President of Guatemala

President of Guatemala

Presidential Flag of Guatemala
Incumbent
Jimmy Morales

since 14 January 2016
Style Mr. President
(informal)
Most Excellent Mr. President of the Republic
(formal)
His Excellency
(alternative formal, diplomatic)
His Eminence
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 Government of Guatemala
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The President of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala.

The position of President was created in 1847. From 1821 until 1847, the head of state of Guatemala was styled simply as Head of State (Spanish: Jefe de Estado).

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

Heads of State of the Independent Republic of Guatemala (1839–present)

Heads of State (1839–1847)

Head of State Term of Office Political Affiliation
1 Mariano Rivera Paz 3 December 1839 25 February 1842 Liberal
2 José Venancio López Requena
Acting Head of State
25 February 1842 14 May 1842 Liberal
3 Mariano Rivera Paz 14 May 1842 14 December 1844 Liberal
4 Rafael Carrera 14 December 1844 21 March 1847 Conservative

Presidents (1847–present)

President Term of Office Political Affiliation
5 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 Independent
6 Rafael Carrera 6 November 1851 14 April 1865 Conservative
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol
Acting President
14 April 1865 24 May 1865 Conservative
7 Vicente Cerna Sandoval 24 May 1865 29 June 1871 Conservative
8 Miguel García Granados 29 June 1871 4 June 1873 Liberal
9 Justo Rufino Barrios 4 June 1873 2 April 1885 Liberal
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi
Acting President
2 April 1885 5 April 1885 Liberal
10 Manuel Barillas 6 April 1885 15 March 1892 Liberal
11 José María Reina Barrios 15 March 1892 8 February 1898 Liberal
12 Manuel Estrada Cabrera 8 February 1898 15 April 1920 Liberal
13 Carlos Herrera 15 April 1920 10 December 1921 Unionist Party
14 José María Orellana 10 December 1921 26 September 1926 Liberal
15 Lázaro Chacón González 26 September 1926 2 January 1931 Unionist Party
José María Reina Andrade
Acting President
2 January 1931 14 February 1931 Liberal
16 Jorge Ubico 14 February 1931 4 July 1944 Liberal
17 Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
Acting President
4 July 1944 20 October 1944 Liberal
Revolutionary Government Junta 20 October 1944 15 March 1945 Military
18 Juan José Arévalo 15 March 1945 15 March 1951 Revolutionary Action Party
19 Jacobo Árbenz 15 March 1951 27 June 1954
(Deposed)
Revolutionary Action Party /
Party of the Guatemalan Revolution
Carlos Enrique Díaz de León
Provisional President
27 June 1954 28 June 1954 Military
Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre
Chairman of Military Junta
29 June 1954 8 July 1954 Military
20 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
21 Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes 2 March 1958 31 March 1963 Military /
National Democratic Reconciliation Party
22 Enrique Peralta Azurdia 31 March 1963 1 July 1966 Institutional Democratic Party
23 Julio César Méndez Montenegro 1 July 1966 1 July 1970 Revolutionary Party
24 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio 1 July 1970 1 July 1974 Institutional Democratic Party
25 Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García 1 July 1974 1 July 1978 Institutional Democratic Party
26 Fernando Romeo Lucas García 1 July 1978 23 March 1982 Institutional Democratic Party
27 Efraín Ríos Montt 23 March 1982 8 August 1983 Military
28 Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores 8 August 1983 14 January 1986 Military
29 Vinicio Cerezo 14 January 1986 14 January 1991 Guatemalan Christian Democracy
30 Jorge Serrano Elías 14 January 1991 1 June 1993 Solidarity Action Movement
31 Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero 1 June 1993 5 June 1993 Solidarity Action Movement
32 Ramiro de León Carpio 6 June 1993 14 January 1996 Independent
33 Álvaro Arzú 14 January 1996 14 January 2000 National Advancement Party /
Unionist Party
34 Alfonso Portillo 14 January 2000 14 January 2004 Guatemalan Republican Front
35 Óscar Berger 14 January 2004 14 January 2008 National Solidarity Party /
Grand National Alliance
36 Álvaro Colom 14 January 2008 14 January 2012 National Unity of Hope
38 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
39 Jimmy Morales 14 January 2016 Incumbent National Convergence Front

Latest election

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Jimmy MoralesNational Convergence Front1,167,03023.852,750,84767.44
Sandra TorresNational Unity of Hope967,24219.761,328,38132.56
Manuel BaldizónRenewed Democratic Liberty961,28419.64
Alejandro GiammatteiFuerza315,7746.45
Zury RíosVision with Values288,4215.89
Lizardo SosaTodos260,8015.33
Mario David GarcíaPatriotic Party226,3724.63
Roberto González Díaz-DuránCREOUnionist Party168,7153.45
Mario EstradaNational Change Union168,6643.45
Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez National Advancement Party151,6553.10
Miguel Ángel SandovalWinaqURNG–MAIZ103,3002.11
José Ángel LópezEncounter for Guatemala44,3600.91
Luis Fernando PérezInstitutional Republican Party41,9640.86
Aníbal GarcíaNew Republic Movement28,4270.58
Invalid/blank votes495,996176,647
Total5,390,0051004,079,228100
Registered voters/turnout7,556,87371.337,556,87356.32
Source: TSE

References

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