List of heads of state of Panama

This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final separation from Colombia in 1903.

President of the Republic of Panama
Presidente de la República de Panamá
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Incumbent
Laurentino Cortizo
since 1 July 2019
ResidencePalacio de las Garzas, Panama City
Term lengthFive years
not eligible for re-election immediately
Inaugural holderManuel Amador Guerrero
Formation20 February 1904
DeputyVice President of Panama
Salary7,000 USD per month[1]
WebsitePresidencia de la República
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Free State of the Isthmus (1840–1841)
  • 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

Republic of Panama (1903–present)

President of the Municipal Council of Panama and de facto President (1903)
Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Term of Office
Demetrio H. Brid
(1859–1917)		 3 November 1903 4 November 1903

Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)
Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Term of Office
José Agustín Arango
(1841–1909)		 4 November 1903 20 February 1904
Tomás Arias
(1856–1932)
Federico Boyd
(1851–1924)
Manuel Espinosa Batista
(1857–1919)		 9 November 1903 7 December 1903

Presidents of Panama (1904–present)
No. President
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Term of Office Political Affiliation Election Notes
1 Manuel Amador Guerrero
(1833–1909)		 20 February 1904 23 June 1907[2] Conservative Party 1904
2 José Domingo de Obaldía
(1845–1910)		 24 June 1907[2] 27 December 1907[2] National Liberal Party —
(1) Manuel Amador Guerrero
(1833–1909)		 29 December 1907[2] 1 October 1908 Conservative Party —
(2) José Domingo de Obaldía
(1845–1910)		 1 October 1908 1 March 1910 National Liberal Party 1908 Died in office.
— Carlos Antonio Mendoza
(1856–1916)		 1 March 1910 1 October 1910 National Liberal Party — Acting President.
— Federico Boyd
(1851–1924)		 1 October 1910 5 October 1910 National Liberal Party — Acting President.
— Pablo Arosemena
(1836–1920)		 5 October 1910 1 October 1912 National Liberal Party — Acting President.
3 Belisario Porras Barahona
(1856–1942)		 1 October 1912 1 October 1916 National Liberal Party 1912 First tenure.
4 Ramón Maximiliano Valdés
(1867–1918)		 1 October 1916 3 June 1918 National Liberal Party 1916 Died in office.
— Ciro Luis Urriola
(1863–1922)		 3 June 1918 1 October 1918 National Liberal Party — Acting President.
— Pedro Antonio Díaz
(1852–1919)		 1 October 1918 12 October 1918 Conservative Party — Acting President.
(3) Belisario Porras Barahona
(1856–1942)		 12 October 1918 30 January 1920 National Liberal Party 1918 Second tenure.
— Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre
(1876–1922)		 30 January 1920 1 October 1920 National Liberal Party — Acting President.
(3) Belisario Porras Barahona
(1856–1942)		 1 October 1920 1 October 1924 National Liberal Party 1920 Third tenure.
5 Rodolfo Chiari
(1869–1937)		 1 October 1924 1 October 1928 National Liberal Party 1924
6 Florencio Harmodio Arosemena
(1872–1945)		 1 October 1928 3 January 1931 National Liberal Party 1928 Deposed in a coup d'état.
— Harmodio Arias Madrid
(1886–1963)		 3 January 1931 16 January 1931 Independent — Acting President.
7 Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované
(1882–1971)		 16 January 1931 5 June 1932 National Liberal Party —
8 Harmodio Arias Madrid
(1886–1963)		 5 June 1932 1 October 1936 National Revolutionary Party 1932
9 Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
(1879–1939)		 1 October 1936 16 December 1939 National Liberal Party 1936 Died in office.
— Ezequiel Fernández
(1886–1946)		 16 December 1939 18 December 1939 National Revolutionary Party — Acting President.
— Augusto Samuel Boyd
(1879–1957)		 18 December 1939 1 October 1940 National Revolutionary Party — Acting President.
10 Arnulfo Arias
(1901–1988)		 1 October 1940 9 October 1941 National Revolutionary Party 1940 First tenure.
Deposed in a coup d'état.
11 Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango
(1899–1969)		 9 October 1941 15 June 1945 Independent —
— Enrique Adolfo Jiménez
(1888–1970)		 15 June 1945 7 August 1948 National Liberal Party 1945 Provisional President.
12 Domingo Díaz Arosemena
(1875–1949)		 7 August 1948 28 July 1949 National Liberal Party 1948 Resigned after a heart attack, and died less than a month later.
13 Daniel Chanis Pinzón
(1892–1961)		 28 July 1949 20 November 1949 National Liberal Party —
14 Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón
(1905–1981)		 20 November 1949 24 November 1949 National Liberal Party — First tenure.
(10) Arnulfo Arias
(1901–1988)		 24 November 1949 9 May 1951 Panameñista Party — Second tenure.
15 Alcibíades Arosemena
(1883–1958)		 9 May 1951 1 October 1952 Authentic Revolutionary Party —
16 José Antonio Remón Cantera
(1908–1955)		 1 October 1952 2 January 1955 National Patriotic Coalition 1952 Assassinated.
17 José Ramón Guizado
(1899–1964)		 2 January 1955 29 March 1955 National Patriotic Coalition —
18 Ricardo Arias
(1912–1993)		 29 March 1955 1 October 1956 National Patriotic Coalition —
19 Ernesto de la Guardia
(1904–1983)		 1 October 1956 1 October 1960 National Patriotic Coalition 1956
(14) Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón
(1905–1981)		 1 October 1960 1 October 1964 National Liberal Party 1960 Second tenure.
20 Marco Aurelio Robles
(1908–1990)		 1 October 1964 1 October 1968 National Liberal Party 1964
(10) Arnulfo Arias
(1901–1988)		 1 October 1968 11 October 1968 Panameñista Party 1968 Third tenure.
Deposed in a coup d'état.
— José María Pinilla Fábrega
(1919–1979)		 12 October 1968 18 December 1969 National Guard — Chairman of the Provisional Junta.
21 Colonel
Bolívar Urrutia Parrilla
(1918–2005)		 President.
22 Demetrio B. Lakas
(1925–1999)		 19 December 1969 11 October 1978 Independent 1972 Chairman of the Provisional Junta to 11 October 1972.
23 Aristides Royo
(born 1940)		 11 October 1978 31 July 1982 Democratic Revolutionary Party 1978
24 Ricardo de la Espriella
(born 1934)		 31 July 1982 13 February 1984 Democratic Revolutionary Party —
25 Jorge Illueca
(1918–2012)		 13 February 1984 11 October 1984 Independent —
26 Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino
(born 1938)		 11 October 1984 28 September 1985 Democratic Revolutionary Party 1984
— Eric Arturo Delvalle
(1937–2015)		 28 September 1985 26 February 1988 Republican Party — Acting President.
— Manuel Solís Palma
(1917–2009)		 26 February 1988 1 September 1989 Democratic Revolutionary Party — Acting President.
— Francisco Rodríguez
(born 1938)		 1 September 1989 20 December 1989 Democratic Revolutionary Party — Provisional President.
Deposed in the US invasion.
27 Guillermo Endara
(1936–2009)		 20 December 1989 1 September 1994 Panameñista Party 1989
28 Ernesto Pérez Balladares
(born 1946)		 1 September 1994 1 September 1999 Democratic Revolutionary Party 1994
29 Mireya Moscoso
(born 1946)		 1 September 1999 1 September 2004 Panameñista Party 1999 Widow of Arnulfo Arias.
30 Martín Torrijos
(born 1963)		 1 September 2004 1 July 2009 Democratic Revolutionary Party 2004 Son of Omar Torrijos.
31 Ricardo Martinelli
(born 1951)		 1 July 2009 1 July 2014 Democratic Change 2009
32 Juan Carlos Varela
(born 1963)		 1 July 2014 1 July 2019 Panameñista Party 2014
33 Nito Cortizo
(born 1953)		 1 July 2019 Incumbent Democratic Revolutionary Party 2019

Military (de facto) leaders of Panama (1968–1989)

Panama was from 1968–1989 de facto controlled by a military junta which appointed the nominal president, who himself had little power, while the junta and its leaders, while not official heads of state, exerted actual control over the country.

Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Military Affiliation Notes
Brigadier-General
Omar Torrijos
(1929–1981)		 11 October 1968 31 July 1981 National Guard Styled as Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution from 11 October 1968.
Killed in an air crash.
Colonel
Rubén Darío Paredes
(1933–)		 3 March 1982 12 August 1983 National Guard
General
Manuel Noriega
(1934–2017)		 12 August 1983 20 December 1989 National Guard
(until 29 September 1983.)		 Styled as Maximum Leader of the National Liberation from 15 December 1989.
Deposed in the US invasion.
Panama Defense Forces

Living former presidents

There are nine living former presidents. The most recent former president to die was Eric Arturo Delvalle (1985–1988), on 2 October 2015.

Timeline
Laurentino CortizoJuan Carlos VarelaRicardo MartinelliMartín TorrijosMireya MoscosoErnesto Pérez BalladaresGuillermo EndaraFrancisco RodríguezManuel Solís PalmaEric Arturo DelvalleNicolás Ardito Barletta VallarinoJorge IlluecaRicardo de la EspriellaAristides RoyoDemetrio B. LakasBolívar Urrutia ParrillaJosé María Pinilla FábregaManuel NoriegaRubén Darío ParedesFlorencio Flores AguilarOmar TorrijosMarco Aurelio RoblesErnesto de la GuardiaRicardo Arias (politician)José Ramón GuizadoJosé Antonio Remón CanteraAlcibíades ArosemenaRoberto Francisco Chiari RemónDaniel Chanis PinzónDomingo Díaz ArosemenaEnrique Adolfo JiménezRicardo Adolfo de la Guardia ArangoArnulfo AriasAugusto Samuel BoydEzequiel FernándezJuan Demóstenes ArosemenaRicardo Joaquín Alfaro JovanéHarmodio Arias MadridFlorencio Harmodio ArosemenaRodolfo ChiariErnesto Tisdel LefevrePedro Antonio DíazCiro Luis UrriolaRamón Maximiliano ValdésBelisario Porras BarahonaPablo ArosemenaFederico BoydCarlos Antonio MendozaJosé Domingo de ObaldíaManuel Amador Guerrero

Latest election
Main article: 2019 Panamanian general election
Candidate Party Votes %
Laurentino CortizoDemocratic Revolutionary Party655,42833.35
Rómulo RouxDemocratic Change609,22331.00
Ricardo LombanaIndependent369,30318.79
José BlandónPanameñista Party212,81210.83
Ana Matilde GómezIndependent93,6084.76
Saúl MéndezBroad Front for Democracy13,5820.69
Marco AmeglioIndependent11,3210.58
Invalid/blank votes48,782–
Total2,014,059100
Registered voters/turnout2,757,82373.03
Source: Election Tribunal

See also

References
  1. "Shocking Gap Between Latin America's Presidential Salaries And Workers Minimum Wage". Latin Post. 22 June 2017.
  2. ".:: SomosPanama.com ::". 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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