List of heads of state of Panama

This is a list of head of state of Panama.

Free State of the Isthmus (1840–1841)

Portrait PresidentTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office 1 100px Juan López 18 November 1840 20 March 1841  Superior Civil Chief 2 100px Tomás de Herrera 20 March 1841 8 June 1841  Superior Chief of State  8 June 1841 31 December 1841  President

Republic of Panama (1903–present)

President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903)
Portrait NameTerm of officePolitical Party Took office Left office Time in office 3 80px Demetrio H. Brid 3 November 1903 4 November 1903  Conservative Party

Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)
Portrait NameTerm of officePolitical Party Took office Left office Time in office 4 80px José Agustín Arango 4 November 1903 20 February 1904  National Liberal Party 5 80px Tomás Arias Independent 6 80px Federico Boyd National Liberal Party 7 80px Manuel Espinosa Batista 9 November 1903 7 December 1903  National Liberal Party

Presidents of Panama (1904–present)
PortraitPresidentElectedTerm of officePolitical PartyNotes Took office Left office Time in office 1 100px Manuel Amador Guerrero 1904 20 February 1904 23 June 1907  Conservative Party  2 100px José Domingo de Obaldía — 24 June 1907 27 December 1907  National Liberal Party  100px Manuel Amador Guerrero — 29 December 1907 1 October 1908  Conservative Party  100px José Domingo de Obaldía 1908 1 October 1908 1 March 1910  National Liberal Party  — 100px Carlos Antonio Mendoza — 1 March 1910 1 October 1910  National Liberal Party  — 100px Federico Boyd — 1 October 1910 5 October 1910  National Liberal Party  — 100px Pablo Arosemena — 5 October 1910 1 October 1912  National Liberal Party  3 100px Belisario Porras Barahona 1912 1 October 1912 1 October 1916  years National Liberal Party  4 100px Ramón Maximiliano Valdés 1916 1 October 1916 3 June 1918  National Liberal Party  — 100px Ciro Luis Urriola — 3 June 1918 1 October 1918  National Liberal Party  — 100px Pedro Antonio Díaz — 1 October 1918 12 October 1918  Conservative Party   100px Belisario Porras Barahona 1918 12 October 1918 30 January 1920  National Liberal Party  — 100px Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre — 30 January 1920 1 October 1920  National Liberal Party   100px Belisario Porras Barahona 1920 1 October 1920 1 October 1924  years National Liberal Party  5 100px Rodolfo Chiari 1924 1 October 1924 1 October 1928  years National Liberal Party 6 100px Florencio Harmodio Arosemena 1928 1 October 1928 3 January 1931  National Liberal Party  — 100px Harmodio Arias Madrid — 3 January 1931 16 January 1931  Independent  7 100px Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované — 16 January 1931 5 June 1932  National Liberal Party 8 100px Harmodio Arias Madrid 1932 5 June 1932 1 October 1936  National Revolutionary Party 9 100px Juan Demóstenes Arosemena 1936 1 October 1936 16 December 1939  National Liberal Party  — 100px Ezequiel Fernández — 16 December 1939 18 December 1939  National Revolutionary Party  — 100px Augusto Samuel Boyd — 18 December 1939 1 October 1940  National Revolutionary Party  10 100px Arnulfo Arias 1940 1 October 1940 9 October 1941  National Revolutionary Party  11 100px Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango — 9 October 1941 15 June 1945  Independent — 100px Enrique Adolfo Jiménez 1945 15 June 1945 7 August 1948  National Liberal Party  12 100px Domingo Díaz Arosemena 1948 7 August 1948 28 July 1949  National Liberal Party  13 100px Daniel Chanis Pinzón — 28 July 1949 20 November 1949  National Liberal Party 14 100px Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón — 20 November 1949 24 November 1949  National Liberal Party   100px Arnulfo Arias — 24 November 1949 9 May 1951  Panameñista Party  15 100px Alcibíades Arosemena — 9 May 1951 1 October 1952  Authentic Revolutionary Party 16 100px José Antonio Remón Cantera 1952 1 October 1952 2 January 1955  National Patriotic Coalition  17 100px José Ramón Guizado — 2 January 1955 29 March 1955  National Patriotic Coalition 18 100px Ricardo Arias — 29 March 1955 1 October 1956  National Patriotic Coalition 19 100px Ernesto de la Guardia 1956 1 October 1956 1 October 1960  years National Patriotic Coalition  100px Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón 1960 1 October 1960 17 March 1963  National Liberal Party  — 100px Bernardino González Ruiz — 17 March 1963 23 March 1963  Democratic Action Party   100px Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón — 23 March 1963 1 October 1964  National Liberal Party  20 100px Marco Aurelio Robles 1964 1 October 1964 1 October 1968  years National Liberal Party  100px Arnulfo Arias 1968 1 October 1968 11 October 1968  Panameñista Party  — 100px José María Pinilla Fábrega — 12 October 1968 18 December 1969  Military(National Guard)  21 100px Bolívar Urrutia Parrilla Military(National Guard)  — 100px Demetrio B. Lakas — 19 December 1969 11 October 1972  Independent  22 1972 11 October 1972 11 October 1978  years 23 100px Aristides Royo 1978 11 October 1978 31 July 1982  Democratic Revolutionary Party 24 100px Ricardo de la Espriella — 31 July 1982 13 February 1984  Democratic Revolutionary Party 25 100px Jorge Illueca — 13 February 1984 11 October 1984  Independent 26 100px Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino 1984 11 October 1984 28 September 1985  Democratic Revolutionary Party — 100px Eric Arturo Delvalle — 28 September 1985 26 February 1988  Republican Party  — 100px Manuel Solís Palma — 26 February 1988 1 September 1989  Democratic Revolutionary Party  — 100px Francisco Rodríguez — 1 September 1989 20 December 1989  Democratic Revolutionary Party  27 100px Guillermo Endara 1989 20 December 1989 1 September 1994  Panameñista Party 28 100px Ernesto Pérez Balladares 1994 1 September 1994 1 September 1999  years Democratic Revolutionary Party 29 100px Mireya Moscoso 1999 1 September 1999 1 September 2004  years Panameñista Party  30 100px Martín Torrijos 2004 1 September 2004 1 July 2009  Democratic Revolutionary Party  31 100px Ricardo Martinelli 2009 1 July 2009 1 July 2014  years Democratic Change 32 100px Juan Carlos Varela 2014 1 July 2014 1 July 2019  years Panameñista Party 33 100px Laurentino Cortizo 2019 1 July 2019 1 July 2024  years Democratic Revolutionary Party 34 100px José Raúl Mulino 2024 1 July 2024 Incumbent  Realizing Goals

Military leaders of Panama (1968–1989)

From 1968 to 1989 a military junta exerted actual control over the country and nominated the president, who himself held little power. The following individuals were leaders of the junta.

PortraitNameTerm of officeMilitary affiliationNotes Took office Left office Time in office 1 100px Omar Torrijos 11 October 1968 31 July 1981  National Guard  2 100px Rubén Darío Paredes 3 March 1982 12 August 1983  National Guard 3 100px Manuel Noriega 12 August 1983 20 December 1989  National Guard  Panama Defense Forces

Related pages
List of caudillos of Panama

References

Category:Panamanian politicians