# List of presidents of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

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. 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 |
| Fernando Antonio Dávila | July 1839 | December 1839 – ? | Constituent assembly |
| Miguel Larreynaga | ? – September 1840 | September 1840 – ? | |
| Juan Matheu | ? – Jan 1849 | January 1852 – ? | |
| José Antonio Azmitia | ? – 1858 | 1858 – ? | |
| Juan Matheu | ? – January 1868 | 1872 – ? | |
| Marcos Dardón | ? – August 1872 | August 1872 – ? | |

## National Assembly 1879–1945

Asamblea Nacional
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| José Antonio Salazar | 7 May 1873 | 13 September 1876 | Constituent assembly |
| Manuel J. Dardon | 1 October 1876 | 26 October 1876 | Constituent assembly |
| José Farfán | ? – March 1879 | December 1879 – ? | Constituent assembly |
| 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 |
| Miguel Alvarez | 1 March 1886 | 1 March 1887 | |
| Manuel Ramírez | 1 March 1887 | 26 June 1887 | |
| Ramón Uriarte | 1 October 1887 | 16 November 1887 | Constituent assembly to reform the Constitution |
| 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 | |
| Feliciano Aguilar | 1 March 1897 | 31 May 1897 | Reina Barrios dissolved the Assembly |
| 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 |
| Arturo Ubico Urruela | 1 March 1904 | October 1919 | |
| Mariano Cruz | ? – September 1919 | September 1919 – ? | |
| Adrián Vidaurre | 1 March 1920 | April 1920 – ? | |
| Tácito Molina Izquierdo | ? – November 1920 | March 1921 – ? | |
| José A. Beteta | ? – December 1927 | December 1927 – ? | Constituent assembly |
| Juan J. Ortega | 1930 | February 1931 | |
| Juan J. Ortega | March 1932 | April 1934 | |
| Luis F. Mendizábal | 1934 | 1937 – ? | |
| Ramón Calderón | ? – September 1941 | September 1941 – ? | Constituent assembly |
| Manuel Galich | 3 December 1944 | 15 March 1945 | |

## Congress since 1945

The title 1984–1986 was President of the National Constituent Assembly
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Jorge García Granados | 10 January 1945 | 15 March 1945 | | National constituent assembly |
| Jorge García Granados | 20 March 1945 | 12 July 1945 | | |
| Julio Bonilla González | 20 July 1945 | 28 February 1946 | | |
| Gerardo Gordillo Barrios | 19 March 1946 | 28 February 1947 | | |
| Mario Monteforte Toledo | 1947 | March 1948 | | |
| Víctor Giordani | 1948 | 1948 | | |
| Óscar Barrios Castillo | 1948 | 1948 | | |
| Mario Monteforte Toledo | 1 March 1949 | 28 February 1950 | | |
| Guillermo Fonseca Penedo | 1 March 1950 | 28 February 1951 | | |
| Roberto Alvarado Fuentes | 1 March 1951 | 28 February 1952 | | |
| Julio Estrada de la Hoz | 1 March 1952 | 28 February 1953 | | |
| Guillermo Ovando Arriola | 1 March 1953 | 28 February 1954 | | |
| Marco Antonio Franco Chacón | 1 March 1954 | 29 June 1954 | | Deposed |
| Luis Arturo González López | 29 October 1954 | 28 February 1956 | | National constituent assembly |
| Luis Arturo González López | 1 March 1956 | 28 February 1957 | | |
| Federico Carbonell Rodas | 1 March 1957 | 28 February 1958 | | |
| Julio Prado García Salas | 1 March 1958 | 28 February 1959 | | |
| Ernesto Viteri Bertrand | 1 March 1959 | 28 February 1960 | | |
| Jorge Luis Zelaya Coronado | 1 March 1960 | 28 February 1961 | | |
| Rubén Flores Avendaño | 1 March 1961 | 28 February 1962 | | |
| Miguel Angel Ortega Mérida | 1 March 1962 | 28 February 1963 | | |
| Manuel Orellana Portillo | 1 March 1963 | 31 March 1963 | | |
| Vicente Diaz Samayoa | 6 July 1964 | 5 May 1966 | | Constituent assembly president |
| Mario Fuentes Pieruccini | 5 May 1966 | 15 June 1967 | | |
| José Gregorio Prem Beteta | 15 June 1967 | 1968 | | |
| Manuel Francisco Villamar | 1968 | 1969 | | |
| Enrique A. Claverie Delgado | 1969 | 1970 | | |
| Mario Sandoval Alarcón | 1970 | June 1974 | | |
| Luis Alfonso López | June 1974 | June 1975 | | |
| Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz | June 1975 | 1976 | | |
| Luis Alfonso López | 1976 | 1977 | | |
| Rafael Castillo Valdez | 1977 | June 1978 | | |
| José Trinidad Uclés | 1978 | 1979 | | |
| Manuel Salvador Polanco Ramírez | 1979 | 1981 | | |
| Tomás Esteban Zepeda Guzmán | 1981 | 1982 | | |
| Jorge Bonilla López | 1982 | March 1982 | | |
| Ramiro de León Carpio | July 1984 | January 1986 | UCN | Three rotating presidents |
| Roberto Carpio | July 1984 | January 1986 | DCG | Three rotating presidents |
| Héctor Aragón Quiñónez | July 1984 | January 1986 | MLN | Three rotating presidents |
| Alfonso Cabrera Hidalgo | January 1986 | 1986 | DCG | |
| Roberto Adolfo Valle Valdizán | 1986 | 1987 | DCG | |
| José Ricardo Gómez Gálvez | 1987 | 1988 | DCG | |
| Alfonso Alonso Barillas | 1988 | 1989 | DCG | |
| José Fernando Lobo Dubón | 1989 | 1990 | DCG | |
| Marco Antonio Dardón Castillo | January 1990 | January 1991 | DCG | |
| Ana Catalina Soberanis Reyes | January 1991 | January 1992 | DCG | |
| Edmond Mulet | January 1992 | January 1993 | UCN | |
| José Fernando Lobo Dubón | January 1993 | June 1993 | DCG | |
| Óscar Vinicio Villar Anleu | January 1994 | September 1994 | DCG | |
| Arabella Castro Quiñónez de Comparini | September 1994 | January 1995 | PAN | |
| José Efraín Ríos Montt | January 1995 | 1996 | FRG | |
| Carlos Alberto García Regás | 1996 | 1997 | PAN | |
| Arabella Castro Quiñónez de Comparini | 1997 | 1998 | PAN | |
| Rafael Eduardo Barrios Flores | 1998 | 1999 | PAN | |
| Leonel López Rodas | 1999 | January 2000 | PAN | |
| José Efraín Ríos Montt | January 2000 | January 2004 | FRG | |
| Francisco Rolando Morales Chávez | January 2004 | January 2005 | UNE | |
| Jorge Méndez Herbruger | January 2005 | January 2007 | GANA | |
| Ruben Dario Morales Véliz | January 2007 | January 2008 | PAN | |
| Eduardo Meyer | January 2008 | August 2008 | UNE | |
| Arístides Crespo Villegas | August 2008 | January 2008 | FRG | |
| José Roberto Alejos Cámbara | January 2009 | January 2012 | UNE | |
| Gudy Rivera Estrada | January 2012 | January 2013 | PP | |
| Pedro Muadi | January 2013 | January 2014 | PP | |
| Arístides Crespo Villegas | January 2014 | January 2015 | PP | |
| Luis Rabbé | January 2015 | January 2016 | Independent | |
| Mario Taracena | January 2016 | January 2017 | UNE | |
| Óscar Chinchilla | January 2017 | January 2018 | CREO | |
| Álvaro Arzú Escobar | January 2018 | January 2020 | PU | |
| 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 | |
| Nery Ramos | 19 January 2024 | Incumbent | Blue Party | |