Vice president of the Dominican Republic

Vice President of the Dominican Republic
since 16 August 2020
AppointerUniversal suffrage election
Term lengthFour years, with one re-election allowed
Inaugural holderBenigno Filomeno de Rojas
Formation7 July 1857

The vice president of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Vicepresidente de la República Dominicana) is the second-highest political position in the Dominican Republic. The vice president is the first person in the presidential line of succession, ascending to the presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. There have been thirty-nine vice presidents of the Dominican Republic. Under the Constitution of the Dominican Republic, the vice president shall be elected along with the president.

Since the independence of the Dominican Republic in 1844 until 1865, what is considered the First Republic, there were no constitutional vice presidents. Yet, during that time there were acting vice presidents; this was under the rule of Pedro Santana.


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