Vice President of Paraguay
Vice President of the Republic of Paraguay | |
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Vicepresidente de la República del Paraguay | |
since 15 August 2023 | |
Style | Excelentísimo/a Señor/a |
Residence | None |
Seat | Palacio de los López |
Term length | Five years, non-renewable |
Inaugural holder | Mariano González |
Formation | 13 March 1844 |
Website | www |
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The vice president of Paraguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Paraguayan government, after the president of Paraguay. The position of vice president was created with the Constitution of 1844, although it was the title given to ex officio members temporarily replacing the elected president in case of death or absence, and was not a position elected alongside the president.
The Constitution of 1870 established the position with a permanent character, requiring election alongside the president and assigning to it the presidency of the National Congress and the one of the Senate.
The position disappeared between 1940 and 1993, as the Constitutions of 1940 and 1967 abolished it. Only in 1992, with the new National Constitution, the position of vice president was reinstalled within the political institutional scheme of Paraguay.
The vice president serves a five-year term, running on the same ticket as the president. He is not eligible for reelection. A vice president may run for president, provided that he leaves office at least six months before election day.
List of vice presidents of Paraguay
As acting president (1844–1870)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | President | Notes | |
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– | Mariano González (?–?) |
1845[1] | 1846 | Carlos Antonio López | Vice president during the absence of President Carlos Antonio López, who toured the interior of the country for almost a year. | |
– | Francisco Solano López (1827–1870) |
10 September 1862 | 16 October 1862 | Himself | Assumed the vice presidency after the death of his father, Carlos Antonio López. Elected as president by the Congress. | |
– | Domingo Francisco Sánchez (1795–1870) |
25 May 1865 | 1 March 1870 | Francisco Solano López | Acting president as Francisco Solano López commanded the army in the Paraguayan War. Killed in the Battle of Cerro Corá. |
As permanent position (1870–present)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Election | President | Notes | ||
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1 | Cayo Miltos (1843–1871) |
25 November 1870 | 7 January 1871 | — | 1870 | Cirilo Antonio Rivarola | Died in office. | ||
Vacant 7 January 1871 – 9 December 1871 |
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2 | Salvador Jovellanos (1833–1881) |
9 December 1871 | 18 December 1871 | — | — | Appointed by the Congress. Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Cirilo Antonio Rivarola. | |||
Vacant 18 December 1871 – 25 November 1874 |
Salvador Jovellanos | ||||||||
3 | Higinio Uriarte (1843–1909) |
25 November 1874 | 12 April 1877 | — | 1874 | Juan Bautista Gill | Assumed the presidency after the assassination of Juan Bautista Gill. | ||
Vacant 12 April 1877 – 25 November 1878 |
Higinio Uriarte | ||||||||
4 | Adolfo Saguier (1832–1902) |
25 November 1878 | 4 September 1880 | — | 1878 | Cándido Bareiro | Ousted from office by a coup d'état. | ||
Vacant 4 September 1880 – 25 November 1882 |
Bernardino Caballero | ||||||||
5 | Juan Antonio Jara (1845–1887) |
25 November 1882 | 25 November 1886 | — | 1882 | ||||
6 | José del Rosario Miranda (1832–1903) |
25 November 1886 | 25 November 1890 | ANR–Colorado | 1886 | Patricio Escobar | |||
7 | Marcos Morínigo (1848–1901) |
25 November 1890 | 9 June 1894 | ANR–Colorado | 1890 | Juan Gualberto González | Assumed the presidency after the forced resignation of Juan Gualberto González. | ||
Vacant 9 June 1894 – 25 November 1894 |
Marcos Morínigo | ||||||||
8 | Facundo Ynsfrán (1860–1902) |
25 November 1894 | 25 November 1898 | ANR–Colorado | 1894 | Juan Bautista Egusquiza | |||
9 | Andrés Héctor Carvallo (1862–1934) |
25 November 1898 | 9 January 1902 | ANR–Colorado | 1898 | Emilio Aceval | Assumed the presidency after the forced resignation of Emilio Aceval. | ||
Vacant 9 January 1902 – 25 November 1902 |
Andrés Héctor Carvallo | ||||||||
10 | Manuel Domínguez (1868–1935) |
25 November 1902 | 19 December 1904 | ANR–Colorado | 1902 | Juan Antonio Escurra | Ousted from office by a coup d'état. | ||
Vacant 19 December 1904 – 25 November 1906 |
Gaona | ||||||||
Báez | |||||||||
11 | Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934) |
25 November 1906 | 4 July 1908 | Liberal | 1906 | Benigno Ferreira | Assumed the presidency after Benigno Ferreira was deposed in a coup d'état. | ||
Vacant 4 July 1908 – 25 November 1910 |
Emiliano González Navero | ||||||||
12 | Juan Bautista Gaona (1845–1932) |
25 November 1910 | 17 January 1911 | Liberal | 1910 | Manuel Gondra | Ousted from office by a coup d'état. | ||
Vacant 17 January 1911 – 15 August 1912 |
Jara | ||||||||
Rojas | |||||||||
Peña | |||||||||
González Navero | |||||||||
13 | Pedro Bobadilla (1858–?) |
15 August 1912 | 15 August 1916 | Liberal | 1912 | Eduardo Schaerer | |||
14 | José Pedro Montero (1878–1927) |
15 August 1916 | 5 June 1919 | Liberal | 1916 | Manuel Franco | Assumed the presidency after the death of Manuel Franco. | ||
Vacant 5 June 1919 – 15 August 1920 |
José Pedro Montero | ||||||||
15 | Félix Paiva (1877–1965) |
15 August 1920 | 29 October 1921 | Liberal | 1920 | Manuel Gondra | Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Manuel Gondra. | ||
Vacant 29 October 1921 – 15 August 1924 |
Paiva | ||||||||
Eusebio Ayala | |||||||||
Eligio Ayala | |||||||||
Riart | |||||||||
16 | Manuel Burgos (1871–1947) |
15 August 1924 | 15 August 1928 | Liberal | 1924 | Eligio Ayala | |||
17 | Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934) |
15 August 1928 | 25 October 1931 | Liberal | 1928 | José Patricio Guggiari | Assumed the presidency after José Patricio Guggiari resigned to stand an impeachment. | ||
Vacant 25 October 1931 – 27 January 1932 |
Emiliano González Navero | ||||||||
18 | Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934) |
27 January 1932 | 15 August 1932 | Liberal | — | José Patricio Guggiari | Restoration of its original mandate after José Patricio Guggiari was absolved from impeachment. | ||
19 | Raúl Casal Ribeiro (1887–1952) |
15 August 1932 | 17 February 1936 | Liberal | 1932 | Eusebio Ayala | Deposed after the Febrerista Revolution. | ||
Vacant 17 February 1936 – 15 August 1939 |
Franco | ||||||||
Paiva | |||||||||
20 | Luis Alberto Riart (1880–1953) |
15 August 1939 | 18 February 1940 | Liberal | 1939 | José Félix Estigarribia | Ousted from office by a self-coup of José Félix Estigarribia. | ||
Vacant 18 February 1940 – 10 July 1940 |
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Post abolished 10 July 1940 – 15 August 1993 |
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Morínigo | |||||||||
Frutos | |||||||||
González | |||||||||
Rolón | |||||||||
López | |||||||||
Chaves | |||||||||
Pereira | |||||||||
Stroessner | |||||||||
Rodríguez | |||||||||
21 | Ángel Seifart (1940–2018) |
15 August 1993 | 15 August 1998 | ANR–Colorado | 1993 | Juan Carlos Wasmosy | |||
22 | Luis María Argaña (1932–1999) |
15 August 1998 | 23 March 1999 | ANR–Colorado | 1998 | Raúl Cubas | Assassinated. | ||
Vacant 23 March 1999 – 2 September 2000 |
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Luis Ángel González Macchi | |||||||||
23 | Julio César Franco (1951–) |
2 September 2000 | 16 October 2002 | Authentic Radical Liberal | 2000 | Resigned to run for presidency. | |||
Vacant 16 October 2002 – 15 August 2003 |
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24 | Luis Alberto Castiglioni (1962–) |
15 August 2003 | 4 October 2007 | ANR–Colorado | 2003 | Nicanor Duarte | Resigned to run for presidency. | ||
Vacant 4 October 2007 – 21 November 2007 |
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25 | Francisco Oviedo (1956–) |
21 November 2007 | 15 August 2008 | ANR–Colorado | — | Appointed by the Congress. | |||
26 | Federico Franco (1962–) |
15 August 2008 | 22 June 2012 | Authentic Radical Liberal | 2008 | Fernando Lugo | Assumed the presidency after the impeachment of Fernando Lugo. | ||
Vacant 22 June 2012 – 27 June 2012 |
Federico Franco | ||||||||
27 | Óscar Denis (1946–) |
27 June 2012 | 15 August 2013 | Authentic Radical Liberal | — | Appointed by the Congress. | |||
28 | Juan Afara (1960–) |
15 August 2013 | 11 April 2018 | ANR–Colorado | 2013 | Horacio Cartes | Resigned to run for senator. | ||
Vacant 11 April 2018 – 9 May 2018 |
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29 | Alicia Pucheta (1950–) |
9 May 2018 | 15 August 2018 | ANR–Colorado | — | Appointed by the Congress. | |||
30 | Hugo Velázquez (1966–) |
15 August 2018 | 15 August 2023 | ANR–Colorado | 2018 | Mario Abdo Benítez | |||
31 | Pedro Alliana (1974–) |
15 August 2023 | Incumbent | ANR–Colorado | 2023 | Santiago Peña |
See also
References
- ^ "Vicepresidencia de la Republica". June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29.