Vice President of Panama
| Vice President of the Republic of Panama | |
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| Vicepresidente de Panamá | |
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Incumbent since 1 July 2024Vacant | |
| Style | Mr. Vice President (Informal) The Honorable (Formal) His Excellency (Diplomatic, outside Panama) |
| Seat | Panama City, Panama |
| Term length | 5 years renewable once, non-consecutively |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Panama |
| Inaugural holder | Pablo Arosemena, José Domingo de Obaldia and Carlos Antonio Mendoza |
| Formation | September 1904 |
| Website | Presidencia de la República |
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The vice president of Panama is the second-highest political position in the Government of Panama. Since 2009, the position of Vice President has been held by only one person.[1]
Before 1945 there were positions of presidential designates elected by the National Assembly for a two-year term.[2] The positions of presidential designates were replaced in 1945 by two vice presidents.
According to the current constitution, Vice President is elected in the same ticket as the President of Panama.
Presidential designates 1904–1945
[edit]Before the 1946 constitution was adopted, there were positions of three presidential designates: first designate (Primer Designado a la Presidencia), second designate (Segundo Designado a la Presidencia) and third designate (Tercer Designado a la Presidencia).[2][3]
Vice presidents (1945–2009)
[edit]The 1946 constitution introduced two vice presidents instead of three.[2][3] The position of second vice president was abolished in the 1972 constitution and reintroduced with the 1983 constitutional reforms. Vice Presidents were elected in the same ticket with the President.
Vice presidents after 2009
[edit]Vice presidents have been elected in the same ticket with the President.
| Term | President | Vice President |
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| 2009–2014 | Ricardo Martinelli | Juan Carlos Varela |
| 2014–2019 | Juan Carlos Varela | Isabel Saint Malo |
| 2019–2024 | Laurentino Cortizo | José Gabriel Carrizo |
| 2024–present | José Raúl Mulino | Vacant |
Gallery of former designates and vice presidents
[edit]| Ex Vice Presidents | ||||||||
 José Domingo de Obaldía (National Liberal) 1904–1908 |  Carlos Antonio Mendoza (National Liberal) 1909–1910 |  Federico Boyd (National Liberal) 1910 |  Pablo Arosemena (National Liberal) 1910–1912 | |||||
 Ricardo de la Espriella (Democratic Revolutionary Party) 1978–1982 |  Samuel Lewis Navarro (Democratic Revolutionary Party) 2004–2009 |  Juan Carlos Varela (Panameñista Party) 2009–2014 |  Isabel Saint Malo (Panamá Primero) 2014–2019 | |||||
 José Gabriel Carrizo (Democratic Revolutionary Party) 2019–2024 | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Changes in legislation".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "La Reelección del presidente de la República en Panamá" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Guizado, Fernando Berguido (28 July 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Vicepresidentes: Sin rastros en la historia". Panamá América. 17 April 1999. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Guizado, Fernando Berguido (28 July 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ Guizado, Fernando Berguido (28 July 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ "Legislación Economía (ISSN 1726-0485 EDICIÓN AGOSTO 2019)" (PDF). Rivera, Bolivar, Castanedas Attorneys at Law.
- ^ Guizado, Fernando Berguido (July 28, 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Vicepresidentes: Sin rastros en la historia". Panamá América. April 17, 1999.
- ^ "Corte Suprema de Justicia". infojuridica.procuraduria-admon.gob.pa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.