Vice President of Turkmenistan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vice President of Turkmenistan
Incumbent Raşit Meredow since 17 February 2007
Reports to	President of Turkmenistan
Appointer	President of Turkmenistan
Formation	January 1992
First holder	Atta Charyyev [ru]

The vice president of Turkmenistan, formally referred to as the deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, and erroneously (based on the official title, and despite the abolition of the prime minister of Turkmenistan's office) as the deputy prime minister, is the deputy head of state and deputy chairman of the government, though, anomalously, not the immediate constitutional successor. The vice president is appointed by the president of Turkmenistan.

Multiple persons can be appointed as Vice Presidents serving concurrently.

First vice presidents

No.	Image	Name (birth-death)	In office			President	Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Atta Charyyev (born 1932)	January 1992	June 1992	5 months	Saparmurat Niyazov (1990-2006)
2		Orazgeldi Aydogdyev (born 1948)	June 1992	1 April 2001	8 years, 2 months	Saparmurat Niyazov (1990-2006)
3		Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (born 1957)	1 April 2001	14 February 2007	5 years, 319 days	Saparmurat Niyazov (1990-2006)
						Himself (2006-2022)
4		Raşit Meredow (born 1960)	17 February 2007	Incumbent	18 years, 109 days	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (2006-2022)
						Serdar Berdimuhamedow (2022-present)