# Vice President of Venezuela

The vice president of Venezuela (Spanish: Vicepresidente de Venezuela), officially known as the Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is the second highest political position in the government of Venezuela. The vice president is the direct collaborator of the Venezuelan president according to the Constitution. The office of vice president appeared in the Constitution of 1830 until the Constitution of 1858, and once again in the Constitution of 1999. However, in its current (1999) incarnation, the office is more akin to a prime minister in systems as those of France and South Korea.
Since June 14, 2018, Delcy Rodríguez of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela has been vice president, serving with President Nicolás Maduro.

## Office of the executive vice president
### Functions and duties

According to the Constitution of 1999, the duties of the executive vice president are
* To collaborate with the president of the Republic to direct the actions of the Government.
* To coordinate the Public National Administration in accordance with the instructions of the president of the Republic.
* To propose the appointment and the removal of the ministers to the president of the Republic.
* To preside over the Cabinet if the president is absent or with authorization in advance from the president.
* To coordinate the relations of the National Executive with the National Assembly.
* To preside at the Federal Council of Government.
* To name and to remove, in accordance with the law, the officials or national officials whose designation is not attributed to another authority.
* To substitute for the president of the Republic on temporary and absolute absences.
* To exercise the duties delegated to him by the president of the Republic.

### Appointment and removal

The executive vice president is appointed and removed by the president. The vice president can also be removed with more than two-thirds of the votes in National Assembly. If the National Assembly removes three vice presidents from office during a six-year presidential term, the president is authorized to dissolve the Parliament.

### Presidential succession

The executive vice president is the first in line to the succession of the president of Venezuela, when the president is unable to fulfill the duties of office in the exceptional cases established in the Article 233 and 234 of the National Constitution.
Former vice presidents Andrés Navarte, Carlos Soublette, Diosdado Cabello (in April 2002) and Nicolás Maduro (in 2012–2013) were all once acting presidents of Venezuela. Soublette and Maduro were also later elected as president.

## List of vice presidents of Venezuela
### State of Venezuela (1830–1864)

| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office — Political party | Term in office — Political party | Notes | President |
| | Diego Bautista Urbaneja (1782–1856) | 1830 | 1833 | Interim | José Antonio Páez (1830–1835) |
| José Antonio Páez (1830–1835) ||
| | Andrés Narvarte (1781–1853) | 1830 | 1835 | Indirect elections | José Antonio Páez (1830–1835) |
| | Andrés Narvarte (1781–1853) | Conservative Party | Conservative Party | Indirect elections | José María Vargas (1835) |
| Vacancy under José María Carreño (1835) ||||||||
| | Andrés Narvarte (1781–1853) | 1835 | 1836 | Indirect elections | José María Vargas (1835–1836) |
| José María Vargas (1835–1836) ||
| | José María Carreño (1792–1849) | 1836 | 1837 | Indirect elections | Andrés Narvarte (1836–1837) |
| Andrés Narvarte (1836–1837) ||
| | Diego Bautista Urbaneja (1782–1856) | 1837 | 1837 | Indirect elections | José María Carreño (1837) |
| José María Carreño (1837) ||
| Vacancy under Carlos Soublette (1837–1839) ||||||||
| | Carlos Soublette (1789–1870) | 1839 | 1841 | Indirect elections | José Antonio Páez (1839–1843) |
| José Antonio Páez (1839–1843) ||
| | Santos Michelena (1797–1848) | 1841 | 1845 | Indirect elections | José Antonio Páez (1839–1843) |
| | Santos Michelena (1797–1848) | Conservative Party | Conservative Party | Indirect elections | Carlos Soublette (1843–1847) |
| | Diego Bautista Urbaneja (1782–1856) | 1845 | 1847 | Indirect elections | Carlos Soublette (1843–1847) |
| | Diego Bautista Urbaneja (1782–1856) | Conservative Party | Conservative Party | Indirect elections | José Tadeo Monagas (1847–1851) |
| | Antonio Leocadio Guzmán (1801–1884) | 1847 | 1851 | Indirect elections | José Tadeo Monagas (1847–1851) |
| | Antonio Leocadio Guzmán (1801–1884) | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Indirect elections | José Gregorio Monagas (1851–1855) |
| | Joaquín Herrera (1784–1868) | 1851 | 1855 | Interim | José Gregorio Monagas (1851–1855) |
| José Gregorio Monagas (1851–1855) ||
| Vacancy under José Tadeo Monagas (1855–1858) ||||||||
| | Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1803–1866) | 1858 | 1859 | Interim | Julián Castro (1858–1859) |
| | Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1803–1866) | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Interim | Pedro Gual (1859) |
| Vacancy under Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1859–1860) ||||||||
| | Pedro Gual Escandón (1783–1862) | 1860 | 1861 | Interim | Manuel de Tovar (1859–1861) |
| Manuel de Tovar (1859–1861) ||
| Vacancy under Pedro Gual Escandón (1861) ||||||||
| Vacancy under José Antonio Páez (1861–1863) ||||||||
| | Antonio Leocadio Guzmán (1801–1884) | 1863 | 1868 | Indirect elections | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón (1863—1868) |
| Juan Crisóstomo Falcón (1863—1868) ||

### Fifth Republic (1999–present)

| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office — Political party | Term in office — Political party | Notes | President |
| | Isaías Rodríguez (1942–2025) | 29 January 2000 | 24 December 2000 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (1999–2002) |
| Hugo Chávez (1999–2002) ||
| | Adina Bastidas (born 1943) | 24 December 2000 | 13 January 2002 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (1999–2002) |
| Hugo Chávez (1999–2002) ||
| | Diosdado Cabello (born 1963) | 13 January 2002 | 12 April 2002 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (1999–2002) |
| Hugo Chávez (1999–2002) ||
| Vacancy under Pedro Carmona (2002) ||||||||
| Vacancy under Diosdado Cabello (2002) ||||||||
| | Diosdado Cabello (born 1963) | 14 April 2002 | 28 April 2002 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) |
| Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) ||
| | José Vicente Rangel (1929–2020) | 28 April 2002 | 3 January 2007 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) |
| Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) ||
| | Jorge Rodríguez (born 1965) | 3 January 2007 | 4 January 2008 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) |
| Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) ||
| | Ramón Carrizales (born 1952) | 4 January 2008 | 26 January 2010 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) |
| | Ramón Carrizales (born 1952) | Fifth Republic Movement United Socialist Party | Fifth Republic Movement United Socialist Party | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) |
| | Elías Jaua (born 1969) | 26 January 2010 | 13 October 2012 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) |
| Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) ||
| | Nicolás Maduro (born 1962) | 13 October 2012 | 8 March 2013 | Directly designated | Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) |
| Hugo Chávez (2002–2013) ||
| | Jorge Arreaza (born 1973) | 8 March 2013 | 6 January 2016 | Directly designated | Nicolás Maduro (2013–) |
| Nicolás Maduro (2013–) ||
| | Aristóbulo Istúriz (1946–2021) | 6 January 2016 | 4 January 2017 | Directly designated | Nicolás Maduro (2013–) |
| Nicolás Maduro (2013–) ||
| | Tareck El Aissami (born 1974) | 4 January 2017 | 14 June 2018 | Directly designated | Nicolás Maduro (2013–) |
| Nicolás Maduro (2013–) ||
| | Delcy Rodríguez (born 1969) | 14 June 2018 | Incumbent | Directly designated | Nicolás Maduro (2013–) |
| Nicolás Maduro (2013–) ||