President of Guatemala
President of Guatemala | |
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Presidential Flag of Guatemala | |
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 | |
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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 | |
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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
Candidates — Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
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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
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