President of Guatemala

President of Guatemala
Presidential Flag of Guatemala
Incumbent Jimmy Morales since 14 January 2016
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Guatemalan National Palace
Term length	Four years, non-renewable
Inaugural holder	Rafael Carrera
Formation	21 March 1847
Salary	Q. 1.694.004.00 annually
Website	Gobierno de Guatemala

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The President of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala.

Title

The title of "President of Guatemala" has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1847.

The title of "President" has been used by democratically elected leaders and appointed heads of state, as well as by dictators who took power by military coup.

Chiefs of State of Guatemala within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1839)

Alejandro Díaz Cabeza de Vaca (Provisional): 15 September 1824 – 12 October 1824
Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda: 12 October 1824 – 9 September 1826
Cirilo Flores (Acting): 9 September 1826 – 13 October 1826
José Domingo Estrada (Acting): 2 January 1827 – 1 March 1827
Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol: 1 March 1827 – 13 April 1829
Mariano Zenteno (Provisional): 13 April 1829 – 30 April 1829
Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda: 30 April 1829 – 23 August 1829
Pedro Molina Mazariegos: 23 August 1829 – 10 February 1831
José Gregorio Márquez (Acting): 10 February 1831 – 28 August 1831
Mariano Gálvez: 28 August 1831 – 3 March 1838
Pedro José Valenzuela y Jáuregui (Acting): 3 March 1838 – 29 July 1838
Mariano Rivera Paz (Acting): 29 July 1838 – 30 January 1839
Carlos Salazar Castro (Provisional): 30 January 1839 – 13 April 1839
Mariano Rivera Paz (Acting): 13 April 1839 – 3 December 1839

Independent Guatemala (1839–present)

Heads of State (1839–1847)

Head of State	Took office	Left office	Party
Mariano Rivera Paz	3 December 1839	25 February 1842	Liberal
José Venancio López Requena Acting	25 February 1842	14 May 1842	Liberal
Mariano Rivera Paz	14 May 1842	14 December 1844	Liberal
Rafael Carrera	14 December 1844	21 March 1847	Conservative

Presidents of the Republic (1847–present)

President	Took office	Left office	Party
Rafael Carrera	21 March 1847	16 August 1848	Conservative
Juan Antonio Martínez Acting President	16 August 1848	28 November 1848	Conservative
José Bernardo Escobar Acting President	28 November 1848	1 January 1849	Conservative
Mariano Peredes Acting President	1 January 1849	6 November 1851	Non-partisan
Rafael Carrera	6 November 1851	14 April 1865	Conservative
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Acting President	14 April 1865	24 May 1865	Conservative
Vicente Cerna Sandoval	24 May 1865	29 June 1871	Conservative
Miguel García Granados	29 June 1871	4 June 1873	Liberal
Justo Rufino Barrios	4 June 1873	2 April 1885	Liberal
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi Acting President	2 April 1885	5 April 1885	Liberal
Manuel Barillas	6 April 1885	15 March 1892	Liberal
José María Reina Barrios	15 March 1892	8 February 1898	Liberal
Manuel Estrada Cabrera	8 February 1898	15 April 1920	Liberal
Carlos Herrera	15 April 1920	10 December 1921	Unionist Party
José María Orellana	10 December 1921	26 September 1926	Liberal
Lázaro Chacón González	26 September 1926	2 January 1931	Unionist Party
José María Reina Andrade Acting President	2 January 1931	14 February 1931	Liberal
Jorge Ubico	14 February 1931	4 July 1944	Liberal
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides Acting President	4 July 1944	20 October 1944	Liberal
Revolutionary Government Junta	20 October 1944	15 March 1945	Military
Juan José Arévalo	15 March 1945	15 March 1951	Revolutionary Action Party
Jacobo Árbenz	15 March 1951	27 June 1954	Revolutionary Action Party/Party of the Guatemalan Revolution
Carlos Enrique Díaz de León (provisional)	27 June 1954	28 June 1954	Military
Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (Chairman of Military Junta)	29 June 1954	8 July 1954	Military
Carlos Castillo Armas	8 July 1954	26 July 1957	Military
Luis Arturo González López Acting President	27 July 1957	24 October 1957	National Progress Party
Óscar Mendoza Azurdia (Chairman of Military Junta)	24 October 1957	26 October 1957	Military
Guillermo Flores Avendaño Acting President	26 October 1957	2 March 1958	Military
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes	2 March 1958	31 March 1963	Military/National Democratic Reconciliation Party
Enrique Peralta Azurdia	31 March 1963	1 July 1966	Military/Institutional Democratic Party
Julio César Méndez Montenegro	1 July 1966	1 July 1970	Revolutionary Party
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio	1 July 1970	1 July 1974	Military/National Liberation Movement
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García	1 July 1974	1 July 1978	Military/National Liberation Movement/Institutional Democratic Party
Fernando Romeo Lucas García	1 July 1978	23 March 1982	Military/Institutional Democratic Party/Revolutionary Party
Efraín Ríos Montt	23 March 1982	8 August 1983	Military
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores	8 August 1983	14 January 1986	Military
Vinicio Cerezo	14 January 1986	14 January 1991	Guatemalan Christian Democracy
Jorge Serrano Elías	14 January 1991	1 June 1993	Solidarity Action Movement
Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero	1 June 1993	5 June 1993	Solidarity Action Movement
Ramiro de León Carpio	6 June 1993	14 January 1996	None
Álvaro Arzú	14 January 1996	14 January 2000	National Advancement Party/Unionist Party
Alfonso Portillo	14 January 2000	14 January 2004	Guatemalan Republican Front
Óscar Berger	14 January 2004	14 January 2008	National Solidarity Party/Grand National Alliance
Álvaro Colom	14 January 2008	14 January 2012	National Unity of Hope
Otto Pérez Molina	14 January 2012	3 September 2015	Patriotic Party/Grand National Alliance
Alejandro Maldonado Acting President	3 September 2015	14 January 2016	Independent
Jimmy Morales	14 January 2016	Incumbent	National Convergence Front

Latest election

Main article: Guatemalan general election, 2011

**Summary of the 11 September and 6 November 2011 Guatemalan presidential election result**
Candidates — Parties	1st round		2nd round
Candidates — Parties	Votes	%	Votes	%
Otto Pérez Molina — Patriotic Party (PP)	1,611,493	36.01%	2,300,979	53.74%
Manuel Baldizón — Renewed Democratic Liberty (LIDER)	1,038,287	23.20%	1,981,003	46.26%
Eduardo Suger — Commitment, Renovation and Order (CREO)	732,842	16.38%
Mario Estrada — National Change Union (UCN)	383,643	8.57%
Harold Caballeros — Vision with Values (VIVA) & Encounter for Guatemala (EG)	275,475	6.16%
Rigoberta Menchú — Broad Left Front— Winaq, Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG-MAIZ) & New Nation Alternative (ANN)	146,353	3.27%
Juan Gutiérrez — National Advancement Party (PAN)	123,648	2.76%
Patricia de Arzú — Unionist Party (PU)	97,381	2.18%
Alejandro Giammattei — Social Action Centre (CASA)	46,395	1.04%
Adela Camacho de Torrebiarte — Action of National Development (ADN)	19,038	0.43%
Valid votes	4,474,555	100.00%	4,281,982	100.00%
Blank votes	398,962		58,202
Invalid votes	219,713		124,934
Total votes (voter turnout: 69.38% / 60.83%)	5,093,230		4,465,118
Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral^[1] Second round^[2]

References

↑ Tribunal Supremo Electoral (27-09-2011) Acuerdo No. 1319-2011 - Resultados oficiales. Consulted: 2011-09-29.
↑ Tribunal Supremo Electoral. (01/12/2011) Segunda Elección Presidencial. Resultados preliminares. Consulted: 2011-12-01

Heads of state of Guatemala

Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1839); Supreme Chiefs of State	direct central rule, 1823–24 Díaz* Barrundia direct central rule, 1826–27 J. Estrada* de Aycinena Zenteno* Barrundia Molina Márquez* Gálvez Valenzuela* Rivera* Salazar* Rivera*

Republic of Guatemala (since 1839); Presidents	Rivera López Requena* Rivera Carrera Martínez* Escobar* Paredes* Carrera Aycinena* Cerna García Granados Barrios Sinibaldi* Barillas Reina M. Estrada† Herrera Orellana Chacón Reina* Ubico† Ponce Vaides* † Junta (Arana†, Árbenz†, Toriello) Arévalo Árbenz Díaz* Monzón† Castillo† González López* Mendoza† Flores* Ydígoras† Peralta† Méndez Arana† Laugerud† Lucas† Ríos Montt† Mejía Victores† Cerezo Serrano Elías Espina* de León Arzú Portillo Berger Colom Pérez Molina Maldonado* Morales

* interim; † military

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Years in Guatemala (1821-present)

19th century	1821

20th century	1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

21st century	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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Current heads of state in Central American countries

Elizabeth II (Belize) Luis Guillermo Solís (Costa Rica) Salvador Sánchez Cerén (El Salvador) Jimmy Morales (Guatemala) Juan Orlando Hernández (Honduras) Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua) Juan Carlos Varela (Panama)

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