Vice President of Bolivia

The Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia) or Vice President of Bolivia (Spanish: Vicepresidente de Bolivia), is the second highest political position in Bolivia. The Vice President replaces the President in his definitive absence or others impediment and is the President of the Legislative Assembly.

The first Vice President of Bolivia was José Ramón de Loayza, elected by President Pedro Blanco and by the Conventional Assembly in 1828. The Constitution of 1839 eliminated the Vice President position, making the President of the Senate the first in the presidential order of succession instead, a situation that lasted until 1878, when a new Constitution under Hilarión Daza reincorporated the Vice President position, but no Vice Presidents were elected until 1880.

The Constitution of 1880 incorporated the figure of two Vice Presidents, who were elected like the President by direct vote, but with different powers: The First Vice President presided over the Senate and was empowered to replace or succeed the President, The Second Vice President only had the function of replacing or succeeding the President, in case of absence, resignation, inability or death of the First Vice President. This dual form of the Vice Presidents, was in force until 1921 when the Congress-Convention of 1921, convened by Bautista Saavedra abolished the double Vice Presidency.

The unconstitutional government of Carlos Quintanilla amended the Constitution removing the position of Vice President, by a simple decree, once again making the President of the Senate first in the presidential order of succession. This made that Enrique Peñaranda was elected without a Vice President. This lasted until 1945 when the Congress appointed Julián Montellano as Vice President of Gualberto Villarroel.[1]

List of Vice Presidents of Bolivia

Single Vice Presidency (1828–1880)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		President	Notes	R.
		Start	End
	José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco (1751–1839)	18 December 1828	1 January 1829	Himself		[2]
				Pedro Blanco Soto
Vacant 1 January 1829 – 24 May 1829					José Miguel de Velasco
	José Miguel de Velasco (1795–1859)	24 May 1829	23 July 1835	Andrés de Santa Cruz		[3]
	Mariano Enrique Calvo (1782–1842)	23 July 1835	17 February 1839			[4]
Vacant 17 February 1839 – 26 October 1839					José Miguel de Velasco	The Constitution of 1839 eliminates the Vice President position.
Position abolished 26 October 1839 – 15 February 1878
					List Ágreda, Calvo, J. Ballivián, Guilarte, de Velasco, Belzu, Córdova, Linares, de Achá, Melgarejo, Morales, F. Ametller, A. Ballivián, F. Ametller
Vacant 15 February 1878 – 28 December 1879					Hilarión Daza	The Constitution of 1878 reincorporates the Vice President position.
					Narciso Campero

Double Vice Presidency (1880–1921)

Title	rowspan=2 width="2.5%"	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Elected	President	Notes	R.
	Start			End
Vacant 28 December 1879 – 31 May 1880									Narciso Campero	The Constitution of 1880 incorporates the Double Vice Presidency.
1st Vice President		Aniceto Arce (1824–1906)	31 May 1880	11 March 1881		Conservative	—	Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years. Sentenced to banishment by Narciso Campero.		[5]
	Vacant 11 March 1881 – 4 September 1884
2nd Vice President		Belisario Salinas Belzu (1833–1893)	31 May 1880	4 September 1884		Conservative	Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years.	[6]
1st Vice President		Mariano Baptista (1832–1907)	4 September 1884	15 August 1888		Democratic	1884	Gregorio Pacheco		[7]
2nd Vice President		Jorge Oblitas (1831–1900)	4 September 1884	15 August 1888		Democratic				[8]
1st Vice President		José Manuel del Carpio (?–?)	15 August 1888	4 August 1892		Conservative	1888	Aniceto Arce		[9]
	Vacant 4 August 1892 – 11 August 1892
2nd Vice President		Serapio Reyes Ortiz (1822–1900)	15 August 1888	11 August 1892		Conservative			[10]
1st Vice President		Severo Fernández (1849–1925)	11 August 1892	19 August 1896		Conservative	1892	Mariano Baptista		[11]
2nd Vice President	–		Juan Federico Zuazo (1825–1892)	Died before taking office					Conservative
1st Vice President		Rafael Peña de Flores (1822–1901)	19 August 1896	12 April 1899		Conservative	1896	Severo Fernández	Ousted from office by the Federal Revolution of 1899.	[12]
2nd Vice President		Jenaro Sanjinés Calderón (1843–1913)	19 August 1896	12 April 1899		Conservative			Ousted from office by the Federal Revolution of 1899.	[13]
Vacant 12 April 1899 – 25 October 1899									Federal Government Junta
1st Vice President		Lucio Pérez Velasco (1854–1904)	25 October 1899	24 January 1903		Liberal	—	José Manuel Pando	Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years. Sentenced to banishment by José Manuel Pando.	[14]
	Vacant 24 January 1903 – 14 August 1904
2nd Vice President		Aníbal Capriles Cabrera (1854–1924)	25 October 1899	14 August 1904		Liberal	Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years.		[15]
1st Vice President		Eliodoro Villazón (1848–1939)	14 August 1904	12 August 1909		Liberal	1904	Ismael Montes		[16]
2nd Vice President		Valentín Abecia Ayllón (1846–1910)	14 August 1904	12 August 1909		Liberal				[17]
1st Vice President		Macario Pinilla Vargas (1855–1927)	12 August 1909	14 August 1913		Liberal	1909	Eliodoro Villazón		[18]
2nd Vice President		Juan Misael Saracho (1857–1915)	12 August 1909	14 August 1913		Liberal				[19]
1st Vice President		Juan Misael Saracho (1857–1915)	14 August 1913	1 October 1915		Liberal	1913	Ismael Montes	Died in office.	[19]
	Vacant 1 October 1915 – 15 August 1917
2nd Vice President		José Carrasco Torrico (1863–1921)	14 August 1913	15 August 1917		Liberal			[20]
1st Vice President		Ismael Vázquez Virreira (1865–1930)	15 August 1917	12 July 1920		Liberal	1917	José Gutiérrez Guerra	Ousted from office by a coup d'état.	[21]
2nd Vice President		José Santos Quinteros (1865–1951)	15 August 1917	12 July 1920		Liberal			Ousted from office by a coup d'état.	[22]
Vacant 13 July 1920 – 24 January 1921									Transitional Government Junta

Single Vice Presidency (1921–present)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Elected	President	Notes	R.
		Start	End
Vacant 24 January 1921 – 10 January 1926								Transitional Government Junta	The Convention of 1921 abolished the double Vice Presidency.
								Bautista Saavedra
								Felipe Segundo Guzmán
	Abdón Saavedra (1872–1942)	10 January 1926	28 May 1930		Socialist Republican	Dec.1925	Hernando Siles Reyes		[23]
Vacant 28 May 1930 – 5 March 1931								Council of Ministers
								Carlos Galindo
	José Luis Tejada Sorzano (1882–1938)	5 March 1931	27 November 1934		Genuine Republican	1931	Daniel Salamanca Urey	Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Daniel Salamanca Urey.	[24]
Vacant 28 November 1934 – 28 May 1938								Tejada Sorzano
								David Toro
								Germán Busch
	Enrique Baldivieso (1902–1957)	28 May 1938	24 April 1939		—	—	Appointed by the National Assembly as Vice President. Ousted from office by a self-coup of Germán Busch.		[25]
Vacant 24 April 1939 – 4 December 1939
								Carlos Quintanilla
Position abolished 4 December 1939 – 6 November 1945									Carlos Quintanilla amends the Constitution removing the position of Vice President.
								Enrique Peñaranda
								Gualberto Villarroel
	Julián Montellano (1900–1989)	6 November 1945	21 July 1946		—	—	Appointed by the National Assembly as Vice President. Ousted from office by a coup d'état.		[26]
Vacant 21 July 1946 – 10 March 1947								Néstor Guillén
								Tomás Monje
	Mamerto Urriolagoitía (1895–1974)	10 March 1947	17 October 1949		Republican Socialist Unity	1947	Enrique Hertzog	Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Enrique Hertzog.	[27]
Vacant 17 October 1949 – 15 April 1952								Mamerto Urriolagoitía
								Hugo Ballivián
								Hernán Siles Zuazo
	Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914–1996)	15 April 1952	6 August 1956		Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	—	Víctor Paz Estenssoro		[28]
	Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz (1923–1996)	6 August 1956	24 June 1957		Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	1956	Hernán Siles Zuazo	Resigned.	[29]
Vacant 24 June 1957 – 6 August 1960
	Juan Lechín Oquendo (1914–2001)	6 August 1960	6 August 1964		Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	1960	Víctor Paz Estenssoro		[30]
	René Barrientos (1919–1969)	6 August 1964	4 November 1964		Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	1964		Ousted Víctor Paz Estenssoro in a coup d'état.	[31]
Vacant 4 November 1964 – 6 August 1966								René Barrientos
								Alfredo Ovando Candía
	Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (1925–2005)	6 August 1966	27 April 1969		Social Democratic	1966	René Barrientos	Assumed the presidency after the death of René Barrientos.	[32]
Vacant 27 April 1969 – 10 October 1982								List S. Salinas, Candía, Torres, Banzer, Pereda, Padilla, Guevara, Natusch, G. Tejada, G. M. Tejada, Torrelio, Vildoso
	Jaime Paz Zamora (1939–)	10 October 1982	14 December 1984		Democratic and Popular Union	1980	Hernán Siles Zuazo	Resigned to run for presidency.	[33]
Vacant 14 December 1984 – 6 August 1985
	Julio Garrett Ayllón (1925–2018)	6 August 1985	6 August 1989		Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	1985	Víctor Paz Estenssoro		[34]
	Luis Ossio (1930–2016)	6 August 1989	6 August 1993		Revolutionary Left Movement	1989	Jaime Paz Zamora		[35]
	Víctor Hugo Cárdenas (1951–)	6 August 1993	6 August 1997		Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	1993	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada		[36]
	Jorge Quiroga (1960–)	6 August 1997	7 August 2001		Nationalist Democratic Action	1997	Hugo Banzer	Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Hugo Banzer.	[37]
Vacant 7 August 2001 – 6 August 2002								Jorge Quiroga
	Carlos Mesa (1953–)	6 August 2002	17 October 2003		—	2002	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada.	[38]
Vacant 17 October 2003 – 22 January 2006								Carlos Mesa
								Eduardo Rodríguez
	Álvaro García Linera (1962–)	22 January 2006	22 January 2010		Movement for Socialism	2005	Evo Morales		[39]
		22 January 2010	22 January 2015			2009
		22 January 2015	10 November 2019			2014

See also

• President of Bolivia
• List of current Vice Presidents

References

1. "Historia". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
2. "1828-1829 José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
3. "1829-1835 José Miguel de Velasco Franco". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
4. "1835-1839 Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuellar". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
5. "1880-1881 Aniceto Arce Ruiz". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
6. "1880-1884 Belisario Salinas Belzu". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
7. "1884-1888 Mariano Baptista Caserta". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
8. "1884-1888 Jorge Oblitas". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
9. "1888-1892 Jose Manuel del Carpio". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
10. "1888-1892 Serapio Reyes Ortiz". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
11. "1892-1896 Severo Fernández Alonso". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
12. "1896-1899 Rafael Peña de Flores". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
13. "1896-1899 Jenaro Sanjinés Calderón". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
14. "1899-1903 Lucio Peréz Velasco". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
15. "1899-1904 Aníbal Capriles Cabrera". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
16. "1904-1909 Eliodoro Villazón Montaño". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
17. "1904-1909 Valentín Abecia Ayllón". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
18. "1909-1913 Macario Pinilla Vargas". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
19. "1909-1913 Juan Misael Saracho". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
20. "1913-1917 José Carrasco Torrico". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
21. "1917-1920 Ismael Vásquez Virreira". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
22. "1917-1920 José Santos Quinteros". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
23. "1926-1930 Abdón Saavedra Mallea". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
24. "1931-1934 José Luis Tejada Sorzano". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
25. "1938-1939 Enrique Baldivieso Aparicio". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
26. "1945-1946 Julián V. Montellano Carrasco". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
27. "1947-1949 Mamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
28. "1952-1956 Hernán Siles Zuazo". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
29. "1956-1957 Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
30. "1960-1964 Juan Lechín Oquendo". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
31. "1964 René Barrientos Ortuño". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
32. "1966-1969 Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
33. "1982-1984 Jaime Paz Zamora". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
34. "1985-1989 Julio Garret Ayllón". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
35. "1989-1993 Luis Ossio Sanjinéz". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
36. "1993-1997 Víctor Hugo Cardenas Conde". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
37. "1997-2001 Jorge Quiroga Ramírez". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
38. "2002-2003 Carlos Mesa Gisbert". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
39. "2006-2009 Álvaro García Linera". Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.

External links

• Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish)