Vice President of Equatorial Guinea

The vice president of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Vicepresidente de Guinea Ecuatorial) is the second highest political position obtainable in Equatorial Guinea. Following the 2011 constitutional reform, there is a provision for two vice presidents who are appointed by the president of Equatorial Guinea.[1]

Vice President of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Incumbent
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
since 21 May 2012
AppointerPresident of Equatorial Guinea
Inaugural holderEdmundo Bossio
Formation12 October 1968

List of vice presidents (1968–1982)

The position was established in 1968, and abolished in 1982 with the adoption of the new constitution.[2]

Vice presidents
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President Ref
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Edmundo Bossio
(1922–1975[lower-alpha 1])		 12 October 1968 2 March 1974 5 years, 141 days IPGE
(until 1970)		 Francisco Macías Nguema [3]
PUNT
2 Miguel Eyegue
(1933–1979[lower-alpha 2])		 2 March 1974 November 1976 2 years, 244 days PUNT [4]
Vacant (November 1976 – May 1978)
3 Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama
(1936–2015)		 May 1978 3 August 1979[lower-alpha 3] 1 year, 94 days PUNT —

First vice presidents
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President Ref
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Florencio Mayé Elá
(born 1944)		 3 August 1979 12 October 1982 3 years, 70 days Military Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo —

Second vice presidents
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President Ref
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Salvador Elá Nseng
(1940–2022)		 3 August 1979 February 1980 182 days Military Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo —
2 Eulogio Oyó
(1942–2013)		 February 1980 December 1981 1 year, 303 days Military —
3 Cristino Seriche Bioko
(born 1940)		 December 1981 12 October 1982 315 days Military —

List of vice presidents (2012–present)

First vice presidents
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President Ref
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ignacio Milam Tang
(born 1940)		 21 May 2012 22 June 2016 4 years, 32 days PDGE Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [1]
2 Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
(born 1969)[lower-alpha 4]		 22 June 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 128 days PDGE [5]

Second vice presidents
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President Ref
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
(born 1969)[lower-alpha 4]		 21 May 2012 22 June 2016 4 years, 32 days PDGE Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [1][5]
Vacant (22 June 2016 – present)

See also
Politics of Equatorial Guinea
Constitution
Government
Parliament
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

Notes
  1. Executed in Black Beach prison on 21 February 1975.
  2. Executed by firing squad on 29 September 1979.
  3. Deposed in a coup d'état.
  4. Son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

References
  1. "Guinée équatoriale: nouveau Premier ministre et nouveau vice-président", AFP, 22 May 2012 (in French).
  2. Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513 – via Google Books.
  3. http://www.bioko.net/guineaespanola/1968/19681011_01.pdf
  4. https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP86T00608R000100240039-4.pdf
  5. "Guinée équatoriale : le président Obiang promeut son fils Teodorìn premier vice-président", Jeune Afrique, 23 June 2016 (in French).
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