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Vice President of Paraguay


FieldValue
postVice President
bodythe
Republic of Paraguay
native_nameVicepresidente de la República del Paraguay
insigniaCoat_of_arms_of_Paraguay.svg
insigniasize50px
insigniacaptionCoat of arms of Paraguay
imageAllianaDiputado.jpg
imagesize165px
incumbentPedro Alliana
incumbentsince15 August 2023
styleExcelentísimo/a Señor/a
seatPalacio de los López
residenceNone
termlengthFive years, non-renewable
inauguralMariano González
formation13 March 1844
website

Republic of Paraguay 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 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Term of officePresidentNotes
StartEnd
[[File:M. González.jpg100px]]Mariano González
(?–?)url=http://www.vicepresidencia.gov.py/?categoria=11&t=galeria-de-vicepresidentestitle=Vicepresidencia de la Republicadate=June 29, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629113011/http://www.vicepresidencia.gov.py/?categoria=11&t=galeria-de-vicepresidentesarchive-date=2012-06-29}}1846Carlos Antonio LópezVice president during the absence of President Carlos Antonio López, who toured the interior of the country for almost a year.
[[File:Lopez1870.jpg100px]]Francisco Solano López
(1827–1870)10 September 186216 October 1862Assumed the vice presidency after the death of his father, Carlos Antonio López. Elected as president by the Congress.
[[File:Don F. Sanchez, Ministre d'État, vice-président de la république du Paraguay..jpg100px]]Domingo Francisco Sánchez
(1795–1870)25 May 18651 March 1870Francisco Solano LópezActing 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Term of officePartyElectionPresidentNotes
StartEnd12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
[[File:Cayo Miltos.jpg100px]]Cayo Miltos
(1843–1871)25 November 18707 January 1871Independent (politician)}}"1870Cirilo Antonio RivarolaDied in office.
*Vacant
7 January 1871 – 9 December 1871*}}
[[File:Salvador Silvestre del Rosario Jovellanos Guanes.jpg100px]]Salvador Jovellanos
(1833–1881)9 December 187118 December 1871Independent (politician)}}"Appointed by the Congress. Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Cirilo Antonio Rivarola.
*Vacant
18 December 1871 – 25 November 1874*}}Salvador Jovellanos
[[File:José Higinio Uriarte del Barrio.jpg100px]]Higinio Uriarte
(1843–1909)25 November 187412 April 1877Independent (politician)}}"1874Juan Bautista GillAssumed the presidency after the assassination of Juan Bautista Gill.
*Vacant
12 April 1877 – 25 November 1878*}}Higinio Uriarte
[[File:Adolfo Saguier.jpg100px]]Adolfo Saguier
(1832–1902)25 November 18784 September 1880Independent (politician)}}"1878Cándido BareiroOusted from office by a coup d'état.
*Vacant
4 September 1880 – 25 November 1882*}}Bernardino Caballero
[[File:Juan Antonio Jara.jpg100px]]Juan Antonio Jara
(1845–1887)25 November 188225 November 1886Independent (politician)}}"1882
[[File:Del Rosario Miranda.jpg100px]]José del Rosario Miranda
(1832–1903)25 November 188625 November 1890Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado1886Patricio Escobar
[[File:Marcos Antonio Morínigo Fleytas.jpg100px]]Marcos Morínigo
(1848–1901)25 November 18909 June 1894Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado1890Juan Gualberto GonzálezAssumed the presidency after the forced resignation of Juan Gualberto González.
*Vacant
9 June 1894 – 25 November 1894*}}Marcos Morínigo
[[File:Facundo Ynsfrán.jpg100px]]Facundo Ynsfrán
(1860–1902)25 November 189425 November 1898Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado1894Juan Bautista Egusquiza
[[File:Andrés Héctor Carvallo Acosta.jpg100px]]Andrés Héctor Carvallo
(1862–1934)25 November 18989 January 1902Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado1898Emilio AcevalAssumed the presidency after the forced resignation of Emilio Aceval.
*Vacant
9 January 1902 – 25 November 1902*}}Andrés Héctor Carvallo
[[File:Vice_Domínguez.jpg100px]]Manuel Domínguez
(1868–1935)25 November 190219 December 1904Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado1902Juan Antonio EscurraOusted from office by a coup d'état.
*Vacant
19 December 1904 – 25 November 1906*}}Gaona
Báez
[[File:Emiliano González Navero, presidente de la República del Paraguay.JPG100px]]Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934)25 November 19064 July 1908Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1906Benigno FerreiraAssumed the presidency after Benigno Ferreira was deposed in a coup d'état.
*Vacant
4 July 1908 – 25 November 1910*}}Emiliano González Navero
[[File:Juan Bautista Gaona 1904.jpg100px]]Juan Bautista Gaona
(1845–1932)25 November 191017 January 1911Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1910Manuel GondraOusted from office by a coup d'état.
*Vacant
17 January 1911 – 15 August 1912*}}Jara
Rojas
Peña
González Navero
[[File:Pedro bobadilla.jpg100px]]Pedro Bobadilla
(1858–?)15 August 191215 August 1916Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1912Eduardo Schaerer
[[File:José Pedro Montero Candia.jpg100px]]José Pedro Montero
(1878–1927)15 August 19165 June 1919Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1916Manuel FrancoAssumed the presidency after the death of Manuel Franco.
*Vacant
5 June 1919 – 15 August 1920*}}José Pedro Montero
[[File:Expresidente Félix Paiva.jpg100px]]Félix Paiva
(1877–1965)15 August 192029 October 1921Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1920Manuel GondraAssumed the presidency after the resignation of Manuel Gondra.
*Vacant
29 October 1921 – 15 August 1924*}}Paiva
Eusebio Ayala
Eligio Ayala
Riart
[[File:Vice Manuel Burgos.jpg100px]]Manuel Burgos
(1871–1947)15 August 192415 August 1928Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1924Eligio Ayala
[[File:Emiliano González Navero, presidente de la República del Paraguay.JPG100px]]Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934)15 August 192825 October 1931Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1928José Patricio GuggiariAssumed the presidency after José Patricio Guggiari resigned to stand an impeachment.
*Vacant
25 October 1931 – 27 January 1932*}}Emiliano González Navero
[[File:Emiliano González Navero, presidente de la República del Paraguay.JPG100px]]Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934)27 January 193215 August 1932Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"LiberalJosé Patricio GuggiariRestoration of its original mandate after José Patricio Guggiari was absolved from impeachment.
[[File:Raúl Casal Ribeiro.jpg100px]]Raúl Casal Ribeiro
(1887–1952)15 August 193217 February 1936Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1932Eusebio AyalaDeposed after the Febrerista Revolution.
*Vacant
17 February 1936 – 15 August 1939*}}Franco
Paiva
[[File:LUIS RIART.jpg100px]]Luis Alberto Riart
(1880–1953)15 August 193918 February 1940Liberal Party (Paraguay)}}"Liberal1939José Félix EstigarribiaOusted from office by a self-coup of José Félix Estigarribia.
*Vacant
18 February 1940 – 10 July 1940*}}
*Post abolished
10 July 1940 – 15 August 1993*}}
Morínigo
Frutos
González
Rolón
López
Chaves
Pereira
Stroessner
Rodríguez
Ángel Seifart
(1940–2018)15 August 199315 August 1998Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado1993Juan Carlos Wasmosy
[[File:Luis M. Argaña.jpg100px]]Luis María Argaña
(1932–1999)15 August 199823 March 1999Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado1998Raúl CubasAssassinated.
*Vacant
23 March 1999 – 2 September 2000*}}
Luis Ángel González Macchi
[[File:Julio César Franco.jpg100px]]Julio César Franco
(1951–)2 September 200016 October 2002Authentic Radical Liberal Party}}"Authentic Radical Liberal2000Resigned to run for presidency.
*Vacant
16 October 2002 – 15 August 2003*}}
[[File:Luis Castiglioni detail 050601-D-2987S-010.jpg100px]]Luis Alberto Castiglioni
(1962–)15 August 20034 October 2007Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado2003Nicanor DuarteResigned to run for presidency.
*Vacant
4 October 2007 – 21 November 2007*}}
[[File:Francisco Oviedo.jpg100px]]Francisco Oviedo
(1956–)21 November 200715 August 2008Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–ColoradoAppointed by the Congress.
[[File:Federico Franco.jpg100px]]Federico Franco
(1962–)15 August 200822 June 2012Authentic Radical Liberal Party}}"Authentic Radical Liberal2008Fernando LugoAssumed the presidency after the impeachment of Fernando Lugo.
*Vacant
22 June 2012 – 27 June 2012*}}Federico Franco
[[File:Oscar Denis.jpg100px]]Óscar Denis
(1946–)27 June 201215 August 2013Authentic Radical Liberal Party}}"Authentic Radical LiberalAppointed by the Congress.
[[File:Juan Afara.jpg100px]]Juan Afara
(1960–)15 August 201311 April 2018Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado2013Horacio CartesResigned to run for senator.
*Vacant
11 April 2018 – 9 May 2018*}}
[[File:Alicia_Pucheta.jpg100px]]Alicia Pucheta
(1950–)9 May 201815 August 2018Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–ColoradoAppointed by the Congress.
[[File:Hugo Velázquez.jpg100px]]Hugo Velázquez
(1966–)15 August 201815 August 2023Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado2018Mario Abdo Benítez
[[File:AllianaDiputado.jpg100px]]Pedro Alliana
(1974–)15 August 2023IncumbentColorado Party (Paraguay)}}"ANR–Colorado2023Santiago Peña

References

References

  1. (June 29, 2012). "Vicepresidencia de la Republica".
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