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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.

Vice President of the
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Escudo de Bolivia.svg
Coat of arms of Bolivia
Edmand Lara 2025 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Edmand Lara
since 8 November 2025
ResidenceVice Presidential Palace
SeatLa Paz
NominatorPlurinational Electoral Organ
AppointerDirect popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
Term lengthFive years,
renewable once consecutively[1][2]
Inaugural holderJosé Ramón de Loayza
Formation19 November 1826
First holderÁlvaro García Linera[a]
Salary22,904 bolivianos per month[3]
Websitewww.vicepresidencia.gob.bo

The Vice President replaces the President in his absence, death or in the event of removal from office.

List of vice presidents of Bolivia

Single vice presidency (1828–1880)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office President Notes
 R.
Start End
Loazya.jpg José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco
(1751–1839) 		18 December 1828 1 January 1829 Himself [4]
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 [5]
Mariano Calvo.jpg Mariano Enrique Calvo
(1782–1842) 		23 July 1835 17 February 1839 [6]
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
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.jpg 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. [7]
Vacant
11 March 1881 – 4 September 1884
2nd Vice
President 		Belisario salinas belzu.jpg Belisario Salinas Belzu
(1833–1893) 		31 May 1880 4 September 1884 Conservative Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years. [8]
1st Vice
President 		Mariano Baptista Caserta.jpg Mariano Baptista
(1832–1907) 		4 September 1884 15 August 1888 Democratic 1884 Gregorio Pacheco [9]
2nd Vice
President 		Jorge Oblitas.jpg Jorge Oblitas
(1831–1900) 		4 September 1884 15 August 1888 Democratic [10]
1st Vice
President 		José Manuel del Carpio.jpg José Manuel del Carpio
(?–?) 		15 August 1888 4 August 1892 Conservative 1888 Aniceto Arce [11]
Vacant
4 August 1892 – 11 August 1892
2nd Vice
President 		Serapio reyes ortiz.jpg Serapio Reyes Ortiz
(1822–1900) 		15 August 1888 11 August 1892 Conservative [12]
1st Vice
President 		SEVERO FERNÁNDEZ ALONSO CABALLERO.jpg Severo Fernández
(1849–1925) 		11 August 1892 19 August 1896 Conservative 1892 Mariano Baptista [13]
2nd Vice
President 		– Juan Federico Zuazo
(1825–1892) 		Died before taking office Conservative
1st Vice
President 		Rafael Peña de Flores.jpg 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. [14]
2nd Vice
President 		Jenaro Sanjinés Calderón.jpg Jenaro Sanjinés Calderón
(1843–1913) 		19 August 1896 12 April 1899 Conservative Ousted from office by the Federal Revolution of 1899. [15]
Vacant
12 April 1899 – 25 October 1899 		Federal Government Junta [es]
1st Vice
President 		Lucio Pérez Velasco.jpg 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. [16]
Vacant
24 January 1903 – 14 August 1904
2nd Vice
President 		Aníbal Capriles Cabrera.jpg Aníbal Capriles Cabrera
(1854–1924) 		25 October 1899 14 August 1904 Liberal Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years. [17]
1st Vice
President 		Eliodoro Villazón con banda presidencial.jpg Eliodoro Villazón
(1848–1939) 		14 August 1904 12 August 1909 Liberal 1904 Ismael Montes [18]
2nd Vice
President 		V.Abecia A..jpg Valentín Abecia Ayllón
(1846–1910) 		14 August 1904 12 August 1909 Liberal [19]
1st Vice
President 		M.pinilla.jpg Macario Pinilla Vargas
(1855–1927) 		12 August 1909 14 August 1913 Liberal 1909 Eliodoro Villazón [20]
2nd Vice
President 		Saracho.jpg Juan Misael Saracho
(1857–1915) 		12 August 1909 14 August 1913 Liberal [21]
1st Vice
President 		Saracho.jpg Juan Misael Saracho
(1857–1915) 		14 August 1913 1 October 1915 Liberal 1913 Ismael Montes Died in office. [21]
Vacant
1 October 1915 – 15 August 1917
2nd Vice
President 		José Carrasco Torrico.jpg José Carrasco Torrico
(1863–1921) 		14 August 1913 15 August 1917 Liberal [22]
1st Vice
President 		Ismael Vázquez Virreira.jpg Ismael Vázquez Virreira
(1865–1930) 		15 August 1917 12 July 1920 Liberal 1917 José Gutiérrez Guerra Ousted from office by a coup d'état. [23]
2nd Vice
President 		José Santos Quinteros.jpg José Santos Quinteros
(1865–1951) 		15 August 1917 12 July 1920 Liberal Ousted from office by a coup d'état. [24]
Vacant
13 July 1920 – 24 January 1921 		Transitional Government Junta [es]

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 [es] 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 [25]
Vacant
28 May 1930 – 5 March 1931 		Council of Ministers
Carlos Galindo
Jose luis tejada sorzano.jpg 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. [26]
Vacant
28 November 1934 – 28 May 1938 		Tejada Sorzano
David Toro
Germán Busch
Enrique Baldivieso. Unknown author. c. 1938–1939. La Paz.jpg 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. [27]
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. Unknown author. c. 1945–1946. La Paz.jpg 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. [28]
Vacant
21 July 1946 – 10 March 1947 		Néstor Guillén
Tomás Monje
Mamer-urriol.jpg 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. [29]
Vacant
17 October 1949 – 15 April 1952 		Mamerto Urriolagoitía
Hugo Ballivián
Hernán Siles Zuazo
Hernán Siles Zuazo. Unknown author. c. 1952–1956. La Paz.jpg Hernán Siles Zuazo
(1914–1996) 		15 April 1952 6 August 1956 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement — Víctor Paz Estenssoro [30]
Ñuflo Chávez. Unknown author. c. 1956–1957. La Paz.jpg Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz
(1923–1996) 		6 August 1956 24 June 1957 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1956 Hernán Siles Zuazo Resigned. [31]
Vacant
24 June 1957 – 6 August 1960
Juan Lechín Oquendo.jpg Juan Lechín Oquendo
(1914–2001) 		6 August 1960 6 August 1964 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1960 Víctor Paz Estenssoro [32]
René Barrientos
(1919–1969) 		6 August 1964 4 November 1964 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1964 Ousted Víctor Paz Estenssoro in a coup d'état. [33]
Vacant
4 November 1964 – 6 August 1966 		René Barrientos
Alfredo Ovando Candía
Luis Adolfo Siles. Unknown author. c. 1964–1969. La Paz.jpg 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. [34]
Vacant
27 April 1969 – 10 October 1982
List
Jaime Paz Zamora
(1939–) 		10 October 1982 14 December 1984 Democratic and Popular Union 1980 Hernán Siles Zuazo Resigned to run for presidency. [35]
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 [36]
Luis Ossio
(1930–2016) 		6 August 1989 6 August 1993 Revolutionary Left Movement 1989 Jaime Paz Zamora [37]
Víctor Hugo Cárdenas.jpg Víctor Hugo Cárdenas
(1951–) 		6 August 1993 6 August 1997 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1993 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada [38]
Jorge Quiroga-1.jpg Jorge Quiroga
(1960–) 		6 August 1997 7 August 2001 Nationalist Democratic Action 1997 Hugo Banzer Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Hugo Banzer. [39]
Vacant
7 August 2001 – 6 August 2002 		Jorge Quiroga
Carlos Mesa.jpg 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. [40]
Vacant
17 October 2003 – 22 January 2006 		Carlos Mesa
Eduardo Rodríguez
Álvaro García Linera - Participante del Foro Internacional por la Emancipación y la Igualdad 2011 (cropped).jpg Álvaro García Linera
(1962–) 		22 January 2006 22 January 2010 Movement for Socialism 2005 Evo Morales [41]
22 January 2010 22 January 2015 2009
22 January 2015 10 November 2019
 2014
Vacant
10 November 2019 – 8 November 2020 		Jeanine Áñez
David Choquehuanca (cropped).jpg David Choquehuanca 8 November 2020 8 November 2025 Movement for Socialism 2020 Luis Arce
Edmand Lara 2025 (cropped).jpg Edmand Lara 8 November 2025 Incumbent Christian Democratic Party 2025 Rodrigo Paz Pereira

Vice President Of Bolivia Media

  • José Miguel de Velasco Franco - bolivianischer Präsident

  • Vice Presidential Palace in La Paz

  • Mariano Baptista - 23rd President of Bolivia

References

  1. ↑ El Tribunal Constitucional de Bolivia anula la reelección indefinida e inhabilita a Evo Morales para 2025 (in Spanish). El País (December 30, 2023). Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Presidente del TCP retrocede, ahora dice que aplicará decisión de la CorteIDH sobre la reelección (in Spanish). Los Tiempos (September 14, 2023). Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ PAZ/ANF, LA. El salario del Presidente sube de 22.987 a 24.251 bolivianos (in es). Opinión Bolivia.
  4. ↑ 1828-1829 José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  5. ↑ 1829-1835 José Miguel de Velasco Franco. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  6. ↑ 1835-1839 Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuellar. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  7. ↑ 1880-1881 Aniceto Arce Ruiz. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  8. ↑ 1880-1884 Belisario Salinas Belzu. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  9. ↑ 1884-1888 Mariano Baptista Caserta. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  10. ↑ 1884-1888 Jorge Oblitas. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  11. ↑ 1888-1892 Jose Manuel del Carpio. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  12. ↑ 1888-1892 Serapio Reyes Ortiz. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  13. ↑ 1892-1896 Severo Fernández Alonso. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  14. ↑ 1896-1899 Rafael Peña de Flores. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  15. ↑ 1896-1899 Jenaro Sanjinés Calderón. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  16. ↑ 1899-1903 Lucio Peréz Velasco. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  17. ↑ 1899-1904 Aníbal Capriles Cabrera. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  18. ↑ 1904-1909 Eliodoro Villazón Montaño. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  19. ↑ 1904-1909 Valentín Abecia Ayllón. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  20. ↑ 1909-1913 Macario Pinilla Vargas. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 1909-1913 Juan Misael Saracho. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  22. ↑ 1913-1917 José Carrasco Torrico. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  23. ↑ 1917-1920 Ismael Vásquez Virreira. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  24. ↑ 1917-1920 José Santos Quinteros. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  25. ↑ 1926-1930 Abdón Saavedra Mallea. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  26. ↑ 1931-1934 José Luis Tejada Sorzano. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  27. ↑ 1938-1939 Enrique Baldivieso Aparicio. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  28. ↑ 1945-1946 Julián V. Montellano Carrasco. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  29. ↑ 1947-1949 Mamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  30. ↑ 1952-1956 Hernán Siles Zuazo. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  31. ↑ 1956-1957 Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  32. ↑ 1960-1964 Juan Lechín Oquendo. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  33. ↑ 1964 René Barrientos Ortuño. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  34. ↑ 1966-1969 Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  35. ↑ 1982-1984 Jaime Paz Zamora. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  36. ↑ 1985-1989 Julio Garret Ayllón. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  37. ↑ 1989-1993 Luis Ossio Sanjinéz. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  38. ↑ 1993-1997 Víctor Hugo Cardenas Conde. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  39. ↑ 1997-2001 Jorge Quiroga Ramírez. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  40. ↑ 2002-2003 Carlos Mesa Gisbert. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
  41. ↑ 2006-2009 Álvaro García Linera. Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.


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