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Vice President of Venezuela

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Field	Value
post	Executive Vice President
body	the Bolivarian Republic Venezuela
native_name	Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
insignia	LogoVPVenezuela2023.svg
insigniasize	150px
insigniacaption	Logo of the Vice President of Venezuela
flagsize	120px
flagcaption	Flag of Venezuela
termlength	No fixed term
At the President's pleasure
residence	La Viñeta
incumbent	Vacant
incumbentsince	5 January 2026
formation	1830
inaugural	Diego Bautista Urbaneja
website	Vicepresidencia de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

At the President's pleasure The Vice President of Venezuela (), officially known as the Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (), is the second highest political position in the government of Venezuela. The vice president is the direct collaborator of the Venezuelan president according to the Constitution. The office of vice president appeared in the Constitution of 1830 until the Constitution of 1858, and once again in the Constitution of 1999. However, in its current (1999) incarnation, the office is more akin to a prime minister in systems as those of France and South Korea.

Since June 14, 2018, Delcy Rodríguez of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela has been vice president, serving with President Nicolás Maduro until his capture in January 2026, which she now acts in her caretaker capacity as the president.

Office of the executive vice president

Functions and duties

According to the Constitution of 1999, the duties of the executive vice president are

To collaborate with the president of the Republic to direct the actions of the Government.
To coordinate the Public National Administration in accordance with the instructions of the president of the Republic.
To propose the appointment and the removal of the ministers to the president of the Republic.
To preside over the Cabinet if the president is absent or with authorization in advance from the president.
To coordinate the relations of the National Executive with the National Assembly.
To preside at the Federal Council of Government.
To name and to remove, in accordance with the law, the officials or national officials whose designation is not attributed to another authority.
To substitute for the president of the Republic on temporary and absolute absences.
To exercise the duties delegated by the president of the Republic.

Appointment and removal

The executive vice president is appointed and removed by the president. The vice president can also be removed with more than two-thirds of the votes in National Assembly. If the National Assembly removes three vice presidents from office during a six-year presidential term, the president is authorized to dissolve the Parliament.

Presidential succession

The executive vice president is the first in line to the succession of the president of Venezuela, when the president is unable to fulfill the duties of office in the exceptional cases established in the Article 233 and 234 of the National Constitution.

Former vice presidents Andrés Navarte, Carlos Soublette, Diosdado Cabello (in April 2002) and Nicolás Maduro (in 2012–2013) were all once acting presidents of Venezuela. Soublette and Maduro were also later elected as president.

List of vice presidents of Venezuela

State of Venezuela (1830–1864)

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office
—
Political party	Notes	President	Vacancy under José María Carreño (1835)	Vacancy under Carlos Soublette (1837–1839)	Vacancy under José Tadeo Monagas (1855–1858)	Vacancy under Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1859–1860)	Vacancy under Pedro Gual Escandón (1861)	Vacancy under José Antonio Páez (1861–1863)
	[[File:Diego Bautista Urbaneja.JPG	border	100px]]	Diego Bautista Urbaneja
(1782–1856)	1830	1833	Interim		[[File:Páez by Lewis B. Adams.JPG	75px	border]]
José Antonio Páez
(1830–1835)
Conservative Party
	[[File:Andres Narvarte 000.jpg	border	100px]]	Andrés Narvarte
(1781–1853)	1830	1835	Indirect elections
Conservative Party		[[File:José María Vargas.jpg	75px	border]]
José María Vargas
(1835)
	[[File:Andres Narvarte 000.jpg	border	100px]]	Andrés Narvarte
(1781–1853)	1835	1836	Indirect elections		[[File:José María Vargas.jpg	75px	border]]
José María Vargas
(1835–1836)
Conservative Party
	[[File:José María Carreño.jpg	border	100px]]	José María Carreño
(1792–1849)	1836	1837	Indirect elections		[[File:Andres Narvarte 000.jpg	75px	border]]
Andrés Narvarte
(1836–1837)
Conservative Party
	[[File:Diego Bautista Urbaneja.JPG	border	100px]]	Diego Bautista Urbaneja
(1782–1856)	1837	Indirect elections		[[File:José María Carreño.jpg	border	75px]]
José María Carreño
(1837)
Conservative Party
	[[File:Carlos Soublette.jpg	border	100px]]	Carlos Soublette
(1789–1870)	1839	1841	Indirect elections		[[File:Páez by Lewis B. Adams.JPG	75px	border]]
José Antonio Páez
(1839–1843)
Conservative Party
	[[File:Santos Michelena 1.jpg	border	100px]]	Santos Michelena
(1797–1848)	1841	1845	Indirect elections
Conservative Party		[[File:Carlos Soublette.jpg	border	75px]]
Carlos Soublette
(1843–1847)
	[[File:Diego Bautista Urbaneja.JPG	border	100px]]	Diego Bautista Urbaneja
(1782–1856)	1845	1847	Indirect elections
Conservative Party		[[File:Jose tadeo monagas.jpg	75px	border]]
José Tadeo Monagas
(1847–1851)
	[[File:Antonio Leocadio Guzmán- Martín Tovar y Tovar.jpg	border	100px]]	Antonio Leocadio Guzmán
(1801–1884)	1847	1851	Indirect elections
Liberal Party		[[File:JoseGregorioMonagas.jpg	75px	border]]
José Gregorio Monagas
(1851–1855)
	[[File:Coat of arms of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg	100px]]	Joaquín Herrera
(1784–1868)	1851	1855	Interim
Liberal Party
	[[File:Manuel Felipe Tovar.jpg	border	100px]]	Manuel Felipe de Tovar
(1803–1866)	1858	1859	Interim		[[File:Juliancastro.jpg	75px	border]]
Julián Castro
(1858–1859)
Liberal Party		[[File:Pedro Gual Escandon.jpg	75px	border]]
Pedro Gual
(1859)
	[[File:Pedro Gual Escandon.jpg	border	100px]]	Pedro Gual Escandón
(1783–1862)	1860	1861	Interim		[[File:Manuel Felipe Tovar.jpg	75px	border]]
Manuel de Tovar
(1859–1861)
Liberal Party
	[[File:Antonio Leocadio Guzmán- Martín Tovar y Tovar.jpg	border	100px]]	Antonio Leocadio Guzmán
(1801–1884)	1863	1868	Indirect elections		[[File:Martin Tovar y Tovar 23.JPG	75px	border]]
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
(1863—1868)
Liberal Party

United States of Venezuela (1901–1928)

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office
—	Notes	President
	[[File:Coat of arms of Venezuela (1911–1930).svg	border	100px]]	Jesús Ramón Ayala
(?–?)	March 1901	April 1904
	[[File:Juan Vicente Gómez.jpg	border	100px]]	Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)	March 1901	April 1904
	[[File:Juan Vicente Gómez.jpg	border	100px]]	Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)	April 1904	1908
	[[File:General José Antonio Velutini Ron.png	border	100px]]	José Antonio Velutini
(1844–1912)	April 1904	1908
	[[File:Jacinta Parejo de Crespo recibe el pésame por Juan Pietri.jpg	border	100px]]	Juan Pietri Pietri
(1849–1911)	Apr 1910	28 May 1911
	[[File:Juan Crisóstomo Gómez.jpg	border	100px]]	Juan Crisóstomo Gómez
(1860–1923)	June 1922	30 June 1923
	[[File:José Vicente Gómez Bello.jpg	border	100px]]	José Vicente Gómez Bello
(1884–1930)	June 1922	May 1928

Fifth Republic (1999–2026)

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office
—
Political party	Notes	President	Vacancy under Pedro Carmona (2002)	Vacancy under Diosdado Cabello (2002)	Vacancy under Delcy Rodríguez (2026–present)
Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:Isaías Rodríguez 2017.png	100px]]	Isaías Rodríguez
(1942–2025)	29 January 2000	24 December 2000	Directly designated	Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías.jpeg	75px	border]]
Hugo Chávez
(1999–2002)
Fifth Republic Movement
Independent}}		[[File:Coat of arms of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg	100px]]	Adina Bastidas
(born 1943)	24 December 2000	13 January 2002	Directly designated
Independent
Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:Diosdado Cabello Rondon.jpg	border	100px]]	Diosdado Cabello
(born 1963)	13 January 2002	12 April 2002	Directly designated
Fifth Republic Movement
Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:Diosdado Cabello Rondon.jpg	border	100px]]	Diosdado Cabello
(born 1963)	14 April 2002	28 April 2002	Directly designated	Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías.jpeg	75px	border]]
Hugo Chávez
(2002–2013)
Fifth Republic Movement
Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:Jose Vicente Rangel.png	border	100px]]	José Vicente Rangel
(1929–2020)	28 April 2002	3 January 2007	Directly designated
Fifth Republic Movement
Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:Jorge Rodríguez Gómez.jpg	border	100px]]	Jorge Rodríguez
(born 1965)	3 January 2007	4 January 2008	Directly designated
Fifth Republic Movement
Fifth Republic Movement}}		[[File:2008-06-26 Рамон Каррисалес.jpg	border	100px]]	Ramón Carrizales
(born 1952)	4 January 2008	26 January 2010	Directly designated
United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		Fifth Republic Movement
United Socialist Party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}
United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		[[File:Elias Jaua, December 2011.jpg	border	100px]]	Elías Jaua
(born 1969)	26 January 2010	13 October 2012	Directly designated
United Socialist Party
United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		[[File:Nicolás Maduro 2023 (cropped2).jpg	border	100px]]	Nicolás Maduro
(born 1962)	13 October 2012	8 March 2013	Directly designated
United Socialist Party
United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		[[File:Jorge Arreaza 01.jpg	border	100px]]	Jorge Arreaza
(born 1973)	8 March 2013	6 January 2016	Directly designated	United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		[[File:Nicolás Maduro 2023 (cropped2).jpg	75px	border]]
Nicolás Maduro
(2013–2026)
United Socialist Party
United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		[[File:Aristóbulo Istúriz 1999.jpg	border	100px]]	Aristóbulo Istúriz
(1946–2021)	6 January 2016	4 January 2017	Directly designated
United Socialist Party
United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		[[File:Tareck El Aissami Portrait.jpg	border	100px]]	Tareck El Aissami
(born 1974)	4 January 2017	14 June 2018	Directly designated
United Socialist Party
United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}		[[File:Delcy Rodriguez June 2016 (27571633682) (cropped).jpg	border	100px]]	Delcy Rodríguez
(born 1969)	14 June 2018	5 January 2026	Directly designated
We Are Venezuela Movement
United Socialist Party

References

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(10 July 2012). "Primos Y Tiranos". Palibrio.
(13 June 2015). "Adina Bastidas: "Yo asumo mi responsabilidad en el tema del control de cambio"". [[Aporrea.org]].

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