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List of current vice presidents and designated acting presidents

This is a list of vice presidential or similar positions, and their current holders.

A vice president is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a president. In other countries where the vice presidency is absent or vacant, a separate office or series of offices may instead be designated ex officio to act as head of state, for example the speaker of a legislature or a head of government.

Generally recognized sovereign states

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Countries with a vice president (or similar position)

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Country Position Incumbent(s) Since
  Afghanistan Deputy Leader[1][2][3] Sirajuddin Haqqani (First)[1][3] 15 August 2021[4]
Mullah Yaqoob (Second)[1][5]
Abdul Ghani Baradar (Third)[1][6]
  Angola Vice President Esperança da Costa[7] 15 September 2022
  Argentina Vice President Victoria Villarruel 10 December 2023
  Azerbaijan Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva[a] 21 February 2017
  Benin Vice President Mariam Chabi Talata 24 May 2021
  Bolivia Vice President David Choquehuanca 8 November 2020
  Botswana Vice President Slumber Tsogwane 4 April 2018
  Brazil Vice President Geraldo Alckmin 1 January 2023
  Bulgaria Vice President Iliana Iotova 22 January 2017
  Burundi Vice President Prosper Bazombanza 24 June 2020
  China Vice President Han Zheng 10 March 2023
  Colombia Vice President Francia Márquez 7 August 2022
  Costa Rica Vice Presidents Stephan Brunner (First) 8 May 2022
Mary Munive (Second)
  Cuba Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa 10 October 2019
  Cyprus Vice President Vacant 15 July 1974
  Dominican Republic Vice President Raquel Peña de Antuña 16 August 2020
  Ecuador Vice President Verónica Abad Rojas 23 November 2023
  Egypt Vice President Vacant 14 August 2013
  El Salvador Vice President Félix Ulloa 1 June 2019
  Equatorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue 22 June 2016
  Gabon Vice President Joseph Owondault Berre (Transitional) 11 September 2023
  Gambia Vice President Muhammad B.S. Jallow 24 February 2023
  Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia 7 January 2017
  Guatemala Vice President Karin Herrera 15 January 2024
  Guyana Vice Presidents Mark Phillips (First) 2 August 2020
Bharrat Jagdeo
  Honduras Vice Presidents Doris Gutiérrez 27 January 2022
Renato Florentino
  India Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar 11 August 2022
  Indonesia Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka 20 October 2024
  Iran Vice Presidents Mohammad Reza Aref (First Vice-President) 28 July 2024
Seyyed Masoud Mirkazemi (Vice-President and Head of Plan and Budget Organisation) 11 August 2021
Meysam Latifi (Vice-President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organisation) 5 September 2021
Mohammad Dehghan (Vice-President for Legal Affairs) 1 September 2021
Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini (Vice-President for Parliamentary Affairs) 20 August 2021
Sorena Sattari (Vice-President for Science and Technology Affairs) 4 October 2013
Ensieh KhazAli (Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs) 1 September 2021
Mohammad Eslami (Vice-President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization) 29 August 2021
Seyyed Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi (Vice-President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs) 12 September 2021
Ali Salajegheh (Vice-President and Head of Department of Environment) 3 October 2021
Seyyed Solat Mortazavi (Vice-President for Executive Affairs) 5 September 2021
  Iraq Vice Presidents Vacant 2 October 2018
Vacant
Vacant
  Ivory Coast Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné 19 April 2022
  Kenya Deputy President Kithure Kindiki 1 November 2024
  Kiribati Vice President Teuea Toatu 19 June 2019
  South Korea Prime Minister[b] Han Duck-soo 21 May 2022
  Laos Vice Presidents Pany Yathortou 22 March 2021
Bounthong Chitmany
  Liberia Vice President Jeremiah Koung 22 January 2024
  Libya Vice-Chairmen of the Presidential Council Abdullah al-Lafi 15 March 2021
Musa Al-Koni
  Malawi Vice-President Michael Usi 20 June 2024
  Maldives Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef 17 November 2023
  Mauritius Vice President Eddy Boissezon 2 December 2019
  Micronesia Vice President Aren Palik 13 September 2022
  Myanmar Vice President Myint Swe 30 March 2016
  Namibia Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 4 February 2024
  Nauru Minister Assisting the President Lionel Aingimea 30 October 2023
    Nepal Vice President Ram Sahaya Yadav 20 March 2023
  Nicaragua Vice President Rosario Murillo[c] 10 January 2017
  Niger Vice President of the CNSP Salifou Modi 26 July 2023[8]
  Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima 29 May 2023
  Palau Vice President Uduch Sengebau Senior 21 January 2021
  Panama Vice President Jose Gabriel Carrizo 1 July 2019
  Paraguay Vice President Pedro Alliana 15 August 2023
  Peru Vice Presidents Vacant (First) 7 December 2022
Vacant (Second) 7 May 2020
  Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte 30 June 2022
  Samoa Council of Deputies Le Mamea Ropati 6 February 2016
  Seychelles Vice President Ahmed Afif 26 October 2020
  Sierra Leone Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh 14 April 2018
  South Africa Deputy President Paul Mashatile 6 March 2023
  South Sudan Vice Presidents Riek Machar (First) 21 February 2020
James Wani Igga (Second)
Taban Deng Gai (Third)
Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior (Fourth)
Hussein Abdelbagi (Fifth)
  Sudan Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Malik Agar 19 May 2023[9]
  Suriname Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk 16 July 2020[10]
   Switzerland Vice President Karin Keller-Sutter 1 January 2024
  Syria Vice President Najah al-Attar[11] 23 March 2006
  Tanzania Vice President Philip Mpango 31 March 2021
  Turkey Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz 4 June 2023
  Uganda Vice President Jessica Alupo 21 June 2021
  United Arab Emirates Vice Presidents Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 11 February 2006
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 29 March 2023
  United States Vice President Kamala Harris 20 January 2021
  Uruguay Vice President Beatriz Argimón 1 March 2020
  Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodríguez 14 June 2018
  Vietnam Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân 6 April 2021
  Yemen Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (Aden) Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Tareq Saleh
Sultan Ali al-Arada
Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara’a
Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer
Othman Hussein Megali
Faraj Salmin al-Buhsani		 7 April 2022[12]
  Zambia Vice President Mutale Nalumango 24 August 2021
  Zimbabwe Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga 28 December 2017
Kembo Mohadi 8 September 2023

Countries with a designated acting head of state

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Country Position(s) designated to act as head of state Incumbent(s) Since
  Albania Speaker of the Parliament Elisa Spiropali 30 July 2024
  Algeria President of the Council of the Nation Salah Goudjil 10 April 2019
  Armenia President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan 2 August 2021
Prime Minister (if the above cannot exercise their duties) Nikol Pashinyan 8 May 2018
  Australia Administrator of the Commonwealth[d] Margaret Beazley (Governor of New South Wales) 9 August 2023
  Austria Presidium of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka (President)
Doris Bures (Second President)
Norbert Hofer (Third President) 		20 December 2017
9 November 2017
20 December 2017
  Barbados President of the Senate (for absolute absences) Reginald Farley 10 April 2019
  Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko 4 June 2020
  Cameroon Prime Minister (for temporary absences) Joseph Ngute 4 January 2019
President of the Senate (for absolute absences) Marcel Niat Njifenji 12 June 2013
  Canada Administrator of the Government of Canada Richard Wagner (Chief Justice) 18 December 2017
  Cape Verde President of the National Assembly Austelino Tavares Correia 19 May 2021
  Central African Republic President of the National Assembly Simplice Sarandji 5 May 2021
  Chile Minister of the Interior and Public Security Carolina Tohá 7 September 2022
  Comoros Governor of the island currently holding the presidency[e] Mhoudine Sitti Farouata (Governor of Grande Comore) 11 November 2021
  Congo, Democratic Republic of the President of the Senate Modeste Bahati Lukwebo 5 February 2021
  Congo, Republic of the President of the Senate Pierre Ngolo 25 August 2011
President of the National Assembly (if the above cannot exercise their duties) Isidore Mvouba 19 August 2017
Prime Minister (if neither of the above can exercise their duties) Anatole Collinet Makosso 12 May 2021
  Croatia Speaker of Parliament Gordan Jandroković 5 May 2017
  Cyprus President of the House of Representatives[f] Annita Demetriou 10 June 2021
  Czech Republic Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister 		Markéta Pekarová Adamová
Petr Fiala 		10 November 2021
17 December 2021
  Djibouti Prime Minister (for temporary absences) Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed 1 April 2013
President of the Supreme Court (for absolute absences) Abdourahman Cheick Mohamed
  East Timor President of National Parliament Maria Fernanda Lay 22 June 2023
  Egypt Prime Minister (for temporary absences)[f] Mostafa Madbouly 14 June 2018
Speaker of the House of Representatives[g] (for absolute absences) Hanafy El Gebaly 12 January 2021
  Eritrea Chairman of the National Assembly Isaias Afwerki 1 February 1994
  Estonia Speaker of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar 10 April 2023
  France President of the Senate Gérard Larcher 1 October 2014
  Fiji Chief Justice Salesi Temo (Acting) 30 January 2023
  Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo 20 June 2023
  Gabon President of the Senate Paulette Missambo 18 September 2023
  Georgia Chairperson of the Parliament Shalva Papuashvili 29 December 2021
  Germany President of the Bundesrat Manuela Schwesig (Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) 1 November 2023
  Greece Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Konstantinos Tasoulas 18 July 2019
  Guinea President of the National Assembly Dansa Kourouma 5 February 2022
  Guinea-Bissau President of the National People's Assembly Domingos Simões Pereira 27 July 2023
  Hungary Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér 6 August 2010
  Iceland Prime Minister
Speaker of the Alþing
President of the Supreme Court 		Bjarni Benediktsson
Birgir Ármannsson
Benedikt Bogason 		9 April 2024
1 December 2021
1 September 2020
  Iraq Speaker of the Council of Representatives[f] Mohamed Al-Halbousi 15 September 2018
  Ireland Presidential Commission Donal O'Donnell (Chief Justice)
Jerry Buttimer (Cathaoirleach)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Ceann Comhairle) 		11 October 2021
16 December 2022
10 March 2016
  Israel Acting President (for temporary absences) Amir Ohana (Speaker of the Knesset) 29 December 2022
Interim President (for absolute absences)
  Italy President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa 13 October 2022
  Ivory Coast Prime Minister[h] Robert Beugré Mambé 17 October 2023
  Kazakhstan Chairman of the Senate Mäulen Äşimbaev 4 May 2020
  Kyrgyzstan Speaker of the Supreme Council Nurlanbek Shakiev 5 October 2022
  Latvia Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa 20 September 2023
  Lithuania Speaker of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen 14 November 2016
  Madagascar President of the Senate Richard Ravalomanana 13 October 2023
  Malaysia Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Nazrin Shah of Perak (Sultan of Perak)[i] 13 December 2016
  Malta Speaker of the House of Representatives[j] Angelo Farrugia 6 April 2013
  Mauritania President of the National Assembly Cheikh Ahmed Baye 9 October 2018
  Mexico Secretary of the Interior[k] Rosa Icela Rodríguez 1 October 2024
  Moldova President of the Parliament Igor Grosu 29 July 2021
Prime Minister (if the above cannot exercise their duties) Dorin Recean 16 February 2023
  Mongolia Chairman of the State Great Khural Gombojavyn Zandanshatar 1 February 2019
  Montenegro President of the Parliament Andrija Mandić 30 October 2023
  Mozambique President of the Assembly of the Republic Esperança Bias 13 January 2020
  New Zealand Administrator of the Government Helen Winkelmann (Chief Justice of New Zealand) 14 March 2019
  North Macedonia President of the Assembly Afrim Gashi 28 May 2024
  Pakistan Chairman of the Senate Yusuf Raza Gilani 9 April 2024
  Palestine Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik 29 March 2006
  Peru President of Congress Eduardo Salhuana 26 July 2024
  Poland Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia 13 November 2023
  Portugal President of the Assembly of the Republic José Pedro Aguiar-Branco 29 March 2022
  Romania President of the Senate Nicolae Ciucă 13 June 2023
  Russia Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin 16 January 2020
  Rwanda President of the Senate François-Xavier Kalinda 9 January 2023
President of the Chamber of Deputies (if the above cannot exercise their duties) Donatille Mukabalisa 3 October 2013
Prime Minister (if neither of the above can exercise their duties) Édouard Ngirente 30 August 2017
  São Tomé and Príncipe President of the National Assembly Celmira Sacramento 8 November 2022
  Senegal President of the National Assembly Amadou Mame Diop 12 September 2022
  Serbia President of the National Assembly Ana Brnabić 20 March 2024
  Singapore Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers Eddie Teo 2 January 2019
Speaker of the Parliament (if the above cannot exercise their duties) Seah Kian Peng 2 August 2023
  Slovakia Speaker of the National Council
Prime Minister 		Peter Žiga (Acting)
Robert Fico 		7 April 2024
25 October 2023
  Slovenia Speaker of the National Assembly Urška Klakočar Zupančič 13 May 2022
  Somalia President of the House of the People Aden Madobe 10 April 2022
  Sri Lanka Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya 24 September 2024
  Syria Prime Minister[h] Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali 14 September 2024
  Tajikistan Chairman of the National Assembly Rustam Emomali 17 April 2020
  Togo President of the National Assembly Yawa Djigbodi Tségan 24 January 2019
  Trinidad and Tobago President of the Senate Nigel de Freitas 18 January 2023
  Tunisia Prime Minister Kamel Madouri 7 August 2024
  Turkmenistan Speaker of the Assembly Dünýägözel Gulmanowa 6 April 2023
  Ukraine Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk 8 October 2021
  Vanuatu Speaker of the Parliament Seule Simeon 15 June 2021

States recognized by some United Nations member states

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Countries with a vice president

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Country Position Incumbent Since
  Abkhazia Vice President Badr Gunba 23 April 2020
  Republic of China (Taiwan) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim 20 May 2024

Countries with a designated acting head of state

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Country Position(s) designated to act as head of state Incumbent Since
  Kosovo Chairman of the Assembly Glauk Konjufca 22 March 2021
  Northern Cyprus Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic Önder Sennaroğlu 18 January 2021
  South Ossetia Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoev 20 June 2022
Speaker of the Parliament (if the above cannot exercise their duties) Alan Margiev 24 June 2024
  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic President of the Sahrawi National Council Hamma Salama 16 March 2020

States recognized by no United Nations member states

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Countries with a vice president

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Country Position Incumbent Since
  Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Saylici 27 July 2010

Countries with a designated acting head of state

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Country Position(s) designated to act as head of state Incumbent Since
  Transnistria Prime Minister Aleksandr Rozenberg 30 May 2022

Alternative governments

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Alternative governments with a vice president (or similar position)

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Government Position Incumbent(s) Since
  National Unity Government of Myanmar Vice President Duwa Lashi La 16 April 2021
  Supreme Political Council of Yemen Deputy Head of the Supreme Political Council (Sana'a) Qassem Labozah 14 August 2016
  National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces / Syrian Interim Government Vice Presidents Abdel Ahad Astifou (First) 12 July 2021
Abdel Hakim Bashar (Second) 30 June 2019
Ruba Habboush (Third) 12 July 2020

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Current First Lady of Azerbaijan, as the wife of President Ilham Aliyev
  2. ^ The Prime Minister of South Korea is not head of government, for those functions are instead delegated to the President, to which the former serves as a deputy.
  3. ^ Currently serving as First Lady of Nicaragua
  4. ^ This position is normally reserved for the most senior state governor.
  5. ^ Only eligible if the incumbent president has remained in office for more than nine hundred days.
  6. ^ a b c Only eligible if there is no vice president or the office is vacant.
  7. ^ If parliament has been dissolved, this role is instead delegated to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court.
  8. ^ a b Only eligible if the vice president is unable to exercise their duties.
  9. ^ Just like the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected among nine Malay rulers once every five years. However, this position is not term-limited.
  10. ^ An alternative acting president may be designated by the Prime Minister of Malta.
  11. ^ The Secretary of the Interior may only serve as acting head of state until an Interim President is appointed by Congress.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Jones, Seth G. (December 2020). "Afghanistan's Future Emirate? The Taliban and the Struggle for Afghanistan". CTC Sentinel. 13 (11). Combating Terrorism Center. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 22 April 2022. This leadership structure remains in place, with Shaikh Hibatullah Akhundzada serving as supreme leader, aided by the three deputies — Mulawi Yaqoob Umari, Shaikh Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mulawi Abdul Ghani Baradar
  3. ^ a b CNN International PR [@cnnipr] (16 May 2022). "In an exclusive interview CNN's chief international anchor @amanpour spoke with one of the Taliban's top leaders Sirajuddin Haqqani" (Tweet). Retweeted by Christiane Amanpour. Kabul. Retrieved 19 May 2022 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Sieff, Kevin (15 August 2021). "The Taliban has retaken control of Afghanistan. Here's what that looked like last time". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Taliban in Afghanistan: who is in charge?". The National. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ^ Abdul Qadir Sediqi; Jibran Ahmad (24 January 2019). "Taliban appoints new political leader to join U.S.-Taliban peace talks". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ Investidura do Presidente da República. Rádio Nacional de Angola. 15 September 2022.
  8. ^ Sidonie Aurore Bonny (3 August 2023). "Niger junta appoints civilians to Cabinet, member of military as vice president". Anadolu Agency. Douala, Cameroon. Retrieved 6 August 2023. Gen. Salifou Modi, Bazoum's former army chief of staff and the ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, is now vice president of the junta.
  9. ^ "Sudan's Burhan dismisses Hemedti of his position". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Live blog: Verkiezing president en vicepresident Suriname". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Al-Assad renews the appointment of Najah Al-Attar as Vice President of the Republic".
  12. ^ Narayanan, Ayush (7 April 2022). "A look at Yemen's new presidential leadership council and its powers". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 13 February 2023. The council head is supported by seven other members: Sultan Ali al-Arada, Tariq Muhammad Salih, Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara'a, Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer, Othman Hussein Megali, Aidarous Qassem al-Zubaidi, and Faraj Salmin al-Bahsani. These members will share the title of 'Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership'
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