Vice President of Paraguay

The Vice President of Paraguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Paraguayan government, after the President of Paraguay. The position of Vice President was created with the Constitution of 1844, although it was the title gave to ex officio members temporarily replacing the elected President in case of death or absence, and was not a position elected along the President.

Vice President of the Republic of Paraguay Vicepresidente de la República del Paraguay
Coat of arms of Paraguay
Incumbent Hugo Velázquez since 15 August 2018
Style	Excelentísimo/a Señor/a
Residence	Mburuvicha Róga
Seat	Palacio de los López
Term length	Five years, non-renewable
Inaugural holder	Mariano González
Formation	13 March 1844
Website	www.presidencia.gov.py

The Constitution of 1870 installed the position with a permanent character, being elected along the President and assigning to it the Presidency of the National Congress and the one of the Senate.

The position disappeared between 1940 and 1993, being that the Constitutions of 1940 and 1967 abolished it. Only in 1992, with the new National Constitution, the position of Vice President was reinstalled within the political institutional scheme of Paraguay.

The Vice President serves a five-year term, running on the same ticket as the President. He is not eligible for reelection. A Vice President may run for President, provided that he leaves office at least six months before election day.

List of Vice Presidents of Paraguay

Vice President as acting President (1844–1870)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		President	Notes
			Start	End
–		Mariano González (?–?)	1845[1]	1846	Carlos Antonio López	Vice President during the absence of President Carlos Antonio López, who toured the interior of the country for almost a year.
–		Francisco Solano López (1827–1870)	10 September 1862	16 October 1862	Himself	Assumed the Vice Presidency after the death of his father, Carlos Antonio López. Elected as President by the Congress.
–		Domingo Francisco Sánchez (1795–1870)	1862[1]	1 March 1870	Francisco Solano López	Acting president as Francisco Solano López commanded the army in the Paraguayan War. Killed in the Battle of Cerro Corá.

Vice President as permanent position (1870–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Election	President	Notes
			Start	End
1		Cayo Miltos (1843–1871)	25 November 1870	7 January 1871		—	1870	Cirilo Antonio Rivarola	Died in office.
Vacant 7 January 1871 – 9 December 1871
2		Salvador Jovellanos (1833–1881)	9 December 1871	18 December 1871		—	—		Appointed by the Congress. Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Cirilo Antonio Rivarola.
Vacant 18 December 1871 – 25 November 1874								Salvador Jovellanos
3		Higinio Uriarte (1843–1909)	25 November 1874	12 April 1877		—	1874	Juan Bautista Gill	Assumed the presidency after the assassination of Juan Bautista Gill.
Vacant 12 April 1877 – 25 November 1878								Higinio Uriarte
4		Adolfo Saguier (1832–1902)	25 November 1878	4 September 1880		—	1878	Cándido Bareiro	Ousted from office by a coup d'état.
Vacant 4 September 1880 – 25 November 1882								Bernardino Caballero
5		Juan Antonio Jara (1845–1887)	25 November 1882	25 November 1886		—	1882
6		José del Rosario Miranda (1832–1903)	25 November 1886	25 November 1890		ANR–Colorado	1886	Patricio Escobar
7		Marcos Morínigo (1848–1901)	25 November 1890	9 June 1894		ANR–Colorado	1890	Juan Gualberto González	Assumed the presidency after the forced resignation of Juan Gualberto González.
Vacant 9 June 1894 – 25 November 1894								Marcos Morínigo
8		Facundo Ynsfrán (1860–1902)	25 November 1894	25 November 1898		ANR–Colorado	1894	Juan Bautista Egusquiza
9		Andrés Héctor Carvallo (1862–1934)	25 November 1898	9 January 1902		ANR–Colorado	1898	Emilio Aceval	Assumed the presidency after the forced resignation of Emilio Aceval.
Vacant 9 January 1902 – 25 November 1902								Andrés Héctor Carvallo
10		Manuel Domínguez (1868–1935)	25 November 1902	19 December 1904		ANR–Colorado	1902	Juan Antonio Escurra	Ousted from office by a coup d'état.
Vacant 19 December 1904 – 25 November 1906								Gaona
								Báez
11		Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934)	25 November 1906	4 July 1908		Liberal	1906	Benigno Ferreira	Assumed the presidency after Benigno Ferreira was deposed in a coup d'état.
Vacant 4 July 1908 – 25 November 1910								Emiliano González Navero
12		Juan Bautista Gaona (1845–1932)	25 November 1910	17 January 1911		Liberal	1910	Manuel Gondra	Ousted from office by a coup d'état.
Vacant 17 January 1911 – 15 August 1912								Jara
								Rojas
								Peña
								González Navero
13		Pedro Bobadilla (1858–?)	15 August 1912	15 August 1916		Liberal	1912	Eduardo Schaerer
14		José Pedro Montero (1878–1927)	15 August 1916	5 June 1919		Liberal	1916	Manuel Franco	Assumed the presidency after the death of Manuel Franco.
Vacant 5 June 1919 – 15 August 1920								José Pedro Montero
15		Félix Paiva (1877–1965)	15 August 1920	29 October 1921		Liberal	1920	Manuel Gondra	Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Manuel Gondra.
Vacant 29 October 1921 – 15 August 1924								Paiva
								Eusebio Ayala
								Eligio Ayala
								Riart
16		Manuel Burgos (1871–1947)	15 August 1924	15 August 1928		Liberal	1924	Eligio Ayala
17		Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934)	15 August 1928	25 October 1931		Liberal	1928	José Patricio Guggiari	Assumed the presidency after José Patricio Guggiari resigned to stand an impeachment.
Vacant 25 October 1931 – 27 January 1932								Emiliano González Navero
18		Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934)	27 January 1932	15 August 1932		Liberal	—	José Patricio Guggiari	Restoration of its original mandate after José Patricio Guggiari was absolved from impeachment.
19		Raúl Casal Ribeiro (1887–1952)	15 August 1932	17 February 1936		Liberal	1932	Eusebio Ayala	Deposed after the Febrerista Revolution.
Vacant 17 February 1936 – 15 August 1939								Franco
								Paiva
20		Luis Alberto Riart (1880–1953)	15 August 1939	18 February 1940		Liberal	1939	José Félix Estigarribia	Ousted from office by a self-coup of José Félix Estigarribia.
Vacant 18 February 1940 – 10 July 1940
Post abolished 10 July 1940 – 15 August 1993
								Morínigo
								Frutos
								González
								Rolón
								López
								Chaves
								Pereira
								Stroessner
								Rodríguez
21		Ángel Seifart (1941–2018)	15 August 1993	15 August 1998		ANR–Colorado	1993	Juan Carlos Wasmosy
22		Luis María Argaña (1932–1999)	15 August 1998	23 March 1999		ANR–Colorado	1998	Raúl Cubas	Assassinated.
Vacant 23 March 1999 – 2 September 2000
								Luis Ángel González Macchi
23		Julio César Franco (1951–)	2 September 2000	16 October 2002		Authentic Radical Liberal	2000		Resigned to run for presidency.
Vacant 16 October 2002 – 15 August 2003
24		Luis Alberto Castiglioni (1962–)	15 August 2003	4 October 2007		ANR–Colorado	2003	Nicanor Duarte	Resigned to run for presidency.
Vacant 4 October 2007 – 21 November 2007
25		Francisco Oviedo (1956–)	21 November 2007	15 August 2008		ANR–Colorado	—		Appointed by the Congress.
26		Federico Franco (1962–)	15 August 2008	22 June 2012		Authentic Radical Liberal	2008	Fernando Lugo	Assumed the presidency after the impeachment of Fernando Lugo.
Vacant 22 June 2012 – 27 June 2012								Federico Franco
27		Óscar Denis (1946–)	27 June 2012	15 August 2013		Authentic Radical Liberal	—		Appointed by the Congress.
28		Juan Afara (1960–)	15 August 2013	11 April 2018		ANR–Colorado	2013	Horacio Cartes	Resigned to run for Senator.
Vacant 11 April 2018 – 9 May 2018
29		Alicia Pucheta (1950–)	9 May 2018	15 August 2018		ANR–Colorado	—		Appointed by the Congress.
30		Hugo Velázquez (1967–)	15 August 2018	Incumbent		ANR–Colorado	2018	Mario Abdo Benítez

References

1. "Vicepresidencia de la Republica". web.archive.org. June 29, 2012.

External links

• Galería de Vicepresidentes
• Vicepresidency of the Republic of Paraguay (in Spanish)
• Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay - The Vicepresident (in Spanish)
• List of current Vice Presidents