List of current vice presidents and designated acting presidents
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This is a list of vice presidential or similar positions, and their current holders.
A vice president is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a president. In other countries where the vice presidency is absent or vacant, a separate office or series of offices may instead be designated ex officio to act as head of state, for example the chairperson of a legislature, a head of government or a dormant commission.
Generally recognized sovereign states
[edit]Countries with a vice president (or similar position)
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Countries with a designated acting head of state
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States recognized by some United Nations member states
[edit]Countries with a vice president
[edit]| Country | Position | Incumbent | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia |
Vice President | Beslan Bigvava | 2 April 2025 |
 Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Vice President | Hsiao Bi-khim | 20 May 2024 |
Countries with a designated acting head of state
[edit]| Country | Position(s) designated to act as head of state | Incumbent | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kosovo |
Chairman of the Assembly | Dimal Basha | 26 August 2025 |
 Northern Cyprus |
Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic | Ziya Öztürkler | 21 October 2024 |
 South Ossetia |
Prime Minister | Marat Kambolov | 23 June 2026 |
| Speaker of the Parliament (if the above cannot exercise their duties) | Alan Margiev | 24 June 2024 | |
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
President of the Sahrawi National Council | Hamma Salama | 16 March 2020 |
States recognized by no United Nations member states
[edit]Countries with a vice president
[edit]| Country | Position | Incumbent | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 Somaliland |
Vice President | Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi | 12 December 2024 |
Countries with a designated acting head of state
[edit]| Country | Position(s) designated to act as head of state | Incumbent | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 Transnistria |
Prime Minister | Aleksandr Rozenberg | 30 May 2022 |
Alternative governments
[edit]Alternative governments with a vice president (or similar position)
[edit]| Government | Position | Incumbent(s) | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Unity Government of Myanmar |
Vice President | Duwa Lashi La | 16 April 2021 |
 Supreme Political Council of Yemen |
Deputy Head of the Supreme Political Council (Sana'a) | Qassem Labozah | 14 August 2016 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Current First Lady of Azerbaijan, as the wife of President Ilham Aliyev
- 1 2 The position of Vice President of Cyprus, reserved for a Turkish Cypriot by the constitution, has been vacant since the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état and remains unfilled due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Due to the constitutional power-sharing system between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, the president and vice president of Cyprus are substituted by the president and vice president of the House of Representatives respectively (as the "number two" posts within their own confessional group), and vacancies are filled using a by-election instead of a succession to office.
- ↑ Also serves as Prime Minister.
- ↑ Also serves as Prime Minister.
- ↑ Also serves as President of the Senate.
- ↑ Only eligible if the incumbent president has remained in office for more than nine hundred days.
- 1 2 Only eligible if there is no vice president or the office is vacant.
- ↑ If parliament has been dissolved, this role is instead delegated to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court.
- ↑ Isaias Afwerki is also the President of Eritrea.
- ↑ Only eligible if the vice president is unable to exercise their duties.
- ↑ Just like the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected among nine Malay rulers once every five years. However, this position is not term-limited.
- ↑ An alternative acting president may be designated by the Prime Minister of Malta.
- ↑ The Secretary of the Interior may only serve as acting head of state until an Interim or Substitute President is elected by Congress. If the President voluntarily requests a temporary absence and it is accepted by the Congress of the Union, the Secretary of the Interior may assume executive powers for a period of up to 60 days.
- ↑ Only eligible if the absence occurs due to a president having failed to take office before the end of a sexenio. May only serve as acting head of state until an Interim President is elected by Congress.
- ↑ Only eligible if the absence occurs due to a recall election. May only serve as acting head of state until a Substitute President is elected by Congress.
- ↑ By terms of the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici gregis, the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church is charged with "safeguarding and administering the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See" during a sede vacante (period of vacancy after a pope's death or resignation), making him the de facto designated acting sovereign.[12][13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Jones, Seth G. (December 2020). "Afghanistan's Future Emirate? The Taliban and the Struggle for Afghanistan". CTC Sentinel. 13 (11). Combating Terrorism Center. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
This leadership structure remains in place, with Shaikh Hibatullah Akhundzada serving as supreme leader, aided by the three deputies — Mulawi Yaqoob Umari, Shaikh Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mulawi Abdul Ghani Baradar
- 1 2 @cnnipr (16 May 2022). "In an exclusive interview CNN's chief international anchor @amanpour spoke with one of the Taliban's top leaders Sirajuddin Haqqani" (Tweet). Retweeted by Christiane Amanpour. Kabul. Retrieved 19 May 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Sieff, Kevin (15 August 2021). "The Taliban has retaken control of Afghanistan. Here's what that looked like last time". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ "Taliban in Afghanistan: who is in charge?". The National. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ Abdul Qadir Sediqi; Jibran Ahmad (24 January 2019). "Taliban appoints new political leader to join U.S.-Taliban peace talks". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ Investidura do Presidente da República. Rádio Nacional de Angola. 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "Nauru appoints first Vice President Aingimea after Constitutional reform". PINA. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ Sidonie Aurore Bonny (3 August 2023). "Niger junta appoints civilians to Cabinet, member of military as vice president". Anadolu Agency. Douala, Cameroon. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Gen. Salifou Modi, Bazoum's former army chief of staff and the ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, is now vice president of the junta.
- ↑ "Sudan's Burhan dismisses Hemedti of his position". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ Narayanan, Ayush (7 April 2022). "A look at Yemen's new presidential leadership council and its powers". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
The council head is supported by seven other members: Sultan Ali al-Arada, Tariq Muhammad Salih, Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara'a, Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer, Othman Hussein Megali, Aidarous Qassem al-Zubaidi, and Faraj Salmin al-Bahsani. These members will share the title of 'Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership'
- ↑ "Who is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Vatican?". BBC News. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ de Guzman, Chad (22 April 2025). "Who Leads the Catholic Church Between Popes?". TIME. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Venezuela's Supreme Court orders Delcy Rodriguez become interim president". Reuters. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ↑ Laura Sharman and Mauricio Torres (4 January 2026). "Venezuelan court directs Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume duties of acting president". CNN.
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