Vice President of the United Mexican States

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The Vice President of the United Mexican States was a now-abolished executive office that served as the second-highest political position in early independent Mexico, acting as the constitutional successor and deputy to the president.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
vice presidential office
appliesToJurisdiction United Mexican States
comparativeOffice Vice President of the United States
constitutionalFunction to preside over certain governmental or political acts in the absence of the president
to replace the president in case of absolute absence
to temporarily exercise executive power in case of presidential incapacity
country Mexico
dateAbolished 1917
dateEstablished 1824
firstHolder Anastasio Bustamante
Nicolás Bravo
governmentBranch executive branch of Mexico
hasNoCurrentIncumbent true
historicalPeriod 19th century Mexico
Porfiriato
early independent Mexico
juridicalNature constitutional office
lastHolder Francisco León de la Barra (acting, in succession contexts)
José María Pino Suárez
nativeLabel Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
officeAbolishedUnder Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitution of 1917 of Mexico
officeAbolitionReason strengthening presidential system under the 1917 Constitution
officeCategory abolished political office in Mexico
officeCreatedUnder Constitution of 1824 of Mexico
Constitution of 1836 of Mexico
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico
officeHolderSelectionMethod elected on a joint ticket with the president (in some constitutional periods)
elected separately from the president (in some constitutional periods)
popular election (in most periods)
officeHolderTitle Vice President
officeRestored 1867
1904
officeTermLength typically four years (under the 1824 Constitution)
varied by constitution
officeType elected office
national-level office
partOf Federal Government of Mexico
positionInGovernment second-highest political office in early independent Mexico
residence Mexico City
role constitutional successor to the President of Mexico
deputy to the President of Mexico
seat Mexico City
status abolished office
successionOrder first in line to the presidency of Mexico
successorOffice Secretary of the Interior of Mexico (in presidential succession practice after 1917)

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mexican Constitution of 1824
createdOffice
Vice President of the United Mexican States ("Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos")
nativeLabel
Vicente Guerrero ("Vice President of Mexico")
positionHeld

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