President of Guatemala

The president of Guatemala (Template:Langx), officially titled President of the Republic of Guatemala (Template:Langx), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a single four-year term. The position of President was created in 1839.

Selection process

Eligibility

Article 185 of the Constitution, sets the following requirements to qualify for the presidency:

• be Guatemalan of origin who is a citizen in good standing;
• be at least 40 years old.

A person who meets the above qualifications would, however, still be disqualified from holding the office of president if the individual:

• Was the leader or the head of a coup d'état, armed revolution, or similar movement, that had altered the constitutional order, and as a result of their actions became the Head of Government;
• Exercised the role of President or Vice President during an election, or at any point within the presidential period in which elections are conducted.
• Are relatives of the incumbent president or vice president prior to the succeeding election;
• Served as a Minister within the government, for any time in the six months before the election;
• Served as a member of the Armed Forces unless they are on leave or have been in retirement for at least five years before the election;
• Are ministers of any religion or cult;
• Are magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.

Term Limit

The President serves a four-year term and is prohibited from seeking re-election or extending their tenure. Moreover, a person who held the position of president for more than two years is barred from running for office again.

Executive powers

Article 183 of the Constitution, confers the following duties and competencies to the president:

• Comply with and enforce the Constitution and laws.
• Provide the defense and security of the Nation, as well as the preservation of public order.
• Exercise the command of the Armed Forces of Guatemala with all the respective functions and attributions.
• Exercise the command of the National Police.
• Approve, promulgate, execute and enforce laws.
• Dictate the provisions that are necessary in cases of serious emergency or public calamity, having to report to the Congress in its immediate sessions.
• Submit proposals of laws to the Congress.
• Exercise the right of veto with respect to the laws issued by the Congress, except in cases in which it is not necessary to sanction the executive branch in accordance with the Constitution.
• Present annually to the Congress, at the beginning of its session, written report on the general situation of the Republic and of the business of its administration carried out during the previous year.
• Submit annually to the Congress, for approval with no less than one hundred and twenty days prior to the date on which the fiscal year begins, through the Ministry of Public Finance, the draft budget that contains in detail the income and expenditures of the State. If the Congress is not in session, it must hold extraordinary sessions to hear about the project.
• Submit for consideration of the Congress for approval, and before ratification, treaties and conventions of international character and contracts and concessions on public services.
• To summon the Legislative Organism to extraordinary sessions when the interests of the Republic demand it.
• Coordinate the development policy of the Nation through the Council of Ministers.
• Preside over the Council of Ministers and exercise the function of hierarchical superior of the officials and employees of the Executive Organism.
• Maintain the territorial integrity and dignity of the Nation.
• Direct foreign policy and international relations, pronounce, ratify and denounce treaties and agreements in accordance with the Constitution.
• Receive the diplomatic representatives, as well as issue and withdraw the exequatur to the patents of the consuls.
• Administer public finances in accordance with the law.
• Exonerate of fines and surcharges to the taxpayers who have incurred in them for not covering the taxes within the legal terms for acts or omissions in the administrative order.
• Appoint and remove ministers of state, deputy ministers, secretaries and undersecretaries of the presidency, ambassadors and other officials that correspond to it according to the law.
• Grant premiums, pensions and subsidies in accordance with the Law.
• Award decorations to Guatemalans and foreigners.
• Within the fifteen days following its conclusion, inform the Congress about the purpose of any trip that has taken place outside the national territory and about the results thereof.
• Submit every four months to the Congress through the respective ministry an analytical report on the budget execution, for its knowledge and control.
• Exercise all other functions assigned by the Constitution or the law.

Vacancies and succession

Article 189 of the Constitution establishes the presidential line of succession. If the president is temporarily absent, the vice president takes over the presidency. If the absence of the President is permanent, the vice president holds the presidency until the end of the constitutional period. In the event of a double vacancy, Congress has the authority to designate an acting president by a vote of two-thirds of the total number of deputies.

List of presidents

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State of Guatemala (1839–1847)

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			Took office	Left office	Time in office
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3	File:Mariano Rivera Paz.jpg	Mariano Rivera Paz Template:Small	14 May 1842	14 December 1844	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—
4	File:Carrerayturcios 2014-06-22 09-46 (cropped).jpg	Rafael Carrera Template:Small	14 December 1844	16 August 1848	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—

Republic from Carrera to the Liberal Revolution (1847–1871)

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			Took office	Left office	Time in office
4	File:Carrerayturcios 2014-06-22 09-46 (cropped).jpg	Rafael Carrera Template:Small	14 December 1844	16 August 1848	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—
5	File:Juan Antonio Martinez presidente interino Guatemala.jpg	Juan Antonio Martínez Template:Small	16 August 1848	28 November 1848	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—
6	File:Blank.png	José Bernardo Escobar Template:Small	28 November 1848	1 January 1849	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—
style="background:Template:Party color"| 7	File:Blank.png	Mariano Paredes Template:Small	1 January 1849	6 November 1851	Template:Ayd	Independent Template:Small	—
8	File:Carrerayturcios 2014-06-22 09-46 (cropped).jpg	Rafael Carrera Template:Small	6 November 1851	14 April 1865	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—
9	File:Pedro de Aycinena.JPG	Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Template:Small	14 April 1865	24 May 1865	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—
10	File:VicenteCerna (oficial).jpg	Vicente Cerna Sandoval Template:Small	24 May 1865	29 June 1871	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—

Liberal period (1871–1944)

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			Took office	Left office	Time in office
11	File:La Locomotor 1906 García Granados (HQ) (cropped).jpg	Miguel García Granados Template:Small	29 June 1871	4 June 1873	Template:Ayd	Liberal	—
12	File:Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón.jpg	Justo Rufino Barrios Template:Small	4 June 1873	2 April 1885	Template:Ayd	Liberal	1873 1880
13	File:Alejandrosinibaldi.jpg	Alejandro M. Sinibaldi Template:Small	2 April 1885	5 April 1885	Template:Ayd	Liberal	—
14	File:Guatemala land of quetzal, Brigham 07.jpeg	Manuel Barillas Template:Small	6 April 1885	15 March 1892	Template:Ayd	Liberal	—
15	File:José María Reina Barrios, 1897.jpg	José María Reina Barrios Template:Small	15 March 1892	8 February 1898	Template:Ayd	Liberal	1892
16	File:Manuel Estrada Cabrera, 1916.jpg	Manuel Estrada Cabrera Template:Small	8 February 1898	15 April 1920	Template:Ayd	Liberal	1898 1904 1910 1916
17	File:HERRERA, CARLOS. HONORABLE LCCN2016859094 (cropped).tif	Carlos Herrera Template:Small	15 April 1920	10 December 1921	Template:Ayd	Unionist Party	1920 (Apr) 1920 (Aug)
18	File:José María Orellana (cropped).jpg	José María Orellana Template:Small	10 December 1921	26 September 1926	Template:Ayd	Liberal	1921 1922
19	File:LázaroChacón.jpg	Lázaro Chacón González Template:Small	26 September 1926	12 December 1930	Template:Ayd	Unionist Party	1926
—	File:Palma1923.jpg	Baudilio Palma Template:Small	13 December 1930	17 December 1930	Template:Ayd	Conservative	—
—	File:Manuel María Orellana Contreras.jpg	Manuel María Orellana Contreras Template:Small	17 December 1930	2 January 1931	Template:Ayd	Liberal	—
20	File:José María Reyna Andrade.jpg	José María Reina Andrade Template:Small	2 January 1931	14 February 1931	Template:Ayd	Liberal	—
21	File:Presidente Jorge Ubico Castañeda.png	Jorge Ubico Template:Small	14 February 1931	1 July 1944	Template:Ayd	Progressive Liberal Party	1931
22	File:Federicoponcevaides (cropped).jpg	Juan Federico Ponce Vaides Template:Small	4 July 1944	20 October 1944	Template:Ayd	Progressive Liberal Party	July 1944

Ten-Year Revolution (1944–1954)

The authoritarian regime of Jorge Ubico, which persisted since 1931, was overthrown by a revolution known as the  "Ten Years of Spring" on 4 July 1944. After more than a month of mass student and trade union protests, Ubico resigned and fled to Mexico, transferring powers to his First Deputy, Federico Ponce Vaides. Presidential elections were held on 4 July 1944, which declared Ponce as the president. However, the opposition rejected the results, and as a result, on 20 October 1944, a group of young officers overthrew Ponce, creating a military-civilian government called the Revolutionary Government Junta. A new constitution was adopted and elections were held, which resulted in the victory of Juan José Arévalo in 1944 and Jacobo Árbenz in 1950. During this period, Guatemala underwent numerous social and economic reforms, including large-scale land reform.

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | 23	File:Juntagobierno1944.jpg	Revolutionary Government Junta	20 October 1944	15 March 1945	Template:Ayd	Military	—
24	File:Retrato oficial de Presidente Juan José Arévalo (cropped 1).jpg	Juan José Arévalo Template:Small	15 March 1945	15 March 1951	Template:Age in years years	Revolutionary Action Party	1944
25	File:Retrato de Presidente Jacobo Árbenz.png	Jacobo Árbenz Template:Small	15 March 1951	27 June 1954 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Revolutionary Action Party / Party of the Guatemalan Revolution	1950

Military governments (1954–1958)

Upon presenting his resignation, Jacobo Árbenz left Colonel Carlos Enrique Díaz, head of the Armed Forces, in charge of the presidency. Diaz's first measure was the integration of a provisional government board which he led alongside Colonels Elfego H. Monzón and José Ángel Sánchez. On 29 June, Díaz was forced to resign, leading to Monzón succeeding as the new chairman of the board. Monzón would assemble a new governing board and incorporate Colonel Castillo Armas, Juan Mauricio Dubois, Jose Luis Cruz Salazar, and Enrique Oliva.

The new board would dissolve after a popular plebiscite held on 10 October 1954 would allow Colonel Castillo Armas to assume the presidency. Under Armas' mandate, several reforms implemented during the Guatemalan Revolution were suspended, and political opponents, as well as unions and peasant organizations, were persecuted. Armas' assassination on 26 July 1957, would prompt Congress to appoint Luis Arturo González as acting president and condition him to call for elections within four months.

The planned election was held on 20 October 1957, but the results were later nullified due to allegations of fraud. President González would resign and cede power to a provisional governing board led by Óscar Mendoza Azurdia, Gonzalo Yurrita Nova, and Roberto Lorenzana. The new board would govern for two days before Congress would appoint Colonel Guillermo Flores Avendaño as acting president. President Avendaño would call for elections in January 1958.

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
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27	File:Blank.png	Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre Template:Small Template:Small	29 June 1954	8 July 1954	Template:Ayd	National Liberation Movement	—
28	File:Retrato oficial de Presidente Carlos Castillo Armas (cropped 2).jpg	Carlos Castillo Armas Template:Small	8 July 1954	26 July 1957	Template:Ayd	National Liberation Movement	1954
29	File:Luis Arturo González López (cropped).jpg	Luis Arturo González López Template:Small	27 July 1957	24 October 1957	Template:Ayd	National Liberation Movement	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | 30	File:Oscar Mendoza Azurdia.png	Óscar Mendoza Azurdia Template:Small Template:Small	24 October 1957	26 October 1957	Template:Ayd	Military	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | 31	File:Foto oficial de Presidente Guillermo Flores Avendaño (trimmed) (cropped).jpg	Guillermo Flores Avendaño Template:Small	26 October 1957	2 March 1958	Template:Ayd	Military	—

Civil War period (1958–1996)

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			Took office	Left office	Time in office
32	File:Foto oficial de Presidente Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (cropped 2).png	Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Template:Small	2 March 1958	31 March 1963 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Military / REDENCION	1958
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 33	File:Retrato de Enrique Peralta Azurdia.jpg	Enrique Peralta Azurdia Template:Small	31 March 1963	1 July 1966	Template:Ayd	Institutional Democratic Party	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 34	File:Foto oficial de Julio César Méndez Montenegro (cropped 2).jpg	Julio César Méndez Montenegro Template:Small	1 July 1966	1 July 1970	Template:Age in years years	Revolutionary Party	1966
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 35	File:Retrato oficial de Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (photo scan) (cropped).jpg	Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio Template:Small	1 July 1970	1 July 1974	Template:Age in years years	Institutional Democratic Party	1970
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 36	File:Foto alternativa del retrato presidencial de Kjell Eugenio Laugerud Garcia (b).jpg	Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García Template:Small	1 July 1974	1 July 1978	Template:Age in years years	Institutional Democratic Party	1974
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 37	File:Retrato oficial de Presidente Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia (cropped 1).jpg	Fernando Romeo Lucas García Template:Small	1 July 1978	23 March 1982 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Institutional Democratic Party	1978
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | 38	File:Retrato oficial de Presidente Efraín Ríos Montt (cropped).jpg	Efraín Ríos Montt Template:Small	23 March 1982	8 August 1983 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Military	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | 39	File:Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores.jpg	Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores Template:Small	8 August 1983	14 January 1986	Template:Ayd	Military	—
40	File:Foto oficial de Presidente Vinicio Cerezo (cropped 2).jpg	Vinicio Cerezo Template:Small	14 January 1986	14 January 1991	Template:Age in years years	Guatemalan Christian Democracy	1985
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 41	File:Foto oficial de Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías (cropped 2).png	Jorge Serrano Elías Template:Small	14 January 1991	1 June 1993 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Solidarity Action Movement	1990
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 42	File:Retrato oficial de Vicepresidente Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero.jpg	Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero Template:Small	1 June 1993	5 June 1993	Template:Ayd	Solidarity Action Movement	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | 43	File:FiRetrato de Ramiro de León Carpio como Procurador de los Derechos Humanos de Guatemala (1987-1993)(cropped).jpg	Ramiro de León Carpio Template:Small	6 June 1993	14 January 1996	Template:Ayd	Independent	1993

Contemporary period (1996–present)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
44	File:Foto oficial de Presidente Álvaro Arzú (autografiado) (cropped).jpg	Álvaro Arzú Template:Small	14 January 1996	14 January 2000	Template:Age in years years	National Advancement Party / Unionist Party	1995–1996
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 45	File:Foto oficial de Alfonso Portillo (cropped 2).jpg	Alfonso Portillo Template:Small	14 January 2000	14 January 2004	Template:Age in years years	Guatemalan Republican Front	1999
46	File:Presidente Óscar Berger (cropped).jpg	Óscar Berger Template:Small	14 January 2004	14 January 2008	Template:Age in years years	National Solidarity Party / Grand National Alliance	2003
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 47	File:Foto oficial de Álvaro Colom (cropped) (cropped 1).jpg	Álvaro Colom Template:Small	14 January 2008	14 January 2012	Template:Age in years years	National Unity of Hope	2007
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 48	File:Foto oficial de Presidente Otto Molina Perez (cropped 2).jpg	Otto Pérez Molina Template:Small	14 January 2012	3 September 2015 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Patriotic Party / Grand National Alliance	2011
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | 49	File:Retrato oficial de Presidente Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre (cropped 3).jpg	Alejandro Maldonado Template:Small	3 September 2015	14 January 2016	Template:Ayd	Independent	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 50	File:Retrato oficial de Presidente Jimmy Morales (cropped 2).jpg	Jimmy Morales Template:Small	14 January 2016	14 January 2020	Template:Age in years years	National Convergence Front	2015
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 51	File:Retrato de Alejandro Giammattei, Presidente de Guatemala (2020-2024) (cropped 3).png	Alejandro Giammattei Template:Small	14 January 2020	14 January 2024	Template:Age in years years	Vamos	2019
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 52	File:Retrato oficial de Presidente Bernardo Arévalo (cropped).jpg	Bernardo Arévalo Template:Small	14 January 2024	Incumbent (Term ends on 14 January 2028)	Template:Ayd	Semilla	2023

Timeline

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 from: 01/06/1993 till: 05/06/1993 color:SAM text:"Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero"
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 from: 05/06/1993 till: 14/01/1996 color:Ind text:"Ramiro de León Carpio"
bar:Arzu
 from: 14/01/1996 till: 14/01/2000 color:PAN text:"Álvaro Arzú
bar:Portillo
 from: 14/01/2000 till: 14/01/2004 color:GRF text:"Alfonso Portillo"
bar:Berger
 from: 14/01/2004 till: 14/01/2008 color:NSP text:"Óscar Berger"
bar:Colom
 from: 14/01/2008 till: 14/01/2012 color:NUH text:"Álvaro Colom"
bar:OPMolina
 from: 14/01/2012 till: 03/09/2015 color:Pat text:"Otto Pérez Molina"
bar:Maldonado
 from: 03/09/2015 till: 14/01/2016 color:Ind text:"Alejandro Maldonado"
bar:Morales
 from: 14/01/2016 till: 14/01/2020 color:NCF text:"Jimmy Morales"
bar:AGiammattei
 from: 14/01/2020 till: 14/01/2024 color:Vam text:"Alejandro Giammattei"
bar:BArevalo
 from: 14/01/2024 till: $today     color:Sem text:"Bernardo Arévalo"

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References

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