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Official portrait, 2015
49th President of Guatemala
Acting
In office 3 September 2015 – 14 January 2016
Vice President	Alfonso Fuentes
Preceded by	Otto Pérez Molina
Succeeded by	Jimmy Morales
14th Vice President of Guatemala
In office 14 May 2015 – 3 September 2015
President	Otto Pérez Molina
Preceded by	Roxana Baldetti
Succeeded by	Alfonso Fuentes
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 6 June 1993 – 14 January 1996
President	Ramiro de León Carpio
Preceded by	Gonzalo Menéndez
Succeeded by	Eduardo Stein
Minister of Education
In office 1 July 1970 – 1 July 1974
President	Carlos Arana Osorio
Preceded by	Carlos Martínez Durán
Succeeded by	Guillermo Putzeys
Additional positions Deputy of the Central American Parliament In office 27 January 2016 – 14 January 2020 Serving with Alfonso Fuentes Soria President Jimmy Morales Preceded by Álvaro Colom Succeeded by Jimmy Morales Constituency Former President of Guatemala Member of the Court of Constitutionality of Guatemala In office 14 April 2006 – 14 May 2015 Nominated by Congress of Guatemala Preceded by Nery Saúl Dighero Herrera Succeeded by Gloria Patricia Porras In office 14 April 1996 – 14 April 2001 Nominated by Supreme Court of Justice Preceded by Edmundo Vásquez Martínez Succeeded by Rodolfo Rohrmoser In office 9 June 1986 – 14 April 1991 Nominated by Vinicio Cerezo Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Josefina Vargas de Machado First Vice President of the Congress of Guatemala In office 14 January 2005 – 14 January 2006 Serving with Roxana Baldetti and Leonel Rodríguez President Jorge Méndez Herbruger Preceded by Rubén Darío Morales Veliz Succeeded by Oliverio García Rodas Deputy of the Congress of Guatemala In office 1 July 1966 – 1 July 1970 1 July 1984 – 1 July 1986 14 January 2004 – 14 April 2006 Constituency National List
Personal details
Born	Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre (1936-01-06) 6 January 1936 (age 89) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political party	National Liberation Movement (Before 1978) National Renewal Party (1978–1990) Unionist Party (2002–2006) Independent (2006–present)
Other political affiliations	National Opposition Union (1982)
Spouse	Ana Fagianni de Maldonado
Cabinet	Cabinet of Alejandro Maldonado
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Alejandro Baltazar Maldonado Aguirre was born on January 6, 1936. He is a statesman from Guatemala. He served as the acting President of Guatemala for a short time. This happened after the Congress of Guatemala accepted the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina on September 3, 2015.

Before becoming president, he was chosen as Vice President of Guatemala by the Congress on May 14, 2015. This was after the previous Vice President, Roxana Baldetti, resigned. Mr. Maldonado had many important jobs before this. He was a judge, a member of Congress, an ambassador, and a political leader. He even tried to become president in 1982. He also served as Minister of Education from 1970 to 1974 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996.

Early Life and Career

Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He studied law and graduated from San Carlos University.

In the 1960s, he became a member of the National Liberation Movement political party. He served as the Minister of Education from 1970 to 1974. Later, he represented Guatemala at the United Nations.

In the 1980s, he started a new political group called the National Renewal Party. He ran for president in 1982 and again in 1985. He continued to hold many public roles, including being the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Maldonado also worked as a judge on the Constitutional Court three different times. This court helps make sure laws follow the country's constitution.

Important Roles Held

Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre held many important positions throughout his career:

• 1956: Member of the Guatemala City Council
• 1966–1970: Member of Congress for the National Liberation Movement
• 1970–1974: Minister of Education
• 1974–1976: Ambassador to the United Nations in New York City
• 1978–1980: Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
• 1984–1986: Member of the National Constituent Assembly
• 1986–1991: Judge of the Constitutional Court (and its President from 1989–1991)
• 1991–1995: Ambassador to Mexico
• 1995–1996: Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1996–2001: Judge of the Constitutional Court (and its President from 1997–1998)
• 2004–2006: Member of Congress for the Unionist Party
• 2006–2011: Judge of the Constitutional Court (and its President from 2006–2007)
• 2015: Vice President of Guatemala
• 2015: President of Guatemala

Vice President of Guatemala

Mr. Maldonado became the Vice President of Guatemala on May 14, 2015. He was chosen for this role after the previous Vice President resigned. He served as Vice President until he became president on September 3, 2015.

President of Guatemala

As Vice President, Alejandro Maldonado became the acting President of Guatemala on September 3, 2015. This happened after the Congress of Guatemala confirmed that President Otto Pérez Molina had resigned.

See also

In Spanish: Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre para niños