# List of presidents of the National Assembly of Panama

List of presidents of the National Assembly of Panama.
Below is a list of office-holders from 1956:
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Ricardo Arias Espinosa | 1956 | 1957 | National Patriotic Coalition |
| Diógenes A. Pino | 1957 | 1958 | National Patriotic Coalition |
| Eligio Crespo Villalaz | 1958 | 1959 | National Patriotic Coalition |
| Pablo Othon Valdelamar | 1959 | 1960 | National Patriotic Coalition |
| Jacinto López y León | 1960 | 1961 | National Liberal Party |
| Abraham Pretto Stevenson | 1961 | 1962 | Third Nationalist Party |
| Jorge Rubén Rosas | 1962 | 1963 | National Liberation Movement |
| Ricardo A. Arango P. | 1963 | 1964 | Republican Party |
| Alfredo Ramírez | 1964 | 1965 | National Liberal Party |
| Raúl Arango Jr. | 1965 | 1967 | National Liberal Party |
| Carlos Agustín Arias Chiari | 1967 | 1968 | National Liberal Party |
| Jacobo L. Salas Díaz | 1968 | 1968 | Panameñista Party |
| Elías Ariel Castillo González | 1972 | 1973 | independent |
| Carlos A. Espino V. | 1973 | 1974 | independent |
| Raúl Enrique Chang Pineda | 1974 | 1975 | independent |
| Dario González Pittí | 1975 | 1976 | independent |
| Fernando A. González H. | 1976 | 1977 | independent |
| José Octavio Huerta A. | 1977 | 1978 | independent |
| Víctor Corrales Núñez | 1978 | 1979 | independent |
| Blas Joaquín Celis | 1979 | 1980 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Luis De León Arias | 1980 | 1982 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Lorenzo Sotero Alfonso Gobea | 1982 | 1984 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Jerry Vicente Wilson Navarro | 1984 | 1985 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Camilo Gozaine Gozaine | 1985 | 1986 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Ovidio Díaz V. | 1986 | 1987 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Alberto Alemán Boyd | 1987 | 1988 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Celso G. Carrizo Medrano | 1988 | 1989 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Carlos Arellano Lennox | 1990 | 1990 | Christian Democratic Party |
| Alonso Fernández Guardia | 1990 | 1991 | Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement |
| Marco A. Ameglio Samudio | 1991 | 1992 | Authentic Liberal Party |
| Lucas Ramón Zarak Linares | 1992 | 1993 | Authentic Liberal Party |
| Arturo Ulises Vallarino Bartuano | 1993 | 1994 | Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement |
| Balbina Herrera Araúz | 1994 | 1995 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Carlos R. Alvarado Acosta | 1995 | 1996 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| César A. Pardo Rivera | 1996 | 1997 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Gerardo González Vernaza | 1997 | 1999 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Enrique A. Garrido Arosemena | 1999 | 2000 | Christian Democratic Party |
| Laurentino Cortizo Cohen | 2000 | 2001 | Solidarity Party |
| Rubén Arosemena Valdéz | 2001 | 2002 | People's Party |
| Carlos R. Alvarado Acosta | 2002 | 2003 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Jacobo L. Salas Díaz | 2003 | 2004 | Arnulfista Party |
| Jerry Vicente Wilson Navarro | 2004 | 2005 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Elías Ariel Castillo González | 2005 | 2007 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Pedro Miguel González Pinzón | 2007 | 2008 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Raúl Eugenio Rodríguez Araúz | 2008 | 2009 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| José Luis Varela Rodríguez | 2009 | 2010 | Panameñista Party |
| José Muñoz Molina | 2010 | 2011 | Democratic Change |
| Héctor Aparicio Díaz | 2011 | 2012 | Democratic Change |
| Sergio Gálvez | 2012 | 2014 | Democratic Change |
| Adolfo Valderrama | 2014 | 2015 | Panameñista Party |
| Rubén De León Sánchez | 2015 | 2017 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Yanibel Ábrego | July 2017 | July 2019 | Democratic Change |
| Marcos Castillero | July 2019 | July 2021 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Crispiano Adames | July 2021 | July 2023 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Jaime Vargas | July 2023 | July 2024 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
| Dana Castañeda | July 2024 | Incumbent | Realizing Goals |