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| Vice President of the Republic of Guatemala | |
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| Vicepresidente de la República de Guatemala | |
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| Style | Madam Vice President (informal) Most Excellent Madam Vice President of the Republic (official) Her Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic outside of Guatemala) |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Residence | Guatemalan National Palace |
| Term length | Four years, non-extendable[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Clemente Marroquín Rojas |
| Formation | 1 July 1966 |
| Website | vicepresidencia.gob.gt |
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Vice president of Guatemala (Spanish: Vicepresidente de Guatemala) is a political position in Guatemala which is since 1966 elected concurrently with the position of President of Guatemala. The current vice president is Karin Herrera.
The vice president needs to be a Guatemalan citizen of over 40 years of age.[2]
Historically, there have been provisions for multiple Vice Presidents, officially Designates to the Presidency (Spanish: Designados a la Presidencia), also known as Presidential Designates (Spanish: Designados Presidenciales) elected for one- or two-year-terms. The election was carried in Congress of Guatemala. A provision for First and Second Vice Presidents existed 1882–1921, 1921–1928 and 1956–1966. A provision for First, Second and Third Vice Presidents existed 1921 and 1928–1944.
History of the office holders follows.
- ^ The Constitution does not indicate whether the Vice President can not be re-elected. Article 184.- Election of the President and Vice President of the Republic. The President and Vice President of the Republic shall be elected by the people for a non-extendable period of four years, by universal and secret suffrage. Article 186.- Prohibitions to elect the positions of President or Vice President of the Republic. They will not be eligible for the position of President or Vice President of the Republic: b. The person who exercises the Presidency or Vice Presidency of the Republic when the election for said office is made, or who has exercised it during any time during the presidential period in which the elections are held. Article 187.- The person who has served for any time the office of President of the Republic by popular election, or who has exercised for more than two years in substitution of the owner, may not return to play in any case. The reelection or prolongation of the presidential period by any means, are punishable in accordance with the law. The mandate that is intended to be exercised will be null.
- ^ "Figura vicepresidencial se ha opacado por funciones de Primera Dama". 29 October 2009.