List of heads of state of Panama
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President of the Republic of Panama Presidente de la República de Panamá |
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Residence | Palacio de las Garzas |
Term length | Five years, not eligible for re-election immediately |
Inaugural holder | Manuel Amador Guerrero |
Formation | 20 February 1904 |
Website | Presidencia de la República |
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This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Panama |
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This page lists heads of state of Panama since independence in 1840 and in 1903.
Contents
- 1 Short-lived first independence (1840–1841)
- 2 President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903)
- 3 Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)
- 4 Presidents of Panama (1904–present)
- 5 Military (de facto) leaders of Panama (1968–1989)
- 6 Latest election
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Short-lived first independence (1840–1841)[edit]
- Superior Civil Chief: 18 November 1840 – 20 March 1841 General Juan Lopez
- Superior Chief of State: 20 March 1841 – 8 June 1841 Tomás de Herrera
- President: 8 June 1841 – 31 December 1841 Tomás de Herrera
President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903)[edit]
- Demetrio H. Brid: 3 November 1903 – 4 November 1903
Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)[edit]
- José Agustín Arango: 4 November 1903 – 20 February 1904
- Tomás Arias: 4 November 1903 – 20 February 1904
- Federico Boyd: 4 November 1903 – 20 February 1904
- Manuel Espinosa Batista: 9 November 1903 – 7 December 1903
Presidents of Panama (1904–present)[edit]
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Party | |
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Manuel Amador Guerrero (1833–1909) |
20 February 1904 | 1 October 1908 | Conservative Party |
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José Domingo de Obaldía (1845–1910) |
1 October 1908 | 1 March 1910[1] | National Liberal Party |
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Carlos Antonio Mendoza (1856–1916) Acting President |
1 March 1910 | 1 October 1910 | National Liberal Party |
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Federico Boyd (1851–1924) Acting President |
1 October 1910 | 5 October 1910 | National Liberal Party |
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Pablo Arosemena (1836–1920) Acting President |
5 October 1910 | 1 October 1912 | National Liberal Party |
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Belisario Porras Barahona (1856–1942) |
1 October 1912 | 1 October 1916 | National Liberal Party |
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Ramón Maximiliano Valdés (1867–1918) |
1 October 1916 | 3 June 1918[1] | National Liberal Party |
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Ciro Luis Urriola (1863–1922) Acting President |
3 June 1918 | 1 October 1918 | National Liberal Party |
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Pedro Antonio Díaz (1852–1919) Acting President |
1 October 1918 | 12 October 1918 | Conservative Party |
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Belisario Porras Barahona (1856–1942) |
12 October 1918 | 30 January 1920 | National Liberal Party |
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Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre (1876–1922) Acting President |
30 January 1920 | 1 October 1920 | National Liberal Party |
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Belisario Porras Barahona (1856–1942) |
1 October 1920 | 1 October 1924 | National Liberal Party |
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Rodolfo Chiari (1869–1937) |
1 October 1924 | 1 October 1928 | National Liberal Party |
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Florencio Harmodio Arosemena (1872–1945) |
1 October 1928 | 3 January 1931 | National Liberal Party |
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Harmodio Arias Madrid (1886–1963) Acting President |
3 January 1931 | 16 January 1931 | Independent |
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Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované (1882–1971) |
16 January 1931 | 5 June 1932 | National Liberal Party |
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Harmodio Arias Madrid (1886–1963) |
5 June 1932 | 1 October 1936 | National Revolutionary Party |
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Juan Demóstenes Arosemena (1879–1939) |
1 October 1936 | 16 December 1939[1] | National Liberal Party |
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Ezequiel Fernández (1886–1946) Acting President |
16 December 1939 | 18 December 1939 | National Revolutionary Party |
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Augusto Samuel Boyd (1879–1957) Acting President |
18 December 1939 | 1 October 1940 | National Revolutionary Party |
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Arnulfo Arias (1901–1988) |
1 October 1940 | 9 October 1941 | National Revolutionary Party |
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Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango (1899–1969) |
9 October 1941 | 15 June 1945 | Independent |
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Enrique Adolfo Jiménez (1888–1970) Provisional President |
15 June 1945 | 7 August 1948 | National Liberal Party |
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Domingo Díaz Arosemena (1875–1949) |
7 August 1948 | 28 July 1949[2] | National Liberal Party |
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Daniel Chanis Pinzón (1892–1961) |
28 July 1949 | 20 November 1949 | National Liberal Party |
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Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón (1905–1981) |
20 November 1949 | 24 November 1949 | National Liberal Party |
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Arnulfo Arias (1901–1988) |
24 November 1949 | 9 May 1951 | Panameñista Party |
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Alcibíades Arosemena (1883–1958) |
9 May 1951 | 1 October 1952 | Authentic Revolutionary Party |
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José Antonio Remón Cantera (1908–1955) |
1 October 1952 | 2 January 1955[3] | National Patriotic Coalition |
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José Ramón Guizado (1899–1964) |
2 January 1955 | 29 March 1955 | National Patriotic Coalition |
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Ricardo Arias (1912–1993) |
29 March 1955 | 1 October 1956 | National Patriotic Coalition |
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Ernesto de la Guardia (1904–1983) |
1 October 1956 | 1 October 1960 | National Patriotic Coalition |
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Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón (1905–1981) |
1 October 1960 | 1 October 1964 | National Liberal Party |
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Marco Aurelio Robles (1908–1990) |
1 October 1964 | 1 October 1968 | National Liberal Party |
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Arnulfo Arias (1901–1988) |
1 October 1968 | 11 October 1968 | Panameñista Party |
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José María Pinilla Fábrega (1919–1979) |
12 October 1968 | 18 December 1969 | National Guard |
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Bolívar Urrutia Parrilla (1918–2005) |
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Demetrio B. Lakas (1925–1999) |
19 December 1969 | 11 October 1978 | Independent |
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Aristides Royo (1940–) |
11 October 1978 | 31 July 1982 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
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Ricardo de la Espriella (1934–) |
31 July 1982 | 13 February 1984 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
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Jorge Illueca (1918–2012) |
13 February 1984 | 11 October 1984 | Independent |
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Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino (1938–) |
11 October 1984 | 28 September 1985 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
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Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937–2015) Acting President |
28 September 1985 | 26 February 1988 | Republican Party |
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Manuel Solís Palma (1917–2009) Acting President |
26 February 1988 | 1 September 1989 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
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Francisco Rodríguez (1938–) Provisional President |
1 September 1989 | 20 December 1989[4] | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
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Guillermo Endara (1936–2009) |
20 December 1989 | 1 September 1994 | Panameñista Party |
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Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946–) |
1 September 1994 | 1 September 1999 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
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Mireya Moscoso (1946–) |
1 September 1999 | 1 September 2004 | Panameñista Party |
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Martín Torrijos (1963–) |
1 September 2004 | 1 July 2009 | Democratic Revolutionary Party |
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Ricardo Martinelli (1951–) |
1 July 2009 | 1 July 2014 | Democratic Change |
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Juan Carlos Varela (1963–) |
1 July 2014 | Incumbent | Panameñista Party |
Military (de facto) leaders of Panama (1968–1989)[edit]
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Military | |
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Brigadier-General Omar Torrijos (1929–1981)[5] |
11 October 1968 | 31 July 1981[6] | National Guard |
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Colonel Florencio Flores Aguilar |
31 July 1981 | 3 March 1982 | National Guard |
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Colonel Rubén Darío Paredes (1933–) |
3 March 1982 | 12 August 1983 | National Guard |
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General Manuel Noriega (1934–) |
12 August 1983 | 20 December 1989[4] | National Guard (1983) Panamanian Defense Forces (1983–1989) |
Latest election[edit]
Main article: Panamanian general election, 2014
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Juan Carlos Varela | Panameñista Party | 724,762 | 39.09 |
José Domingo Arias | Democratic Change | 581,828 | 31.38 |
Juan Carlos Navarro | Democratic Revolutionary Party | 521,842 | 28.14 |
Genaro López | Broad Front for Democracy | 11,127 | 0.60 |
Juan Jované | Independent | 10,805 | 0.58 |
Esteban Rodríguez | Independent | 2,240 | 0.12 |
Gerardo Barroso | Independent | 1,598 | 0.09 |
Valid votes | 1,854,202 | 98.30 | |
Invalid votes | 17,162 | 0.91 | |
Blank votes | 14,944 | 0.79 | |
Total votes | 1,886,308 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,457,401 | 76.76 | |
Source: Election Tribunal (100% of polling stations counted) |
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