The President of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala () is the presiding officer of the legislature. Until 1996 the title was President of the National Congress.

Below is a partial list of office-holders:

Chamber of Representatives 1851–1879 Cámara de Representantes

Name Took office Left office NotesManuel Francisco Pavón Aycinena18271827Fernando Antonio DávilaJuly 1839December 1839 – ?Constituent assemblyMiguel Larreynaga? – September 1840September 1840 – ?Pedro Molina18481848Constituent assemblyJuan Matheu? – Jan 1849January 1852 – ?José Antonio Azmitia? – 18581858 – ?https://www.yumpu.com/es/document/read/14181523/la-america-central-ante-la-historia Juan Matheu? – January 18681872 – ?Marcos Dardón? – August 1872August 1872 – ?

National Assembly 1879–1945 Presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa or Presidente de la Asamblea Nacional.

Name Took office Left office NotesJosé Antonio Salazar7 May 187313 September 1876Constituent assemblyManuel J. Dardon1 October 187626 October 1876Constituent assemblyJosé Farfán? – March 1879December 1879 – ?Constituent assemblyJosé Antonio Salazar1 March 18801 March 1881Francisco Lainfiesta1 March 18811 March 1882José Antonio Salazar1 March 188211 November 1882diedFrancisco Lainfiesta2 December 188230 November 1883His period ended on 1884Angel María Arroyo30 November 18831 March 1884During extraordinary sessionsManuel Ramírez1 March 18841 March 1885Angel María Arroyo1 March 18855 April 1885Appointed as Secretary of InteriorJosé Salazar6 April 188526 May 1885The Assembly was dissolved to reform the constitutionJoaquín Macal24 August 188522 October 1885Constituent assembly to reform the ConstitutionMiguel Alvarez1 March 18861 March 1887Manuel Ramírez1 March 188726 June 1887Ramón Uriarte1 October 188716 November 1887Constituent assembly to reform the ConstitutionArturo Ubico Urruela1 March 188812 March 1888José Pinto12 April 18881 March 1891Antonio Lazo Arriaga1 March 1891April 1891Miguel Flores MataApril 18911 March 1892José Pinto1 March 18921 March 1894Mariano Cruz1 March 18941 March 1895Arturo Ubico Urruela1 March 18951 March 1896Mariano Cruz1 March 18961 March 1897Feliciano Aguilar1 March 189731 May 1897Reina Barrios dissolved the AssemblyMariano Cruz16 August 189730 August 1897 Constituent assembly to reform the ConstitutionArturo Ubico Urruela1 March 18983 June 1903José Pinto4 July 190312 July 1903Constituent assembly to reform the ConstitutionArturo Ubico Urruela1 March 1904October 1919Mariano Cruz? – September 1919September 1919 – ?Adrián Vidaurre1 March 1920April 1920 – ?José Antonio Mandujano19201920Tácito Molina Izquierdo? – November 1920March 1921 – ?José Antonio Mandujano19211922Heriberto Abraham Cabrera Rodríguez1922ca. 1923José A. Beteta? – December 1927December 1927 – ?Constituent assemblyJuan José Ortega Carrascal1930February 1931Juan J. OrtegaMarch 1932April 1934 Luis F. Mendizábal19351941Ramón Calderón? – September 1941September 1941 – ?Constituent assemblyManuel Galich3 December 194415 March 1945

Congress since 1945 The title 1984–1986 was President of the National Constituent Assembly

Name Took office Left office Party NotesJorge García Granados10 January 194515 March 1945National constituent assemblyJorge García Granados20 March 194512 July 1945Julio Bonilla González20 July 194528 February 1946Gerardo Gordillo Barrios19 March 194628 February 1947Mario Monteforte Toledo1947March 1948Víctor Manuel Giordani19481948Óscar Barrios Castillo19481948Mario Monteforte Toledo1 March 194928 February 1950Guillermo Fonseca Penedo1 March 195028 February 1951Roberto Alvarado Fuentes1 March 195128 February 1952Julio Estrada de la Hoz1 March 195228 February 1953Guillermo Ovando Arriola1 March 195328 February 1954Marco Antonio Franco Chacón1 March 195429 June 1954DeposedLuis Arturo González López29 October 195428 February 1956National constituent assemblyLuis Arturo González López1 March 195628 February 1957Federico Carbonell Rodas1 March 195728 February 1958Julio Prado García Salas1 March 195828 February 1959Ernesto Viteri Bertrand1 March 195928 February 1960Jorge Luis Zelaya Coronado1 March 196028 February 1961Rubén Flores Avendaño1 March 196128 February 1962Miguel Angel Ortega Mérida1 March 196228 February 1963Manuel Orellana Portillo1 March 196331 March 1963Vicente Diaz Samayoa6 July 19645 May 1966Constituent assembly presidentMario Fuentes Pieruccini5 May 196615 June 1967José Gregorio Prem Beteta15 June 19671968Manuel Francisco Villamar19681969Enrique A. Claverie Delgado19691970Mario Sandoval Alarcón1970June 1974Luis Alfonso LópezJune 1974June 1975Donaldo Álvarez RuizJune 19751976Luis Alfonso López19761977Rafael Castillo Valdez1977June 1978José Trinidad Uclés19781979Manuel Salvador Polanco Ramírez19791981Tomás Esteban Zepeda Guzmán19811982Jorge Bonilla López1982March 1982Ramiro de León CarpioJuly 1984January 1986UCNThree rotating presidentsRoberto CarpioJuly 1984January 1986DCGThree rotating presidentsHéctor Aragón QuiñónezJuly 1984January 1986MLNThree rotating presidentsAlfonso Cabrera HidalgoJanuary 19861986DCGRoberto Adolfo Valle Valdizán19861987DCGJosé Ricardo Gómez Gálvez19871988DCGAlfonso Alonso Barillas19881989DCGJosé Fernando Lobo Dubón19891990DCGMarco Antonio Dardón CastilloJanuary 1990January 1991DCGAna Catalina Soberanis ReyesJanuary 1991January 1992DCGEdmond MuletJanuary 1992January 1993UCNJosé Fernando Lobo DubónJanuary 1993June 1993DCGÓscar Vinicio Villar AnleuJanuary 1994September 1994DCGArabella Castro Quiñónez de CompariniSeptember 1994January 1995PANJosé Efraín Ríos MonttJanuary 19951996FRGCarlos Alberto García Regás19961997PANArabella Castro Quiñónez de Comparini19971998PANRafael Eduardo Barrios Flores19981999PANLeonel López Rodas1999January 2000PANJosé Efraín Ríos MonttJanuary 2000January 2004FRGFrancisco Rolando Morales ChávezJanuary 2004January 2005UNEJorge Méndez Herbruger January 2005January 2007GANARuben Dario Morales VélizJanuary 2007January 2008PANEduardo MeyerJanuary 2008August 2008UNEArístides Crespo VillegasAugust 2008January 2008FRGJosé Roberto Alejos CámbaraJanuary 2009January 2012UNEGudy Rivera EstradaJanuary 2012January 2013PPPedro MuadiJanuary 2013January 2014PPArístides Crespo VillegasJanuary 2014January 2015PPLuis RabbéJanuary 2015January 2016IndependentMario TaracenaJanuary 2016January 2017UNEÓscar ChinchillaJanuary 2017January 2018CREOÁlvaro Arzú EscobarJanuary 2018January 2020 PUAllan RodríguezJanuary 2020January 2022VAMOSShirley Rivera14 January 202214 January 2024VAMOSSamuel Pérez Álvarez14 January 202419 January 2024SemillaNery Ramos19 January 202414 January 2026Blue PartyLuis Alberto Contreras Colindres14 January 2026IncumbentCREO

References

Various editions of The Europa World Year Book