Vice President of Bolivia

The Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia () or Vice President of Bolivia (), is the second highest political position in Bolivia. 

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) 

PortraitNameTerm of office PresidentNotes R.StartEnd 100px José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco(1751–1839) 18 December 1828 1 January 1829    Pedro Blanco Soto colspan=5  José Miguel de Velasco    José Miguel de Velasco(1795–1859) 24 May 1829 23 July 1835 Andrés de Santa Cruz   100px Mariano Enrique Calvo(1782–1842) 23 July 1835 17 February 1839   colspan=5  José Miguel de Velasco The Constitution of 1839 eliminates the Vice President position.  rowspan=3 colspan=5     rowspan=2 colspan=5  Hilarión Daza The Constitution of 1878 reincorporates the Vice President position.  Narciso Campero  

 Double vice presidency (1880–1921) 

 Titlerowspan=2 width="2.5%"PortraitNameTerm of office Party Elected PresidentNotes R.StartEnd colspan=9  Narciso Campero The Constitution of 1880 incorporates the Double Vice Presidency.  1st VicePresident 100px Aniceto Arce 31 May 1880 11 March 1881 Conservative — Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years. Sentenced to banishment by Narciso Campero.  colspan=7    2nd VicePresident 100px Belisario Salinas Belzu(1833–1893) 31 May 1880 4 September 1884 Conservative Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years.  1st VicePresident 100px Mariano Baptista 4 September 1884 15 August 1888 Democratic 1884 Gregorio Pacheco   2nd VicePresident 100px Jorge Oblitas(1831–1900) 4 September 1884 15 August 1888 Democratic   1st VicePresident 100px José Manuel del Carpio 15 August 1888 4 August 1892 Conservative 1888 Aniceto Arce   colspan=7    2nd VicePresident 100px Serapio Reyes Ortiz(1822–1900) 15 August 1888 11 August 1892 Conservative   1st VicePresident 100px Severo Fernández 11 August 1892 19 August 1896 Conservative 1892 Mariano Baptista   2nd VicePresident –  Juan Federico Zuazo(1825–1892) colspan=2  Conservative   1st VicePresident 100px Rafael Peña de Flores 19 August 1896 12 April 1899 Conservative 1896 Severo Fernández Ousted from office by the Federal Revolution of 1899.  2nd VicePresident 100px Jenaro Sanjinés Calderón(1843–1913) 19 August 1896 12 April 1899 Conservative Ousted from office by the Federal Revolution of 1899.  colspan=9     1st VicePresident 100px Lucio Pérez Velasco 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.  colspan=7    2nd VicePresident 100px Aníbal Capriles Cabrera(1854–1924) 25 October 1899 14 August 1904 Liberal Appointed by the National Convention as Vice President for 4 years.  1st VicePresident 100px Eliodoro Villazón 14 August 1904 12 August 1909 Liberal 1904 Ismael Montes   2nd VicePresident 100px Valentín Abecia Ayllón(1846–1910) 14 August 1904 12 August 1909 Liberal   1st VicePresident 100px Macario Pinilla Vargas 12 August 1909 14 August 1913 Liberal 1909 Eliodoro Villazón   2nd VicePresident 100px Juan Misael Saracho(1857–1915) 12 August 1909 14 August 1913 Liberal   1st VicePresident 100px Juan Misael Saracho 14 August 1913 1 October 1915 Liberal 1913 Ismael Montes Died in office.  colspan=7    2nd VicePresident 100px José Carrasco Torrico(1863–1921) 14 August 1913 15 August 1917 Liberal   1st VicePresident 100px Ismael Vázquez Virreira 15 August 1917 12 July 1920 Liberal 1917 José Gutiérrez Guerra Ousted from office by a coup d'état.  2nd VicePresident 100px José Santos Quinteros(1865–1951) 15 August 1917 12 July 1920 Liberal Ousted from office by a coup d'état.  colspan=9    

 Single vice presidency (1921–present) 

PortraitNameTerm of office Party Elected PresidentNotes R.StartEnd colspan=7 rowspan=3   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   colspan=7 rowspan=2  Council of Ministers   Carlos Galindo   100px José Luis Tejada Sorzano 5 March 1931 27 November 1934 Genuine Republican 1931 Daniel Salamanca Urey Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Daniel Salamanca Urey.  colspan=7 rowspan=3  Tejada Sorzano   David Toro   Germán Busch   100px 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.  colspan=7 rowspan=2    Carlos Quintanilla   colspan=7 rowspan=3  Carlos Quintanilla amends the Constitution removing the position of Vice President.  Enrique Peñaranda   Gualberto Villarroel   100px 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.  colspan=7 rowspan=2  Néstor Guillén   Tomás Monje   100px Mamerto Urriolagoitía 10 March 1947 17 October 1949 Republican Socialist Unity 1947 Enrique Hertzog Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Enrique Hertzog.  colspan=7 rowspan=3  Mamerto Urriolagoitía   Hugo Ballivián   Hernán Siles Zuazo   100px Hernán Siles Zuazo 15 April 1952 6 August 1956 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement — Víctor Paz Estenssoro   100px Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz(1923–1996) 6 August 1956 24 June 1957 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1956 Hernán Siles Zuazo Resigned.  colspan=7    100px Juan Lechín Oquendo(1914–2001) 6 August 1960 6 August 1964 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1960 Víctor Paz Estenssoro    René Barrientos 6 August 1964 4 November 1964 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1964 Ousted Víctor Paz Estenssoro in a coup d'état.  colspan=7 rowspan=2  René Barrientos   Alfredo Ovando Candía   100px Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas 6 August 1966 27 April 1969 Social Democratic 1966 René Barrientos Assumed the presidency after the death of René Barrientos.  colspan=7     Jaime Paz Zamora 10 October 1982 14 December 1984 Democratic and Popular Union 1980 Hernán Siles Zuazo Resigned to run for presidency.  colspan=7     Julio Garrett Ayllón(1925–2018) 6 August 1985 6 August 1989 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1985 Víctor Paz Estenssoro    Luis Ossio(1930–2016) 6 August 1989 6 August 1993 Revolutionary Left Movement 1989 Jaime Paz Zamora   100px Víctor Hugo Cárdenas(1951–) 6 August 1993 6 August 1997 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 1993 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada   100px Jorge Quiroga 6 August 1997 7 August 2001 Nationalist Democratic Action 1997 Hugo Banzer Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Hugo Banzer.  colspan=7  Jorge Quiroga   100px Carlos Mesa 6 August 2002 17 October 2003 — 2002 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Assumed the presidency after the resignation of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada.  colspan=7 rowspan=2  Carlos Mesa   Eduardo Rodríguez  100pxÁlvaro García Linera(1962–) 22 January 2006 22 January 2010 Movement for Socialism 2005 Evo Morales   22 January 2010 22 January 2015 2009  22 January 2015 10 November 2019 2014  colspan=7  Jeanine Áñez  100px David Choquehuanca 8 November 2020 8 November 2025 Movement for Socialism 2020 Luis Arce 100px Edmand Lara 8 November 2025 Incumbent Christian Democratic Party 2025 Rodrigo Paz Pereira

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