Vice President of Peru

First Vice President and Second Vice President of the Republic of Peru
Primer Vicepresidente Constitucional de la República Segundo Vicepresidente Constitucional de la República
Great Seal of the State
Incumbent First Vice President: Vacant (latest incumbent Dina Boluarte) Second Vice President: Vacant (latest incumbent Mercedes Aráoz) since 7 December 2022 (First) and 7 May 2020 (Second)
Residence	Government Palace
Appointer	Only direct popular election
Term length	Five years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holder	Diego de Aliaga (1823) Juan Antonio Pezet and Pedro Diez Canseco (1862)
Formation	1823 (Vice President) 1862 (First Vice President and Second Vice President)
Succession	First and Second

Politics of Peru
Constitution
Executive President of Peru Dina Boluarte Vice Presidents of Peru Vacant (1st) Vacant (2nd) Prime Minister of Peru Gustavo Adrianzén Cabinet Ministries
Legislature Congress of the Republic President Alejandro Soto Reyes
Judiciary Supreme Court of the Republic President Javier Arévalo Vela [es] Superior Courts of Justice Courts of First Instance Courts of Peace
Autonomies National Board of Justice Constitutional Court Public Ministry Office of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) Comptrollership General Financial superintendence (SBS) Central Reserve Bank
Elections Electoral system Electoral Processes (ONPE) Jury of Elections (JNE) National Registry (RENIEC)
Administrative divisions First level 24 departments, 1 constitutional province and 1 special regime province (25 regional governments and 1 Metropolitan Municipality) Second level 196 provinces (Provincial municipalities) Third level 1874 districts (District municipalities) Fourth level Populated centers of Peru
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Javier González-Olaechea [es] Diplomatic missions of / in Peru Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The Republic of Peru has two vice presidents, the First Vice President and the Second Vice President, who are elected along with the President in democratic elections.^[1] Their only constitutional mission is to replace the President in case of death, permanent or temporary incapacity, resignation, being abroad without the permission of Congress, failure to return from abroad at fixed time, and/or dismissal or removal from office as allowed by the Constitution.^{Note 1[2]} They cannot be appointed outside of general elections.

The First and Second Vice Presidents are first and second in the presidential line of succession.^[3] The leader of Congress, the President of the Congress, follows the First Vice President and the Second Vice President in the line of succession.

In modern Peruvian history, two Vice Presidents have acceded to the presidency after the President could no longer serve, Martín Vizcarra and Dina Boluarte. The 32nd First Vice President Martín Vizcarra assumed the office of the presidency in 2018 after the graft scandal that led to the resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.^[4] The 33rd First Vice President Dina Boluarte assumed the office of the presidency in 2022 after President Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve Congress and was impeached and removed from the presidency.

Historically, the position was one of a sole Vice President, which was in place in the years 1829–1831 and 1858–1862. The dual positions of First and Second Vice Presidents have been in place since 1862.

The office of the First Vice President is currently vacant, the most recent First Vice President having been Dina Boluarte. The office of the Second Vice President is also currently vacant, the most recent Second Vice President having been Mercedes Aráoz.