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Vice President of the Republic of Guatemala
Flag of the Vice-President of Guatemala.svg
Vice presidential flag
Retrato oficial de vicepresidenta Karin Herrera (cropped 2).jpg
Incumbent
Karin Herrera
since 15 January 2024
Style Madam Vice President
(informal)
Most Excellent Madam Vice President of the Republic
(official)
Her Excellency
(alternative formal, diplomatic outside of Guatemala)
Member of National Security Council
Residence Guatemalan National Palace
Term length Four years, non-extendable
Inaugural holder Clemente Marroquín Rojas
Formation 1 July 1966
(58 years ago) (1966-07-01)


Vice president of Guatemala (Spanish: Vicepresidente de 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 (Spanish: Designados a la Presidencia), also known as Presidential Designates (Spanish: Designados Presidenciales) elected for one- or two-year-terms. The election was carried in Congress of Guatemala. A provision for First and Second Vice Presidents existed 1882–1921, 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.

1882–1921

First Vice President Second Vice President Took office Left office
Julian Salguero Gen. Manuel Barillas 25 April 1882 27 April 1883
Gen. José María Orantes Gen. Salvador Arévalo 27 April 1883 30 April 1884
Alejandro Sinibaldi Gen. Manuel Barillas 30 April 1884 20 May 1885
Gen. Manuel Barillas Gen. Manuel Soto 20 May 1885 1 May 1888
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
Manuel Morales Tovar Arturo Ubico 11 May 1894 6 May 1895
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
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
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

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

1921–1928

First Vice President Second Vice President Took office Left office
Gen. José María Orellana Alberto Mencos 8 December 1921 27 April 1922
Gen. Jorge Ubico R. Felipe Solares 27 April 1922 28 April 1923
Gen. Margarito Ariza Francisco Fuentes 28 April 1923 3 May 1924
Gen. Aurelio Recinos Gen. Antonio Monterroso 3 May 1924 28 April 1925
Lazaro Chacón Federico Aguilar Valenzuela 28 April 1925 18 December 1926
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
Gen. Rodolfo A. Mendoza Arturo Ramirez Antonio Rivera 15 March 1929 15 March 1930
Mario León Baudilio Palma Luis Chacón 15 March 1930 1 January 1931
José María Reina Andrade Gen. José Reyes Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano 1 January 1931 15 March 1931
Mariano J. López Gen. Rodrigo G. Solórzano Manuel Franco R. 15 March 1931 15 March 1932
Gen. Factor Méndez Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas Miguel T. Alvarado 15 March 1932 15 March 1933
Gen. Factor Méndez Col. Pedro Reyes Reinelas Felipe Samayoa 15 March 1933 15 March 1934
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reinelas Mariano J. López Col. Carlos Enríquez Barrios 15 March 1934 15 March 1935
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynuelas Gen. Carlos Jurado R. José Mariano Trabanino 15 March 1935 15 March 1936
Eduardo Pérez Figueroa Gen. Carlos Jurado R. Gen. Factor Méndez 15 March 1936 15 March 1937
Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas Eduardo Pérez Figueroa Gen. Carlos Jurado R. 15 March 1937 15 March 1938
Escolástico de León Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Juan Alonso 15 March 1938 15 March 1939
Mariano López Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Juan B. Alojos 15 March 1939 15 March 1940
Mariano López Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Juan Alonso 15 March 1940 15 March 1941
Mariano López Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Gen. Pedro Reyes Reynelas 15 March 1941 15 March 1942
Gen. Demetrio Maldonado Carlos Herrera Dorián Gen. Pedro Reyes Renelas 15 March 1942 4 July 1944
Gen. Federico Ponce Vaides Gen. Domingo Solares Ramón Calderón 4 July 1944 28 November 1944

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
Luis Arturo González López Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño 22 March 1957 9 October 1957
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
Manuel Ralda Ochoa Alberto J. Urrutia Vasconcelos 18 March 1959 23 March 1960
Abrahan Cabrera Cruz Col. José Francisco Gómez Carranza 23 March 1960 30 May 1961
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez Óscar Ubico Zebadúa 30 May 1961 16 March 1962
Col. Ernesto Molina Arreaga Rubén Flores Avendaño 16 March 1962 15 March 1963
Col. Catalino Chávez Pérez Joaquín Montenegro Paniagua 15 March 1963 1 July 1966 Enrique Peralta Azurdia

1966 onwards

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term Party Election President
1 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Clemente Marroquín Rojas.jpg Clemente Marroquín
(1897–1978)		 1 July 1966
–
1 July 1970		 Independent 1966 Julio Méndez Montenegro
2 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Eduardo Rafael Cáceres Lehnhoff.jpg Eduardo Cáceres
(1906–1980)		 1 July 1970
–
1 July 1974		 Independent 1970 Carlos Arana Osario
3 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Mario Sandoval Alarcón.jpg Mario Sandoval Alarcón
(1923–2003)		 1 July 1974
–
1 July 1978		 MLN 1974 Kjell Laugerud García
4 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Francisco Villagrán Kramer.jpg Francisco Villagrán Kramer
(1927–2011)		 1 July 1978
–
1 September 1980		 Indepednent 1978 Romeo Lucas García
5 Vicepresidente Oscar Mendoza Azurdia (1980-1982).jpg Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
(1917–1995)		 1 September 1980
–
23 March 1982		 MLN ––
6 General Rodolfo Lobos Zamora.jpg Rodolfo Lobos Zamora
(1936–1997)		 8 August 1983
–
14 January 1986		 Military –– Óscar Mejía Víctores
7 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Roberto Carpio Nicolle.jpg Roberto Carpio
(1930–2022)		 14 January 1986
–
14 January 1991		 DCG 1985 Vinicio Cerezo
8 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero.jpg Gustavo Espina
(1946)		 14 January 1991
–
1 June 1993		 MAS 1990 Jorge Serrano Elías
9 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Arturo Herbruger Asturias.jpg Arturo Herbruger
(1912–1999)		 18 June 1993
–
14 January 1996		 Independent 1993 Ramiro de León Carpio
10 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Luis Alberto Flores Asturias.jpg Luis Flores Asturias
(1947)
 14 January 1996
–
14 January 2000		 PAN 1995 Álvaro Arzú
11 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Juan Francisco Reyes.jpg Juan Francisco Reyes
(1938–2019)		 14 January 2000
–
14 January 2004		 FRG 1999 Alfonso Portillo
12 Foto oficial de Dr. Vicepresidente Eduardo Stein Barillas.jpg Eduardo Stein
(1946)		 14 January 2004
–
14 January 2008		 GANA 2003 Óscar Berger
13 Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Rafael Espada.jpg Rafael Espada
(b. 1944)		 14 January 2008
–
14 January 2012		 UNE 2007 Álvaro Colom
14 Vice Presidenta Roxana Baldetti Elías (cropped).jpg Roxana Baldetti
(b. 1962)		 14 January 2012
–
8 May 2015		 PP 2011 Otto Pérez Molina
15 Retrato Oficial de Vicepresidente Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre.jpg Alejandro Maldonado
(b. 1936)		 14 May 2015
–
3 September 2015		 Independent 2015
16 Vice Presidente Juan Alfonso Fuentes.jpg Alfonso Fuentes Soria
(b. 1947)		 16 September 2015
–
14 January 2016		 Independent 2015 Alejandro Maldonado
17 Retrato Oficial de Vicepresidente Jafeth Cabrera Franco (cropped).jpg Jafeth Cabrera
(b. 1948)		 14 January 2016
–
14 January 2020		 FCN 2015 Jimmy Morales
18 Retrato Oficial de Vicepresidente César Guillermo Castillo Reyes (cropped 2).jpg Guillermo Castillo Reyes
(b. 1966)		 14 January 2020
–
14 January 2024		 VAMOS 2019 Alejandro Giammattei
19 Retrato oficial de vicepresidenta Karin Herrera (cropped).jpg Karin Herrera
(b. 1967)		 15 January 2024
–
Incumbent		 Semilla 2023 Bernardo Arévalo

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vicepresidente de Guatemala para niños

  • List of current vice presidents
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