List of vice presidents of Argentina facts for kids

The Vice President of Argentina (officially called the Vice President of the Argentine Nation) is the second most important political leader in Argentina. This person is next in line to become president of Argentina if something happens to the president.

The official coat of arms of Argentina.

This article lists all the vice presidents, including those who held the position during times when the military was in charge or when the position was empty. The current Vice President of Argentina is Victoria Villarruel.

Who is the Vice President?

The Vice President of Argentina is a very important role. They help the President lead the country. If the President cannot do their job, the Vice President steps in. This ensures that Argentina always has a leader.

List of Vice Presidents

Argentine Confederation (1854–1861)

	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office		Elections	Political Party	President	Notes
			Start	End
		Salvador María del Carril (1798–1883)	5 March 1854	5 March 1860	1853	Unitarian	Justo José de Urquiza
		Juan Esteban Pedernera (1796–1886)	5 March 1860	4 November 1861	1860	Unitarian	Santiago Derqui	Became president after Santiago Derqui stepped down.
Empty 4 November 1861 – 12 December 1861							Juan Esteban Pedernera	Juan Esteban Pedernera resigned.

Argentine Republic (1861–present)

	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office		Elections	Political Party (Group)	President	Notes
			Start	End
Empty 12 December 1861 – 12 October 1862							Bartolomé Mitre
		Marcos Paz (1811–1868)	12 October 1862	2 January 1868	1862	Liberal		Served as acting president from June 12, 1865, until his death. Passed away while in office.
Empty 2 January 1868 – 12 October 1868
		Adolfo Alsina (1829–1877)	12 October 1868	12 October 1874	1868	Autonomist	Domingo Sarmiento
		Mariano Acosta (1825–1893)	12 October 1874	12 October 1880	1874	PAN	Nicolás Avellaneda
		Francisco Bernabé Madero (1816–1896)	12 October 1880	12 October 1886	1880	PAN	Julio Argentino Roca
		Carlos Pellegrini (1846–1906)	12 October 1886	6 August 1890	1886	PAN	Miguel Juárez Celman	Became president after Miguel Juárez Celman stepped down.
Empty 6 August 1890 – 12 October 1892							Carlos Pellegrini
		José Evaristo Uriburu (1831–1914)	12 October 1892	22 January 1895	1892	PAN	Luis Sáenz Peña	Became president after Luis Sáenz Peña stepped down.
Empty 22 January 1895 – 12 October 1898							José Evaristo Uriburu
		Norberto Quirno Costa (1844–1915)	12 October 1898	12 October 1904	1898	PAN	Julio Argentino Roca
		José Figueroa Alcorta (1860–1931)	12 October 1904	12 March 1906	1904	PAN - Modernist	Manuel Quintana	Served as acting president before becoming president after Manuel Quintana passed away.
Empty 12 March 1906 – 12 October 1910							José Figueroa Alcorta
		Victorino de la Plaza (1840–1919)	12 October 1910	9 August 1914	1910	PAN	Roque Sáenz Peña	Became president after Roque Sáenz Peña passed away.
Empty 9 August 1914 – 12 October 1916							Victorino de la Plaza
		Pelagio Luna (1867–1919)	12 October 1916	25 June 1919	1916	UCR	Hipólito Yrigoyen	Passed away while in office.
Empty 25 June 1919 – 12 October 1922
		Elpidio González (1875–1951)	12 October 1922	12 October 1928	1922	UCR	Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
–		Francisco Beiró (1876–1928)	Passed away before taking office		1928	UCR	Hipólito Yrigoyen	Passed away before he could start his term.
		Enrique Martínez (1887–1938)	12 October 1928	6 September 1930		UCR		Served as acting president briefly. Removed from office by a sudden change in government.
		Enrique Santamarina (1870–1937)	6 September 1930	20 October 1930	—	—	José Félix Uriburu	Stepped down.
Empty 20 October 1930 – 20 February 1932
		Julio Argentino Pascual Roca (1873–1942)	20 February 1932	20 February 1938	1931	PDN (Concordancia)	Agustín Pedro Justo
		Ramón Castillo (1873–1944)	20 February 1938	27 June 1942	1937	PDN (Concordancia)	Roberto María Ortiz	Served as acting president before becoming president after Roberto María Ortiz stepped down.
Empty 27 June 1942 – 7 June 1943							Ramón Castillo	This was the start of a period when the military took control.
							Arturo Rawson
		Sabá Sueyro (1889–1943)	7 June 1943	15 October 1943	—	Military	Pedro Pablo Ramírez	Passed away while in office.
		Edelmiro Julián Farrell (1887–1980)	15 October 1943	9 March 1944	—	Military		Served as acting president before becoming president after Pedro Pablo Ramírez stepped down.
Empty 9 March 1944 – 8 July 1944							Edelmiro Julián Farrell
		Juan Perón (1895–1974)	8 July 1944	10 October 1945	—	Military		Removed from his position.
		Juan Pistarini (1882–1956)	10 October 1945	4 June 1946	—	Military		End of the period when the military was in charge.
		Hortensio Quijano (1884–1952)	4 June 1946	3 April 1952	1946	UCR-JR	Juan Perón	Passed away while in office.
			Passed away before taking office		1951	Peronist		Reelected in 1951, but passed away before starting his new term on June 4, 1952.
Empty 3 April 1952 – 7 May 1954
		Alberto Teisaire (1891–1963)	7 May 1954	16 September 1955	1954	Peronist		Elected in the only special vice-presidential election. Removed from office by a group that took control of the government.
Empty 16 September 1955 – 23 September 1955
							Eduardo Lonardi
		Isaac Rojas (1906–1993)	23 September 1955	1 May 1958	—	Military
							Pedro Eugenio Aramburu	End of the period when the military was in charge.
		Alejandro Gómez (1908–2005)	1 May 1958	18 November 1958	1958	UCR-I	Arturo Frondizi	Stepped down.
Empty 18 November 1958 – 12 October 1963
							José María Guido
		Carlos Humberto Perette (1915–1992)	12 October 1963	28 June 1966	1963	UCR-P	Arturo Umberto Illia	Removed from office by a sudden change in government.
Empty 28 June 1966 – 25 May 1973							Argentine Revolution	The military was in charge during this time.
		Vicente Solano Lima (1901–1984)	25 May 1973	13 July 1973	March 1973	PCP (FREJULI)	Héctor José Cámpora	Stepped down along with President Héctor José Cámpora.
Empty 13 July 1973 – 12 October 1973							Raúl Alberto Lastiri
		Isabel Perón (born 1931)	12 October 1973	1 July 1974	Sept. 1973	PJ (FREJULI)	Juan Perón	Served as acting president briefly. Became president after Juan Perón passed away.
Empty 1 July 1974 – 10 December 1983							Isabel Perón
							National Reorganization Process	The military was in charge during this time.
		Víctor Hipólito Martínez (1924–2017)	10 December 1983	8 July 1989	1983	UCR	Raúl Alfonsín
		Eduardo Duhalde (born 1941)	8 July 1989	10 December 1991	1989	PJ (FREJUPO)	Carlos Menem	Stepped down to become the Governor of Buenos Aires Province.
Empty 10 December 1991 – 8 July 1995
		Carlos Ruckauf (born 1944)	8 July 1995	10 December 1999	1995	PJ
		Carlos Álvarez (born 1948)	10 December 1999	6 October 2000	1999	Broad Front (Alianza)	Fernando de la Rúa	Stepped down.
Empty 6 October 2000 – 25 May 2003
							Rodríguez Saá
							Duhalde
		Daniel Scioli (born 1957)	25 May 2003	10 December 2007	2003	PJ (FPV)	Néstor Kirchner
		Julio Cobos (born 1955)	10 December 2007	10 December 2011	2007	UCR (FPV)	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
		Amado Boudou (born 1962)	10 December 2011	10 December 2015	2011	PJ (FPV)
		Gabriela Michetti (born 1965)	10 December 2015	10 December 2019	2015	PRO (Cambiemos)	Mauricio Macri	Her term officially began at midnight on December 10, 2015, but she took office after swearing in at Congress later that day.
		Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (born 1953)	10 December 2019	10 December 2023	2019	PJ (FdT)	Alberto Fernández	She was previously the First Lady of Argentina (2003–2007) and President of Argentina (2007–2015).
		Victoria Villarruel (born 1975)	10 December 2023	Incumbent	2023	PD (LLA)	Javier Milei

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See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Vicepresidentes de la Nación Argentina para niños

• Politics of Argentina
• President of Argentina
  • List of heads of state of Argentina
• List of current vice presidents