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Quick facts for kids Vice Presidents of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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Incumbent Mark Phillips and Bharrat Jagdeo since 2 August 2020
Appointer	President of Guyana
Term length	Usual term of 5 years
Inaugural holder	Ptolemy Reid Shiw Sahai Naraine Hugh Desmond Hoyte Hamilton Green Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop
Formation	October 1980

Vice presidents of Guyana is a political position in Guyana. The Prime Minister of Guyana serves as the First Vice President and acts as the constitutional successor for the President of Guyana in case of a vacancy. Historically, other members of the cabinet have also been appointed as Vice Presidents, who can perform the functions of the President. Vice presidency was created in October 1980 when the executive presidency was created.

A history of the office holder follows.

Position	Name	Inaugurated	Left Office	Notes
Vice President	Ptolemy Reid	October 1980	August 1984
	Shiw Sahai Naraine		October 1983
	Hugh Desmond Hoyte		August 1985	Became President
	Hamilton Green		October 1992
	Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop		September 1984
Vice President	Mohamed Shahabuddeen	October 1983	December 1988
Vice President	Ranji Chandisingh	September 1984	October 1992
Vice President	Viola Burnham	August 1985	October 1991
Vice President	Sam Hinds	October 1992	March 1997	Became President
Vice President	Janet Jagan	March 1997	December 1997	Became President
Vice President	Reepu Daman Persaud	March 1997	December 1997
Vice President	Sam Hinds	December 1997	May 2015
Vice President	Bharrat Jagdeo	December 1997	August 1999	Became President
Vice President	Reepu Daman Persaud	August 1999	December 2011
Vice President	Moses Nagamootoo	May 2015	2 August 2020
	Carl Barrington Greenidge		25 April 2019
	Khemraj Ramjattan		2 August 2020
	Sydney Allicock		2 August 2020
Vice President	Mark Phillips	2 August 2020	Incumbent
Vice President	Bharrat Jagdeo	2 August 2020	Incumbent

Vice President of Guyana facts for kids

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