President of Guatemala

President of the Republic of Guatemala Presidente de la República de Guatemala
Coat of arms of the President
Presidential Standard of Guatemala
Incumbent Jimmy Morales Cabrera since 14 January 2016
Office of the President of Guatemala National Security Council
Style	Mr. President (informal) Most Excellent Mr. President of the Republic (official) His Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic outside of Guatemala)
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	Guatemalan National Palace
Seat	Guatemala City
Appointer	Supreme Electoral Court
Term length	Four years non-renewable
Constituting instrument	Guatemala Constitution
Inaugural holder	Mariano Rivera Paz
Formation	1839 (1839)
Deputy	Vice President of Guatemala
Salary	146,950 quetzales monthly ($19,742 as of May 2018)[1]
Website	http://www.presidencia.gob.gt/

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The President of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente de Guatemala) officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a single four-year term.

Requirements to hold office

According to article 185 of the constitution, the following is required to be president:

1. A Guatemalan of origin who is a citizen in good standing
2. Forty years of age

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

• Alejandro Díaz Cabeza de Vaca (Provisional): 15 September 1824 – 12 October 1824
• Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda: 12 October 1824 – 9 September 1826
• Cirilo Flores (Acting): 9 September 1826 – 13 October 1826
• José Domingo Estrada (Acting): 2 January 1827 – 1 March 1827
• Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol: 1 March 1827 – 13 April 1829
• Mariano Zenteno (Provisional): 13 April 1829 – 30 April 1829
• Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda: 30 April 1829 – 23 August 1829
• Pedro Molina Mazariegos: 23 August 1829 – 10 February 1831
• José Gregorio Márquez (Acting): 10 February 1831 – 28 August 1831
• Mariano Gálvez: 28 August 1831 – 3 March 1838
• Pedro José Valenzuela y Jáuregui (Acting): 3 March 1838 – 29 July 1838
• Mariano Rivera Paz (Acting): 29 July 1838 – 30 January 1839
• Carlos Salazar Castro (Provisional): 30 January 1839 – 13 April 1839
• Mariano Rivera Paz (Acting): 13 April 1839 – 3 December 1839

Presidents of independent Guatemala (1839–present)

No.	President (Birth–Death)		Term of Office		Political Affiliation
1	Mariano Rivera Paz (1804–1849)		3 December 1839	25 February 1842	Conservative
2	José Venancio López Requena Acting Head of State (1791–1863)		25 February 1842	14 May 1842	Liberal
3	Mariano Rivera Paz (1804–1849)		14 May 1842	14 December 1844	Conservative
4	Rafael Carrera (1814–1865)		14 December 1844	21 March 1847	Conservative
5	Rafael Carrera (1814–1865)		21 March 1847	16 August 1848	Conservative
6	Juan Antonio Martínez Acting President (?–1854)		16 August 1848	28 November 1848	Conservative
7	José Bernardo Escobar Acting President (1797–1849)		28 November 1848	1 January 1849	Conservative
8	Mariano Peredes Acting President (1800–1856)		1 January 1849	6 November 1851	Independent
9	Rafael Carrera (1814–1865)		6 November 1851	14 April 1865	Conservative
10	Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Acting President (1802–1897)		14 April 1865	24 May 1865	Conservative
11	Vicente Cerna Sandoval (1815–1885)		24 May 1865	29 June 1871	Conservative
12	Miguel García Granados (1809–1878)		29 June 1871	4 June 1873	Liberal
13	Justo Rufino Barrios (1835–1885)		4 June 1873	2 April 1885	Liberal
14	Alejandro M. Sinibaldi Acting President (1825–1896)		2 April 1885	5 April 1885	Liberal
15	Manuel Barillas (1845–1907)		6 April 1885	15 March 1892	Liberal
16	José María Reina Barrios (1854–1898)		15 March 1892	8 February 1898	Liberal
17	Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1857–1924)		8 February 1898	15 April 1920	Liberal
18	Carlos Herrera (1856–1930)		15 April 1920	10 December 1921	Unionist Party
19	José María Orellana (1872–1926)		10 December 1921	26 September 1926	Liberal
20	Lázaro Chacón González (1873–1931)		26 September 1926	2 January 1931	Unionist Party
21	José María Reina Andrade Acting President (1860–1947)		2 January 1931	14 February 1931	Liberal
22	Jorge Ubico Castañeda (1878–1946)		14 February 1931	4 July 1944	Liberal
23	Juan Federico Ponce Vaides Acting President (1889–1956)		4 July 1944	20 October 1944	Liberal
—	Revolutionary Government Junta		20 October 1944	15 March 1945	Military
24	Juan José Arévalo Bermejo (1904–1990)		15 March 1945	15 March 1951	Revolutionary Action Party
25	Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (1913–1971)		15 March 1951	27 June 1954 (Deposed)	Revolutionary Action Party / Party of the Guatemalan Revolution
26	Carlos Enrique Díaz de León Provisional President (1915–2014)		27 June 1954	28 June 1954	Military
27	Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre Chairman of Military Junta (1912–1981)		29 June 1954	8 July 1954	Military
28	Carlos Castillo Armas (1914–1957)		8 July 1954	26 July 1957	Military
29	Luis Arturo González López Acting President (1900–1965)		27 July 1957	24 October 1957	National Progress Party
30	Óscar Mendoza Azurdia Chairman of Military Junta (1917–1995)		24 October 1957	26 October 1957	Military
31	Guillermo Flores Avendaño Acting President (1894–1982)		26 October 1957	2 March 1958	Military
32	Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (1895–1982)		2 March 1958	31 March 1963	Military / National Democratic Reconciliation Party
33	Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908–1997)		31 March 1963	1 July 1966	Institutional Democratic Party
34	Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1915–1996)		1 July 1966	1 July 1970	Revolutionary Party
35	Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918–2003)		1 July 1970	1 July 1974	Institutional Democratic Party
36	Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930–2009)		1 July 1974	1 July 1978	Institutional Democratic Party
37	Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924–2006)		1 July 1978	23 March 1982	Institutional Democratic Party
38	José Efraín Ríos Montt (1926–2018)		23 March 1982	8 August 1983	Military
39	Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores (1930–2016)		8 August 1983	14 January 1986	Military
40	Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo (1942–)		14 January 1986	14 January 1991	Guatemalan Christian Democracy
41	Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías (1945–)		14 January 1991	1 June 1993	Solidarity Action Movement
42	Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero (1946–)		1 June 1993	5 June 1993	Solidarity Action Movement
43	Ramiro de León Carpio (1942–2002)		6 June 1993	14 January 1996	Independent
44	Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen (1946–2018)		14 January 1996	14 January 2000	National Advancement Party / Unionist Party
45	Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera (1951–)		14 January 2000	14 January 2004	Guatemalan Republican Front
46	Óscar Rafael Berger Perdomo (1946–)		14 January 2004	14 January 2008	National Solidarity Party / Grand National Alliance
47	Álvaro Colom Caballeros (1951–)		14 January 2008	14 January 2012	National Unity of Hope
48	Otto Fernando Pérez Molina (1950–)		14 January 2012	3 September 2015	Patriotic Party / Grand National Alliance
49	Alejandro Baltasar Maldonado Aguirre Acting President (1936–)		3 September 2015	14 January 2016	Independent
50	Jimmy Ernesto Morales Cabrera (1969–)		14 January 2016	Incumbent	National Convergence Front

Latest election

Living former presidents

• 
  Vinicio Cerezo, 1986–1991
• 
  Jorge Serrano Elías, 1991–1993
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  Alfonso Portillo, 2000–2004
• 
  Óscar Berger, 2004–2008
• 
  Álvaro Colom, 2008–2012
• 
  Otto Pérez Molina, 2012–2015
• 
  Alejandro Maldonado, 2015–2016

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