucas García 5 Óscar Mendoza Azurdia 1 September 1980–23 March 1982 MLN –– Position vacant ( – ) 6 Rodolfo Lobos Zamora 8 August 1983–14 January 1986 Military –– Óscar Mejía Víctores 7 Roberto Carpio 14 January 1986–14 January 1991 DCG 1985Vinicio Cerezo 8 Gustavo Espina 14 January 1991–1 June 1993 MAS 1990 Jorge Serrano Elías Position vacant ( – ) 9 Arturo Herbruger 18 June 1993–14 January 1996 Independent1993Ramiro de León Carpio 10 Luis Flores Asturias 14 January 1996–14 January 2000 PAN1995Álvaro Arzú 11 Juan Francisco Reyes 14 January 2000–14 January 2004 FRG 1999 Alfonso Portillo 12 Eduardo Stein 14 January 2004–14 January 2008 GANA 2003 Óscar Berger 13 Rafael Espada 14 January 2008–14 January 2012 UNE 2007 Álvaro Colom 14 Roxana Baldetti 14 January 2012–8 May 2015 PP2011 Otto Pérez Molina Position vacant ( – ) 15 Alejandro Maldonado 14 May 2015–3 September 2015 Independent2015 Position vacant ( – ) 16 Alfonso Fuentes Soria 16 September 2015–14 January 2016 Independent2015 Alejandro Maldonado 17 Jafeth Cabrera 14 January 2016–14 January 2020 FCN 2015 Jimmy Morales 18 Guillermo Castillo Reyes 14 January 2020–14 January 2024 VAMOS 2019 Alejandro Giammattei Position vacant ( – ) 19 Karin Herrera 15 January 2024–Incumbent Semilla 2023 Bernardo Arévalo
See also List of current vice presidents
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