List of presidents of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
Highest representative of the Legislative Body
President of the Congress of the Republic | |
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![]() Incumbent since January 19, 2024Nery Ramos | |
Style | Mr. President |
Seat | Guatemala City |
Appointer | Congress of Guatemala |
Term length | 1 year |
Inaugural holder | Jorge García Granados |
Formation | March 15, 1945 |
Deputy | First Vice President |
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The President of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente del Congreso de la República de Guatemala) is the presiding officer of the legislature.[1] Until 1996 the title was President of the National Congress.
Below is a partial list of office-holders:
Chamber of Representatives 1851–1879
Cámara de Representantes
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Fernando Antonio Dávila | July 1839 | December 1839 – ? | Constituent assembly[2] |
Miguel Larreynaga | ? – September 1840 | September 1840 – ? | [2] |
Juan Matheu | ? – Jan 1849 | January 1852 – ? | [3] |
José Antonio Azmitia | ? – 1858 | 1858 – ? | [4] |
Juan Matheu | ? – January 1868 | 1872 – ? | [2][5] |
Marcos Dardón | ? – August 1872 | August 1872 – ? |
National Assembly 1879–1945
Asamblea Nacional
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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José Antonio Salazar | 7 May 1873 | 13 September 1876 | Constituent assembly[6] |
Manuel J. Dardon | 1 October 1876 | 26 October 1876 | Constituent assembly[6] |
José Farfán | ? – March 1879 | December 1879 – ? | Constituent assembly[6] |
José Antonio Salazar | 1 March 1880 | 1 March 1881 | |
Francisco Lainfiesta | 1 March 1881 | 1 March 1882 | |
José Antonio Salazar | 1 March 1882 | 11 November 1882 | died |
Francisco Lainfiesta | 2 December 1882 | 30 November 1883 | His period ended on 1884 |
Angel María Arroyo | 30 November 1883 | 1 March 1884 | During extraordinary sessions |
Manuel Ramírez | 1 March 1884 | 1 March 1885 | |
Angel María Arroyo | 1 March 1885 | 5 April 1885 | Appointed as Secretary of Interior |
José Salazar | 6 April 1885 | 26 May 1885 | The Assembly was dissolved to reform the constitution |
Joaquín Macal | 24 August 1885 | 22 October 1885 | Constituent assembly to reform the Constitution[6] |
Miguel Alvarez | 1 March 1886 | 1 March 1887 | [7] |
Manuel Ramírez | 1 March 1887 | 26 June 1887 | |
Ramón Uriarte | 1 October 1887 | 16 November 1887 | Constituent assembly to reform the Constitution[6] |
Arturo Ubico Urruela | 1 March 1888 | 12 March 1888 | |
José Pinto | 12 April 1888 | 1 March 1891 | |
Antonio Lazo Arriaga | 1 March 1891 | April 1891 | |
Miguel Flores | April 1891 | 1 March 1892 | |
José Pinto | 1 March 1892 | 1 March 1894 | |
Mariano Cruz | 1 March 1894 | 1 March 1895 | |
Arturo Ubico Urruela | 1 March 1895 | 1 March 1896 | |
Mariano Cruz | 1 March 1896 | 1 March 1897 | [6] |
Feliciano Aguilar | 1 March 1897 | 31 May 1897 | Reina Barrios dissolved the Assembly[8] |
Mariano Cruz | 16 August 1897 | 30 August 1897 | Constituent assembly to reform the Constitution |
Arturo Ubico Urruela | 1 March 1898 | 3 June 1903 | |
José Pinto | 4 July 1903 | 12 July 1903 | Constituent assembly to reform the Constitution[6] |
Arturo Ubico Urruela | 1 March 1904 | October 1919 | [9] |
Mariano Cruz | ? – September 1919 | September 1919 – ? | |
Adrián Vidaurre | 1 March 1920 | April 1920 – ? | |
Tácito Molina Izquierdo | ? – November 1920 | March 1921 – ? | [6] |
José A. Beteta | ? – December 1927 | December 1927 – ? | Constituent assembly[6] |
Juan J. Ortega | 1930 | February 1931 | [10] |
Juan J. Ortega | March 1932 | April 1934 | [10] |
Luis F. Mendizábal | 1934 | 1937 – ? | [11] |
Ramón Calderón | ? – September 1941 | September 1941 – ? | Constituent assembly |
Manuel Galich | 3 December 1944 | 15 March 1945 | [12] |
Congress since 1945
The title 1984–1986 was President of the National Constituent Assembly
Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
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Jorge García Granados | 10 January 1945 | 15 March 1945 | National constituent assembly[13][6] | |
Jorge García Granados | 20 March 1945 | 12 July 1945 | [13] | |
Julio Bonilla González | 20 July 1945 | 28 February 1946 | [13] | |
Gerardo Gordillo Barrios | 19 March 1946 | 28 February 1947 | [13] | |
Mario Monteforte Toledo | 1947 | March 1948 | ||
Víctor Giordani | 1948 | 1948 | [14] | |
Óscar Barrios Castillo | 1948 | 1948 | ||
Mario Monteforte Toledo | 1 March 1949 | 28 February 1950 | [13] | |
Guillermo Fonseca Penedo | 1 March 1950 | 28 February 1951 | [13] | |
Roberto Alvarado Fuentes | 1 March 1951 | 28 February 1952 | [13] | |
Julio Estrada de la Hoz | 1 March 1952 | 28 February 1953 | [13] | |
Guillermo Ovando Arriola | 1 March 1953 | 28 February 1954 | [13] | |
Marco Antonio Franco Chacón | 1 March 1954 | 29 June 1954 | Deposed[13] | |
Luis Arturo González López | 29 October 1954 | 28 February 1956 | National constituent assembly[13] | |
Luis Arturo González López | 1 March 1956 | 28 February 1957 | [13][15][6] | |
Federico Carbonell Rodas | 1 March 1957 | 28 February 1958 | [13] | |
Julio Prado García Salas | 1 March 1958 | 28 February 1959 | [13] | |
Ernesto Viteri Bertrand | 1 March 1959 | 28 February 1960 | [13] | |
Jorge Luis Zelaya Coronado | 1 March 1960 | 28 February 1961 | [13] | |
Rubén Flores Avendaño | 1 March 1961 | 28 February 1962 | [13] | |
Miguel Angel Ortega Mérida | 1 March 1962 | 28 February 1963 | [13] | |
Manuel Orellana Portillo | 1 March 1963 | 31 March 1963 | [13] | |
Vicente Diaz Samayoa | 6 July 1964 | 5 May 1966 | Constituent assembly president[13][6] | |
Mario Fuentes Pieruccini | 5 May 1966 | 15 June 1967 | [13] | |
José Gregorio Prem Beteta | 15 June 1967 | 1968 | [16] | |
Manuel Francisco Villamar | 1968 | 1969 | [17] | |
Enrique A. Claverie Delgado | 1969 | 1970 | [18] | |
Mario Sandoval Alarcón | 1970 | June 1974 | [19] | |
Luis Alfonso López | June 1974 | June 1975 | [20] | |
Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz | June 1975 | 1976 | [21][22] | |
Luis Alfonso López | 1976 | 1977 | [23] | |
Rafael Castillo Valdez | 1977 | June 1978 | [24] | |
José Trinidad Uclés | 1978 | 1979 | [25] | |
Manuel Salvador Polanco Ramírez | 1979 | 1981 | [26][27] | |
Tomás Esteban Zepeda Guzmán | 1981 | 1982 | [28] | |
Jorge Bonilla López | 1982 | March 1982 | [29] | |
Ramiro de León Carpio | July 1984 | January 1986 | UCN | Three rotating presidents[30] |
Roberto Carpio | July 1984 | January 1986 | DCG | Three rotating presidents[30] |
Héctor Aragón Quiñónez | July 1984 | January 1986 | MLN | Three rotating presidents[30] |
Alfonso Cabrera Hidalgo | January 1986 | 1986 | DCG | [31][32] |
Roberto Adolfo Valle Valdizán | 1986 | 1987 | DCG | [33] |
José Ricardo Gómez Gálvez | 1987 | 1988 | DCG | [31] |
Alfonso Alonso Barillas | 1988 | 1989 | DCG | [31][34] |
José Fernando Lobo Dubón | 1989 | 1990 | [31][35] | |
Marco Antonio Dardón Castillo | January 1990 | January 1991 | DCG | [31][36][37] |
Ana Catalina Soberanis Reyes | January 1991 | January 1992 | DCG | [31] |
Edmond Mulet | January 1992 | January 1993 | UCN | [31][38] |
José Fernando Lobo Dubón | January 1993 | June 1993 | DCG | [31][39] |
Óscar Vinicio Villar Anleu | January 1994 | September 1994 | DCG | [31] |
Arabella Castro Quiñónez de Comparini | September 1994 | January 1995 | PAN | [31][40] |
José Efraín Ríos Montt | January 1995 | 1996 | FRG | [31] |
Carlos Alberto García Regás | 1996 | 1997 | PAN | [31][41] |
Arabella Castro Quiñónez de Comparini | 1997 | 1998 | PAN | [31] |
Rafael Eduardo Barrios Flores | 1998 | 1999 | PAN | [31] |
Leonel López Rodas | 1999 | January 2000 | PAN | [31][42] |
José Efraín Ríos Montt | January 2000 | January 2004 | FRG | [31][42] |
Francisco Rolando Morales Chávez | January 2004 | January 2005 | UNE | [42] |
Jorge Méndez Herbruger | January 2005 | January 2007 | GANA | [42] |
Ruben Dario Morales Véliz | January 2007 | January 2008 | PAN | [42] |
Eduardo Meyer | January 2008 | January 2009 | UNE[43] | [42] |
José Roberto Alejos Cámbara | January 2009 | January 2012 | UNE/ALL | [42] |
Gudy Rivera Estrada | January 2012 | January 2013 | [42] | |
Pedro Muadi | January 2013 | January 2014 | [42] | |
Arístides Crespo Villegas | January 2014 | January 2015 | [42] | |
Luis Rabbé | January 2015 | January 2016 | Independent | [42] |
Mario Taracena | January 2016 | January 2017 | UNE | |
Óscar Chinchilla | January 2017 | January 2018 | CREO | |
Álvaro Arzú Escobar | January 2018 | January 2020 | ||
Allan Rodríguez | January 2020 | January 2022 | VAMOS | |
Shirley Rivera | 14 January 2022 | 14 January 2024 | VAMOS | |
Samuel Pérez Álvarez | 14 January 2024 | 19 January 2024 | Semilla | [44] |
Nery Ramos | 19 January 2024 | Incumbent | Blue Party | [45] |
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