Vice President of Guyana

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Vice Presidents of the
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Hugh Desmond Hoyte
  • Hamilton Green
  • Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop
    • FormationOctober 1980
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    Vice presidents of Guyana is a political position in Guyana. The Prime Minister of Guyana serves as the First Vice President and acts as the constitutional successor for the President of Guyana in case of a vacancy.[1] Historically, other members of the cabinet have also been appointed as Vice Presidents, who can perform the functions of the President.[2] Vice presidency was created in October 1980 when the executive presidency was created.

    A history of the office holder follows.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

    Position Name Inaugurated Left Office Notes
    Vice President Ptolemy Reid October 1980 August 1984
    Shiw Sahai Naraine October 1983 [9]
    Hugh Desmond Hoyte
    		 August 1985 Became President
    Hamilton Green October 1992
    Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop September 1984 [10]
    Vice President Mohamed Shahabuddeen October 1983 December 1988 [9]
    Vice President Ranji Chandisingh September 1984 October 1992 [11][12][13]
    Vice President Viola Burnham August 1985 October 1991 [14]
    Vice President Sam Hinds October 1992 March 1997 Became President
    Vice President Janet Jagan March 1997 December 1997 [15] Became President
    Reepu Daman Persaud [16][17]
    Vice President Sam Hinds December 1997 May 2015
    Bharrat Jagdeo August 1999 Became President[16]
    Vice President Reepu Daman Persaud August 1999 December 2011 [18][19]
    Vice President Moses Nagamootoo May 2015 2 August 2020 [20]
    Carl Barrington Greenidge 25 April 2019 [21][20]
    Khemraj Ramjattan 2 August 2020 [20]
    Sydney Allicock [22][20]
    Vice President
    Mark Phillips
    		 2 August 2020 Incumbent [23]
    Bharrat Jagdeo [24]

    References

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    2. ^ "MoTP rejects Opposition claims that the nation is not informed of President Granger's whereabouts". motp.gov.gy.
    3. ^ Frank A. Narain (22 September 2009). "HISTORICAL INFORMATION EVENTS & DATES ON THE PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA from 1718 to 2006" (PDF). Parliament of Guyana. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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    5. ISBN 9780230271128
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    6. ISBN 9780230271166
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    7. ISBN 9780230271180
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    8. ISBN 9780230271203
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    16. ^
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    17. ISBN 9780230271289
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    18. ^ "Guyana Chiefs of State 2001 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements,Population, Social Statistics, Political System". workmall.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
    19. ^ "Guyana Chiefs of State 2010, CIA World Factbook". workmall.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
    20. ^ a b c d GTIMES (16 May 2019). "President announces plans to reshuffle Permanent Secretaries".
    21. ^ "Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana 2019.04 25". motp.gov.gy.
    22. ^ Chabrol, Denis (14 April 2019). "Legality of Allicock acting as Prime Minister questioned". Demerara Waves.
    23. ^ "Irfaan Ali sworn in as President, Mark Phillips as PM, Jagdeo as Vice President". Stabroek News. 2 August 2020.
    24. ^ "Vice President Jagdeo to head Gov't transition team". NewsRoom. 2 August 2020.

    See also

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