Vice President of Panama
Vice President of the Republic of Panama | |
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Vicepresidente de Panamá | |
since 1 July 2019 | |
Style | Mr. Vice President (Informal) The Honorable (Formal) His Excellency (Diplomatic, outside Panama) |
Seat | Panama City, Panama |
Term length | 5 years |
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 |
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
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
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
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–present | Laurentino Cortizo | José Gabriel Carrizo |
Gallery of former designates and vice presidents
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 |
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d https://www.constitucion.gob.pa/tmp/file/53/La-reeleccion-del-presidente-de-la-republica-en-panama-RPP-12.pdf
- ^ a b c d Guizado, Fernando Berguido (July 28, 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ 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. April 17, 1999. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Guizado, Fernando Berguido (July 28, 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
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- ^ a b c Autores, Varios (September 5, 2014). "Panamá. Historia contemporánea (1808-2013)". Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Guizado, Fernando Berguido (July 28, 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ Guizado, Fernando Berguido (July 28, 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ Guizado, Fernando Berguido (July 28, 1987). "La sucesión presidencial en el derecho panameño". Editorial la Antigua, Universidad Santa María la Antigua – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Vicepresidentes: Sin rastros en la historia". Panamá América. April 17, 1999.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160324201524/http://infojuridica.procuraduria-admon.gob.pa/Infojuridica/documento?mime_t=&query_doc=select%20doc_fallo%20from%20procadm.t_fallos%20where%20sec_fallo%20=%205666%20&a=5666