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Vice President of Nicaragua

Second-highest political office in Nicaragua.

Second-highest political office in Nicaragua.

FieldValue
postVice President
bodythe
Republic of Nicaragua
native_nameVicepresidente de la República de Nicaragua
insigniaCoat of arms of Nicaragua.svg
insigniacaptionCoat of arms of Nicaragua
incumbentVacant
incumbentsince18 February 2025
termlengthFive years
termlength_qualifiedrenewable
constituting_instrumentConstitution of Nicaragua
formation15 September 1893
firstGen. Anastasio J. Ortiz Argeñal
salaryUS$3,100 per month

Republic of Nicaragua The vice president of the Republic of Nicaragua () is the second highest political position in Nicaragua. According to the current Constitution enacted in 2025, the co-presidents can appoint multiple vice presidents.

The salary of the vice president has been US$3,100 per month.

Deputy Chief of State 1826–1838

As in other countries of Central American Federation, also Nicaragua had Head of State and Deputy Head of State. Deputy Head of State was first mentioned in the Constitution of 1826. The position had a great influence in important decision-making process of the Head of State. The position of Deputy Chief of State was removed in the Constitution of 1838. In case of vacancy in the presidency, a member of Senate would be elected to fill the vacancy.

Vice President of Nicaragua

The position of Vice President of the Republic has existed legally on four occasions:

  1. During Liberal Constitution between 1893 and 1896. President Zelaya abolished the position in 1896, replacing it with a system of three Presidential Designates elected annually by the National Congress of Nicaragua.
  2. During Conservative Constitution from 1911 to 1939.
  3. From 1962 to 1972 by constitutional reforms of Luis Somoza Debayle in 1962 and René Schick in 1966.
  4. After the new Constitution of 1987.

Gen. Anastasio Ortiz, was the first vice president appointed by a Constituent Assembly. The Constitutional system of replacement of the president by the vice president worked in 1923 when President Diego Manuel Chamorro was replaced by Bartolomé Martínez.

During the Constitution of 1987, which was in force until 2025, the vice presidents were elected on the same ticket, and at the same time, as the president.

A list of the office holders follows.

NameInauguratedLeft officePresidentNotes
Roberto Sacasa SarriaApril 18871 August 1889Evaristo Carazourl=https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Nicaragua/elections-and-events-18571906.htmltitle=Elections and Events 1857-1906website=library.ucsd.eduaccess-date=2018-12-08archive-date=2021-03-23archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323212739/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Nicaragua/elections-and-events-18571906.htmlurl-status=dead}}
Gen. Anastasio J. Ortiz Argeñal15 September 18939 January 1894José Santos Zelayaurl=http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ni/noticias/2008/jul/vp.htmlarchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025000247/http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ni/noticias/2008/jul/vp.htmltitle=History of Vicepresidencyarchivedate=October 25, 2008}}
Francisco Baca1894February 1896
Adolfo DíazAugust 1910May 1911Juan José Estrada
Fernando Solórzano1 January 19131 January 1917Adolfo Díaz
Nemesio MartínezJanuary 1917December 1920Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
Bartolomé Martínez GonzálezJanuary 192112 October 1923Diego Manuel ChamorroMartínez succeeded to the presidency
Juan Bautista Sacasa1 January 192514 March 1926Carlos José Solórzano
Enoc Aguado Farfán1 January 19291 January 1933José María Moncada
Rodolfo Espinosa Ramírez1 January 19339 June 1936Juan Bautista Sacasa
Francisco Navarro AlvaradoJanuary 1937March 1939Anastasio Somoza García
Mariano Argüello Vargas15 August 194722 November 1947Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes
Silvio Argüello Cardenal, Gustavo Raskosky and Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez1 May 19634 August 1966René SchickGuerrero succeeded to the presidency
Silvio Argüello Cardenal and Gustavo Raskosky4 August 19661 May 1967Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez
Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños and Alfonso Callejas Deshón1 May 19671 May 1972Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Vacant1 May 197210 January 1985
Sergio Ramírez Mercado10 January 198525 April 1990Daniel Ortega
Virgilio Godoy25 April 199024 October 1995Violeta ChamorroResigned to pursue presidency
Julia Mena24 October 199510 January 1997last1=Archivesfirst1=L. A. Timestitle=World IN BRIEF : NICARAGUA : 2 Women Now Hold Nation's Top Postsurl=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-24-mn-60670-story.htmlwebsite=Los Angeles Timesdate=24 October 1995}}
Enrique Bolaños10 January 199724 October 2000Arnoldo AlemánResigned to pursue presidency
Leopoldo Navarro Bermúdez24 October 200010 January 2002
José Rizo Castellón10 January 200210 October 2005Enrique BolañosResigned to pursue presidency
Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo10 October 200510 January 2007title=Vice Presidenciaurl=https://www.enriquebolanos.org/institucion/institucion-vicepresidenciawebsite=www.enriquebolanos.org}}
Jaime Morales Carazo10 January 200710 January 2012Daniel Ortega
Omar Halleslevens10 January 201210 January 2017
Rosario Murillo10 January 201718 February 2025Resigned to become co-president with her husband

References

References

  1. (26 January 2007). "Proponen reducir salario de otros cargos públicos nicaragüenses - LVDS".
  2. "TEXTO ÍNTEGRO DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA DE LA REPÚBLICA DE NICARAGUA Publicado en La Gaceta, Diario Oficial N°. 32 del 18 de febrero de 2025". National Assembly of Nicaragua.
  3. "Elections and Events 1857-1906".
  4. "Archived copy".
  5. "History of Vicepresidency".
  6. (1921). "Intervention by the United States in Nicaragua, 1898-1912".
  7. "DESIGNACIÓN DE PRESIDENTE Y VICE PRESIDENTE".
  8. (24 October 1995). "World IN BRIEF : NICARAGUA : 2 Women Now Hold Nation's Top Posts".
  9. "Vice Presidencia".
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