List of presidents of Venezuela

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Under the Venezuelan Constitution, the president of Venezuela is the head of state and head of government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. As chief of the executive branch and face of the government as a whole, the presidency is the highest political office in the country by influence and recognition. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The president is directly elected through a popular vote to a six-year term. Since the 2009 constitutional referendum, any person can be elected to the office an indefinite number of times. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of an incumbent president, the vice president assumes the office. The president must be at least 30 years of age, and has to be a "natural born" citizen of Venezuela, and cannot possess any other citizenship.

The Miraflores Palace is the president's official workplace, the center of the administration, and a prominent symbol of the office.

This list includes persons who have led the nation following the establishment of the independent State of Venezuela following its separation from Gran Columbia. José Antonio Páez, the first president, was inaugurated on 13 January 1830. Antonio Guzmán Blanco served during the most terms, with three. Juan Vicente Gómez has served during the longest (although interrupted by interim presidencies), with over 27 years. Rómulo Betancourt served from 1959 until 1964.[1] Hugo Chávez served the longest uninterrupted and uncontested period in office with 11 consecutive years, from his restoration to power in April 2002 until his death in March 2013.

The presidency was disputed between Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro from January 2019 to 2023 during the Venezuelan presidential crisis. Maduro was elected to his first term in 2013 but received backlash from opposing Venezuelans and some members of the international community especially the United States. Maduro was accused of authoritarian rule and fraud in the elections that were held on 20 May 2018. Guaidó, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, took the oath of office as interim president on 23 January 2019, citing Article 233 of the Constitution of Venezuela to "cease the usurpation, hold a transitional government, and call for new elections". The office remained disputed until December 2022 when opposition parties voted to dissolve the Guaidó government effective as of 5 January 2023.[2]

Previous history

Following Venezuela's declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule, which took effect on 5 July 1811. Owing to the profound confusion of the Venezuelan War of Independence and the period of Gran Colombia over what is now Venezuela, this page does not include national leaders between 1811 and 1830.

The first president in 1811 was actually the president of a triumvirate of the first established Republic of Venezuela that rotated the presidency weekly. The person serving as president during the week of July 5 was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence: Cristóbal Mendoza. Mendoza shared the triumvirate with Juan Escalona [es] and Baltasar Padrón [es]. A second triumvirate followed on 3 April 1812, whose members were Francisco Espejo, Fernando Rodríguez del Toro [es] and Francisco Javier Ustariz.[3][4]

Following this period of triumvirates, historians refer to the Republic of Venezuela as the Second Republic of Venezuela (1813–1814) and the Third Republic of Venezuela (1817–1819) as Simón Bolívar twice reestablished the republic. The Congress of Angostura appointed Bolívar "Supreme Commander of the Republic of Venezuela" (Jefe Supremo de la República de Venezuela) from 1819 until 1830.

In 1830, José Antonio Páez declared Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia and became president, taking office on 13 January 1830. Although he was not the first president of Venezuela (having in mind Cristóbal Mendoza in 1811), he was the first head of state of independent Venezuela, after the dissolution of Gran Colombia.

Affiliation keys

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Abbreviation Party name (English) Party name (Spanish) Years
PC Conservative Party Partido Conservador 1830–1851, 1890–1892
PL Liberal Party Gran Partido Liberal de Venezuela 1851–1858, 1859–1861, 1868–1869, 1870–1887, 1888–1890, 1892, 1898–1899
Military Venezuelan Armed Forces Fuerza Armada Nacional de la República de Venezuela 1858–1859, 1861–1868, 1869–1870, 1892–1898, 1899–1913, 1922–1929, 1931–1935, 1948–1950, 1952–1958
— Independent politician Político independiente 1859, 1868, 1887–1888, 1913–1922, 1929–1931, 1935–1941, 1950–1952, 1958–1959
PDV Venezuelan Democratic Party Partido Democrático Venezolano 1941–1945
AD Democratic Action Acción Democrática 1945–1948, 1959–1969, 1974–1979, 1984–1994
COPEI COPEI Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente 1969–1974, 1979–1984
National Convergence National Convergence Convergencia Nacional 1994–1999
MVR-PSUV Fifth Republic Movement–United Socialist Party Movimiento Quinta República-Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela 1999–present
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Presidents of Venezuela since independence (1830–present)

The list below includes interim "caretaker" as well as regular serving presidents, and democratically installed presidents as well as those installed by other means (e.g.; Marcos Pérez Jiménez).[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

State of Venezuela (1830–1864)

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President of the State of Venezuela
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected Government Vice President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
José Antonio Páez
(1790–1873)		 13 January 1830[a] 6 May 1830 5 years, 7 days Conservative Party — Interim None
6 May 1830[b] 24 March 1831 Páez I Diego Bautista Urbaneja
(May 1830–1833)
24 March 1831 20 January 1835 1831 [es] Andrés Narvarte
(1833–1836)
Andrés Narvarte
(1781–1853)
acting[c]		 20 January 1835 9 February 1835 20 days Conservative Party — None
José María Vargas
(1786–1854)		 9 February 1835 9 July 1835[d] 150 days Conservative Party 1835 [es] Vargas Andrés Narvarte
(1833–1836)
Santiago Mariño
(1788–1854)
acting		 9 July 1835 27 July 1835 18 days Military Revolution of the Reforms None
José María Carreño
(1792–1849)
acting[e]		 27 July 1835 20 August 1835 24 days Conservative Party — None
José María Vargas
(1786–1854)		 20 August 1835 24 April 1836[f] 248 days Conservative Party — Andrés Narvarte
(1833–1836)
Andrés Narvarte
(1781–1853)
acting[c]		 24 April 1836 20 January 1837[f] 271 days Conservative Party — Interim None
José María Carreño
(1792–1849)
acting[g]		 27 January 1837 11 March 1837 43 days Conservative Party — Interim Carlos Soublette[h]
Carlos Soublette
(1789–1870)
acting[c]		 11 March 1837 1 February 1839 1 year, 327 days Conservative Party — Interim [es] None
José Antonio Páez
(1790–1873)		 1 February 1839 28 January 1843 3 years, 361 days Conservative Party 1839 Páez II Carlos Soublette
(1839–1841)
Santos Michelena
(1841–1843)
Carlos Soublette
(1789–1870)		 28 January 1843 20 January 1847 3 years, 357 days Conservative Party 1843 Soublette II [es] Santos Michelena
(1843–1845)
Diego Bautista Urbaneja
(1845–1847)
Diego Bautista Urbaneja
(1782–1856)
acting[c]		 20 January 1847 1 March 1847 40 days Conservative Party — Interim None
José Tadeo Monagas
(1784–1868)		 1 March 1847 20 January 1851 3 years, 325 days Conservative Party 1846 T. Monagas I Diego Bautista Urbaneja
(1847–1849)
Liberal Party Antonio Leocadio Guzmán
(1849–1851)
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán
(1801–1884)
acting[c]		 20 January 1851 5 February 1851 16 days Liberal Party — Interim None
José Gregorio Monagas
(1795–1858)		 5 February 1851 20 January 1855 3 years, 349 days Liberal Party 1850 G. Monagas Antonio Leocadio Guzmán
(1851–1853)
Joaquín Herrera
(1853–1855)
Joaquín Herrera
(1813–1888)
acting[c]		 20 January 1855 31 January 1855 11 days Liberal Party — Interim None
José Tadeo Monagas
(1784–1868)		 31 January 1855 15 March 1858[f] 3 years, 43 days Liberal Party 1854 T. Monagas II Pedro Gual
1857
Pedro Gual
(1783–1862)
acting[i]		 15 March 1858 18 March 1858 3 days Conservative Party — Interim None
Julián Castro
(1810–1875)		 18 March 1858 9 July 1858 1 year, 81 days Military March Revolution Castro [es] Manuel Felipe de Tovar
9 July 1858 7 June 1859[f] 1858
Manuel Felipe de Tovar
(1803–1866)
acting[c]		 7 June 1859 13 June 1859 6 days Liberal Party — Interim None
Julián Castro
(1810–1875)		 13 June 1859[j] 2 August 1859[k] 50 days Military — Castro [es] Manuel Felipe de Tovar
Pedro Gual
(1783–1862)
acting[l]		 2 August 1859 29 September 1859 58 days Conservatice Party — Interim I Manuel Felipe de Tovar
Manuel Felipe de Tovar
(1803–1866)		 29 September 1859 10 April 1860 1 year, 233 days Liberal Party — de Tovar None
10 April 1860 20 May 1861[f] 1860 Pedro Gual
Pedro Gual
(1783–1862)
acting[c]		 20 May 1861 29 August 1861 101 days Conservative Party — Interim II [es] None
José Antonio Páez
(1790–1873)		 29 August 1861 15 June 1863[f] 1 year, 290 days Military Coup d'état Páez III None
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
(1820–1870)
provisional		 15 June 1863[m] 22 April 1864 312 days Military — Falcón [es] Antonio Leocadio Guzmán
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United States of Venezuela (1864–1953)

Following the end of the Federal War the Treaty of Coche was signed which provided for the drafting of a new federalist constitution. A constituent assembly was assembled in La Victoria which drafted the document and a new Congress assembled in December of 1863.

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President of the United States of Venezuela
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected Government Vice President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
(1820–1870)		 22 April 1864 25 April 1868[f] 4 years, 3 days Liberal Party 1864 Falcón [es] Office Eliminated
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
(1832–1868)
acting[n]		 25 April 1868 28 June 1868 64 days Liberal Party — Interim
José Tadeo Monagas
(1784–1868)
de facto[o]		 28 June 1868 18 November 1868[p] 143 days Military Blue Revolution Blue Government
Guillermo Tell Villegas
(1823–1907)
acting[q]		 28 June 1868 20 February 1869 237 days Liberal Party —
José Ruperto Monagas
(1831–1880)		 20 February 1869 16 April 1870[r] 1 year, 55 days Military 1869
Guillermo Tell Villegas
(1823–1907)
acting		 16 April 1870 27 April 1870 11 days Liberal Party —
Antonio Guzmán
(1829–1899)		 27 April 1870 15 April 1873 6 years, 306 days Liberal Party April Revolution Guzmán I
15 April 1873 27 February 1877 1872
Francisco Linares
(1825–1878)		 27 February 1877 30 November 1878[p] 1 year, 276 days Liberal Party 1877 Linares
Jacinto Gutiérrez [es]
(1808–1884)
acting		 30 November 1878 15 December 1878 15 days Liberal Party — Interim
José Gregorio Valera
(1826–1896)
acting		 15 Dedember 1878 26 February 1879 88 days Liberal Party — Valera
Antonio Guzmán
(1829–1899)		 26 February 1879 17 March 1882 5 years, 60 days Liberal Party Revindictating Revoltuion Guzmán II
17 March 1882 26 April 1884 1882
Joaquín Crespo
(1830–1898)		 26 April 1884 27 April 1886 2 years, 1 day Liberal Party 1884 Crespo I
Manuel Antonio Díez [es]
(1838–1916)
acting		 27 April 1886 15 September 1886 141 days Liberal Party — Interim
Antonio Guzmán
(1829–1899)		 15 September 1886 8 August 1887 327 days Liberal Party 1886 Guzmán III
Hermógenes López
(1830–1898)
acting		 8 August 1887 2 July 1888 329 days Independent — Interim
Juan Pablo Rojas
(1826–1905)		 2 July 1888 19 March 1890 1 year, 260 days Liberal Party 1888 Rojas
Raimundo Andueza
(1846–1900)		 19 March 1890 17 June 1892[s] 2 years, 90 days Liberal Party 1890 Andueza
Guillermo Tell Villegas
(1823–1907)
acting		 17 June 1892 31 August 1892[f] 75 days Liberal Party — Villegas III
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido
(1854–1949)
acting		 31 August 1892[t] 7 October 1892 37 days Liberal Party — Villegas Pulido
Joaquín Crespo
(1841–1898)		 7 October 1892 14 March 1894 5 years, 144 days Military Legalist Revolution Crespo II
14 March 1894 28 February 1898 Liberal Party 1894
Ignacio Andrade
(1839–1925)		 28 February 1898 20 October 1899 1 year, 234 days Liberal Party 1897 Andrade
Victor Rodriguez Parraga [es]
(1836–1918)
acting		 20 October 1899 22 October 1899 2 days Liberal Party — Interim
Cipriano Castro
(1858–1924)		 20 October 1899 1 March 1902 9 years, 60 days Military Restorative Liberal Revolution Castro Juan Vicente Gómez
1 March 1902 19 December 1908 1901
1904
Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)		 19 December 1908 3 June 1910 4 years, 229 days Military 1908 coup d'état Gómez Office Eliminated
3 June 1910 5 August 1913 1910
José Gil
(1861–1943)
acting		 5 August 1913 19 April 1914 257 days Independent —
Victorino Márquez
(1858–1941)[u]		 19 April 1914 5 May 1915 8 years, 66 days Independent —
5 May 1915 24 June 1922 1915
Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)		 24 June 1922 30 May 1929 6 years, 340 days Military 1922 Juan Crisóstomo Gómez
(1922–1923)[v][w]
José Vicente Gómez Bello
(1922–1928)[v]
Office Eliminated
Juan Bautista Pérez
(1869–1952)[u]		 30 May 1929 13 June 1931[f] 2 years, 14 days Independent 1929
Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)		 13 June 1931 7 July 1931 4 years, 187 days Military —
7 July 1931 17 December 1935[p] 1931 [es]
Eleazar López
(1883–1973)		 18 December 1935 30 June 1936 5 years, 138 days Independent Interim López [es]
30 June 1936 5 May 1941 1936
Isaías Medina
(1897–1953)		 5 May 1941 18 October 1945 4 years, 166 days Democratic Party 1941 Medina [es]
Rómulo Betancourt
(1908–1981)		 18 October 1945 15 February 1948 2 years, 120 days Democratic Action 1945 Coup Betancourt I [es]
Rómulo Gallegos
(1884–1969)		 15 February 1948 24 November 1948 283 days Democratic Action 1947 Gallegos
Carlos Delgado
(1909–1950)		 24 November 1948 13 November 1950[p] 1 year, 354 days Military 1948 Coup Delgado
Germán Suárez
(1907–1990)		 27 November 1950 2 December 1952 2 years, 5 days Independent Acting President Suárez
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Republic of Venezuela (1953–1999)

Venezuela took the name of Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República de Venezuela) with the adoption of the 1953 constitution, written by the Constituent Assembly elected in November 1952. The Presidents of Venezuela under this constitution (as well as the 1961 Constitution, which kept the name) were officially styled as President of the Republic of Venezuela.

This period of the history of Venezuela began with the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez.[13][14] After a short period of political instability following Pérez Jiménez's exile in 1958, democracy was restored in the country with the election of Democratic Action leader Rómulo Betancourt as president in 1959. This marked the beginning of the democratic period, started with the Puntofijo Pact and which was characterized by the prevalence of the bipartidism of the two main political parties in the country at the time, Democratic Action and Copei.

The second presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez (1989–93) saw a deep economic crisis, a series of major riots known as the Caracazo in 1989, in which hundreds were killed by security forces, two coup attempts in 1992, and the 1993 impeachment of Pérez. That same year, Rafael Caldera became the first President of Venezuela not to belong to either Democratic Action or Copei in over forty years, having been elected under the banner of National Convergence. The bipartidism ended in 2000 when a new constitution entered in force.

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President of the Republic of Venezuela
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Marcos Pérez
(1914–2001)[x]		 2 December 1952 19 April 1953 5 years, 52 days Military — M. Pérez
19 April 1953 23 January 1958 1952
Wolfgang Larrazábal
(1911–2003)		 23 January 1958 14 November 1958[y] 295 days Independent 1958 Coup Interim [es]
Edgar Sanabria
(1911–1989)
acting		 14 November 1958 13 February 1959[y] 91 days Independent — Interim [es]
Rómulo Betancourt
(1908–1981)		 13 February 1959 11 March 1964 5 years, 27 days Democratic Action 1958 Betancourt II
Raúl Leoni
(1905–1972)		 11 March 1964 11 March 1969 5 years Democratic Action 1963 Leoni
Rafael Caldera
(1916–2009)		 11 March 1969 12 March 1974 5 years, 1 day Copei 1968 Caldera I
Carlos Andrés Pérez
(1922–2010)		 12 March 1974 12 March 1979 5 years Democratic Action 1973 C. Pérez I
Luis Herrera Campins
(1925–2007)		 12 March 1979 2 February 1984 4 years, 327 days Copei 1978 Campins
Jaime Lusinchi
(1924–2014)		 2 February 1984 2 February 1989 5 years Democratic Action 1983 Lusinchi
Carlos Andrés Pérez
(1922–2010)		 2 February 1989 21 May 1993[z] 4 years, 108 days Democratic Action 1988 C. Pérez II
Octavio Lepage
(1923–2017)
acting[aa]		 21 May 1993 5 June 1993 15 days Democratic Action — Interim
Ramón J. Velásquez
(1916–2014)
acting		 5 June 1993 2 February 1994 242 days Democratic Action 1993[ab] Interim
Rafael Caldera
(1916–2009)		 2 February 1994 2 February 1999 5 years National Convergence 1993[ac] Caldera II
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–present)

Main article: History of Venezuela (1999–present)

Venezuela became the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela) with the adoption of the 1999 constitution, which renamed the country in honor of Simón Bolívar. The new constitution was promulgated by President Hugo Chávez, who served from 1999 until his death in 2013. The new constitution augmented the presidential term from five years to six years.

Chávez's presidency was interrupted shortly in 2002 following a failed coup attempt that put Pedro Carmona in office for a day. After government-loyal forces ousted Carmona from Miraflores, Vice President Diosdado Cabello assumed [es] executive control for a couple of hours until Chávez could be restored. In 2009, a constitutional referendum approved the elimination of term limits, which allowed Chávez to be re-elected again in 2012. However, Chávez died in March 2013, only three months into his fourth term, and was succeeded by his Vice President Nicolás Maduro, who was elected the following month to finish Chávez's term, enforcing the majority of Chávez's economic policies.

Under Maduro, Venezuela has seen a rise in unemployment, shortages of goods, closures of several corporations, and the deterioration of productivity. Maduro – who has seen a sharp decline in his approval ratings in correlation to the economic collapse, and was the subject of a 2016 recall referendum to remove him from office that was later suspended[15] – has been criticized for what opponents consider to be him backsliding the country towards a full-fledged authoritarian regime; this led to an ongoing constitutional crisis stemming from a March 2017 ruling by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (whose members largely consist of Maduro supporters) that removed immunity for National Assembly members (including those opposing Maduro),[16] which subsequently made a brief assumption of legislative powers from the Assembly,[17][18] and the Constituent Assembly election, which resulted in the formation of a Constituent Assembly intended to rewrite the 1999 constitution. These actions have worsened tensions and sparked violence during protests against the Maduro administration over concerns that Maduro would eliminate or significantly erode the independence of Venezuela's democratic institutions and shift the country towards one-man rule.

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President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected Government Vice President Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Hugo Chávez
(1954–2013)		 2 February 1999 12 April 2002[ad] 3 years, 69 days Fifth Republic Movement 1998 Chávez I [es] Office Eliminated [19]
Isaías Rodríguez
(1999–2000)
2000 Chávez II [es] Adina Bastidas
(2000–2002)		 [20]
Diosdado Cabello
(2002)
Pedro Carmona
(born 1941)
acting		 12 April 2002 13 April 2002 1 day Independent 2002 Coup Carmona None [21]
Diosdado Cabello
(born 1963)
acting[c]		 13 April 2002 14 April 2002 1 day Fifth Republic Movement — Interim [es] None [22]
Hugo Chávez
(1954–2013)		 14 April 2002 5 March 2013[p][ae] 10 years, 325 days Fifth Republic Movement
(until October 2007)		 — Chávez II [es] José Vicente Rangel
(2002–2007)		 [23]
2006 Chávez III [es] Jorge Rodríguez
(2007–2008)		 [24]
Ramón Carrizalez
(2008–2010)
Elias Jaua
(2010–2012)
United Socialist Party
(from October 2007)		 2012 Nicolás Maduro [25]
Nicolás Maduro
(born 1962)		 10 December 2012 5 March 2013 85 days United Socialist Party — [af] None [26]
5 March 2013 19 April 2013 45 days Interim [es]
19 April 2013 Incumbent[ag] 13 years, 36 days 2013 Maduro I Jorge Arreaza
(2013–2016)		 [32]
Aristóbulo Iztúriz
(2016–2017)
Tareck El Aissami
(2017–2018)
2018 Maduro II Delcy Rodríguez
2024
(Disputed)		 Maduro III [es]
Delcy Rodríguez
(born 1969)
acting[c]		 5 January 2026[ah] Incumbent 140 days United Socialist Party — Rodríguez [es] None [33]
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See also: Venezuelan presidential crisis

The process and results of the May 2018 Venezuelan presidential election were widely disputed.[34][35] The opposition-majority National Assembly declared Maduro a "usurper" of the presidency on the day of his second inauguration and disclosed a plan to set forth its president, Juan Guaidó as the succeeding acting President of the country under article 233 of the Venezuelan Constitution.[35][36] A week later, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice declared that the presidency of the National Assembly was the "usurper" of authority and declared the body to be unconstitutional.[35]

Minutes after Maduro took the oath as President of Venezuela, the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a resolution in a special session of its Permanent Council declaring Maduro's presidency illegitimate and urging new elections.[37] Special meetings of the OAS on 24 January and in the United Nations Security Council on 26 January were held but no consensus was reached. Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres called for dialogue.[38] During the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, on 27 June, Guaidó's presidency was recognized by the organization.[39]

Guaidó was declared acting president and swore himself in on 23 January.[40] Maduro's government has accused the United States of organizing a coup d'état to remove him and take control of the country's oil reserves.[41] Guaidó rejects the characterization of his actions as a coup, saying that his movement is backed by peaceful volunteers.[42] As of June 2019, Guaidó was recognized as the acting President of Venezuela by 54 countries.[43] Internationally, support has followed traditional geopolitical lines, with allies China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Syria, and Turkey supporting Maduro; and the US, Canada, and most of Western Europe supporting Guaidó as acting president.[44] The United Nations continued to recognize the Maduro presidency as the legal representative of Venezuela as of December 2019.[45][46]

On 22 December 2022, the Venezuelan opposition held an initial vote to remove Guaidó's interim government from its leadership and on 30 December 2022, three of the four main opposition political parties (Justice First, Democratic Action and A New Era) approved a reform to dissolve the interim government and instead create a commission of five members to manage foreign assets,[2][47] stating the failure of the interim government to achieve the goals it had set.[48] The amendment was voted by the opposition as deputies sought a united strategy ahead of the presidential elections in 2024 with the reform approved with 72 votes in favor, 29 against and 8 abstentions,[49] thus dissolving the Guaidó government effective 5 January 2023.

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President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Juan Guaidó
(born 1983)		 23 January 2019 5 January 2023 3 years, 347 days Popular Will
(until 2020)		 — Guaidó
Independent
(from 2020)
Edmundo González
(born 1949)		 10 January 2025 Incumbent 1 year, 135 days Independent 2024
(Disputed)
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Timeline

Delcy RodríguezEdmundo GonzálezJuan GuaidóNicolás MaduroDiosdado CabelloPedro CarmonaHugo ChávezRamón José VelásquezOctavio LepageJaime LusinchiLuis Herrera CampinsCarlos Andrés PérezRafael CalderaRaúl LeoniEdgar SanabriaWolfgang LarrazábalMarcos Pérez JiménezGermán Suárez FlamerichCarlos Delgado ChalbaudRómulo GallegosRómulo BetancourtIsaías Medina AngaritaEleazar López ContrerasJuan Bautista PérezVictorino Márquez BustillosJosé Gil FortoulJuan Vicente GómezCipriano CastroIgnacio AndradeGuillermo Tell Villegas PulidoRaimundo Andueza PalacioJuan Pablo Rojas PaúlHermógenes LópezJoaquín CrespoJosé Gregorio ValeraFrancisco Linares AlcántaraAntonio Guzmán BlancoJosé Ruperto MonagasGuillermo Tell VillegasManuel Ezequiel BruzualJuan Crisóstomo FalcónManuel Felipe de TovarJulián Castro (Venezuelan president)Pedro Gual EscandónJosé Gregorio MonagasJosé Tadeo MonagasCarlos SoubletteJosé María CarreñoJosé María VargasAndrés NarvarteJosé Antonio Páez

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Venezuela declared its separation from Gran Columbia at the Assembly of San Francisco on 26 November 1829, Páez was appointed President by the assembly, but his authority was not yet recognized. This is the date when Simon Bolivar resigned from his role as dictator.
  2. [b]
    Appointed President by the Congress of Valencia.
  3. [c]
    Serving as Vice President of the Republic, exercising executive power.
  4. [d]
    As a result of Mariño's coup, Vargas and Navarte were exiled to the Island of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands.
  5. [e]
    Serving as Vice President of the Executive Council.
  6. [f]
    Resigned from office
  7. [g]
    Serving as Vice President of the Executive Council.
  8. [h]
    Appointed by Congress.
  9. [i]
    President of the Provisional Government
  10. [j]
    Castro had resigned the Presidency due to illness, but unexpectedly returned. This move triggered the resignation of most of his cabinet officials.
  11. [k]
    Forced to resign and imprisoned in a Coup.
  12. [l]
    As Interim President
  13. [m]
    Appointed Provisional President as a condition of the Treaty of Coche ending the Federal War
  14. [n]
    As Chief of Staff of the Army.
  15. [o]
    Never called himself president but was in charge of appointing the provisional government.
  16. [p]
    Died in office.
  17. [q]
    appointed by Monagas
  18. [r]
    Resigned in order to lead troops against Antonio Guzman.
  19. [s]
    Left office to lead forces against the Legalist Revolution.
  20. [t]
    Appointed by Congress.
  21. [u]
    Serving as Provisional President as Gomez remained the de facto leader of the nation.
  22. [v]
    Under the 1922 Constitution there were two Vice Presidents who served simultaneously.
  23. [w]
    Assassinated
  24. [x]
    Appointed by Armed Forces after the ratification of the 1952 Constituent Assembly
  25. [y]
    Larrazábal resigned early to challenge Rómulo Betancourt at the 1958 election, leaving Edgar Sanabria as acting president until the end of his term, on 13 February 1959.
  26. [z]
    Impeached.
  27. [aa]
    Octavio Lepage, then President of Congress, served as acting president from 21 May 1993 until 5 June 1993, when Ramón José Velásquez was formally selected to succeed Perez as president.
  28. [ab]
    Indirect election on 4 June 1993 carried out by the Congress of Venezuela.
  29. [ac]
    Direct election on 5 December 1993.
  30. [ad]
    Deposed in the 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt, before being restored after two days.
  31. [ae]
    Died in office.
  32. [af]
    Vice President acting with provisional executive power while Chavez was hospitalized in Cuba.
  33. [ag]
    Following the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela, in which Maduro was captured by and taken to the United States, vice president Delcy Rodríguez was appointed acting president by order of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice.[27][28] Both Rodríguez and Maduro have asserted that the latter remains the legal officeholder.[29][30][31]
  34. [ah]
    Designated by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice to ensure administrative continuity on 3 January, formally sworn in two days later.

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