List of Presidents of Peru

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Established in the Constitution of 1993, the President of the Republic is the Chief of the State and represents the republic in official international matters. The presidential term is five years; incumbents cannot be re-elected for a second consecutive term. The official name is President of the Republic (Presidente de la República).

History

Different titles have been used, such as "Protector of Peru" (used by San Martin), "Liberator of Peru" (used by Bolivar) and "Supreme Protector" (by Santa Cruz).

Presidents of the Republic

# (All)	# (Interim)	# (Unique)		President	Innagurated	Left office	Form of Entry	Title
1	1	1		José de San Martín	July 28, 1821	September 20, 1822	Indirect elections	Protector
2	2
	Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro	September 20, 1822	September 22, 1822	Indirect elections	Interim caretaker
3	3	2		José La Mar	September 20, 1822	February 27, 1823	Elected by Congress	President of the Government Junta
4	4
	José Bernardo de Tagle, Marquis of Torre-Tagle	February 27, 1823	February 28, 1823		Interim caretaker
5	5	3		José de la Riva Agüero	February 28, 1823	June 23, 1823	Elected by Congress
6	6	4		Antonio José de Sucre	June 23, 1823	July 17, 1823	Elected by Congress
8	8	5		José Bernardo de Tagle, Marquis of Torre-Tagle	July 17, 1823	February 17, 1824	Elected by Congress	Supreme Delegate
9	9	6		Simón Bolívar	February 17, 1824	January 28, 1827	Elected by Congress	Liberator of Peru
10	10	7		Andrés de Santa Cruz	January 28, 1827	June 9, 1827	Elected by Congress	President of the Government Council
11	11	8		Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano	June 9, 1827	August 22, 1827	Elected by Congress	Interim caretaker
12
	José La Mar	August 22, 1827	June 7, 1829	Direct Elections
13
	Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente	June 7, 1829	September 1, 1829	Coup d'état
14
9		Agustín Gamarra	September 1, 1829	December 20, 1833	Elected by Congress
15	12
	Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro	December 20, 1833	December 21, 1833	Elected by Congress	Interim caretaker
16	13	10		Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada	December 21, 1833	August 11, 1836	Elected by Congress
11
	Pedro Pablo BermúdezSelfproclaimed President, Parallel government with Orbegozo in Arequipa.	January 4, 1833	April 24, 1834	Coup d'état	Provisional Supreme Ruler
18
	Felipe Santiago SalaverrySelfproclaimed President, Parallel government with Orbegozo in Lima.	February 23, 1835	February 7, 1836	Coup d'état	Supreme Legislator
19	14
	Andrés de Santa CruzThe Republic of Peru and the Republic of Bolivia were united into a federal state called the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. Peru was divided in the states of North Peru and South Peru, each one of them with its own President.	August 11, 1836	August 25, 1838		Supreme Protector of the Confederation
10	14
	Agustín GamarraPresident Gamarra was killed during the Battle of Ingavi. The idea of a Vicepresident was not contemplated in the Peruvian Constitution of the time.	August 25, 1838	November 18, 1841	Elected by Congress
21
	Manuel Menéndez	November 18, 1841	August 16, 1842	Interim caretaker	President of the Government Council
22
	Juan Crisóstomo Torrico	August 16, 1842	October 17, 1842	Coup d'état
23
	Francisco VidalNo effective central government existed after the Coup d'état against Francisco Vidal, with several generals claiming the Presidency in different cities around the country.	October 17, 1842	March 15, 1843	Coup d'état
24
	Justo Figuerola	March 15, 1843	March 20, 1843	Coup d'état
25
	Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco	March 20, 1843	June 17, 1844	Selfproclaimed President
26
	Domingo Nieto	March 20, 1843	February 17, 1844	Selfproclaimed President
27
	Ramón Castilla	February 17, 1844	August 10, 1844	Elected in replace of Domingo Nieto
28
	Domingo Elías	June 17, 1844	August 10, 1844	Selfproclaimed President
29
	Manuel MenéndezRamón Castilla installed Manuel Menéndez to the Presidency in order to provide a smooth transition. Thus, Menéndez was once appointed again to the Presidency after being removed in 1942.	August 10, 1844	August 11, 1844	Interim caretaker	President of the Government Council
30
	Justo Figuerola	August 11, 1844	October 7, 1844	Coup d'état
31
	Manuel Menéndez	October 7, 1844	April 20, 1845	Interim caretaker	President of the Government Council
32
	Ramón Castilla	April 20, 1845	April 20, 1851	Direct Elections
33
	José Rufino Echenique	April 20, 1851	January 5, 1855	Direct Elections
34
	Ramón Castilla	January 5, 1855	October 24, 1862	Coup d'état Direct Elections
35
	Miguel de San Román	October 24, 1862	April 3, 1863	Direct Elections
36
	Ramón Castilla	April 3, 1863	April 9, 1863	Revolution Selproclaimed President
37
	Pedro Diez Canseco	April 3, 1863	August 5, 1863	Interim caretaker	Second Vicepresident
38
	Juan Antonio Pezet	August 5, 1863	April 25, 1865		First Vicepresident
39
	Mariano Ignacio Prado	April 25, 1865	June 24, 1865	Coup d'état
40
	Juan Antonio Pezet	June 24, 1865	November 8, 1865
41
	Pedro Diez Canseco	November 8, 1865	November 28, 1865	Interim caretaker
42
	Mariano Ignacio Prado	November 28, 1865	January 8, 1868	Direct Elections
43
	Pedro Diez Canseco	January 8, 1868	August 2, 1868	Interim caretaker
44
	José Balta	August 2, 1868	July 22, 1872	Direct Elections
45
	Tomás Gutiérrez	July 22, 1872	July 26, 1872	Coup d'état	Supreme Leader of the Nation
46
	Francisco Diez Canseco	July 26, 1872	July 27, 1872
47
	Mariano Herencia Zevallos	July 27, 1872	August 2, 1872
48
-->	Manuel Pardo	August 2, 1872	August 2, 1876	Direct Elections
49
	Mariano Ignacio Prado	August 2, 1876	December 23, 1879	Direct Elections
50
	Nicolás de Piérola	December 23, 1879	November 28, 1881	Coup d'état	Commander in Chief of the State
51
	Francisco García Calderón	March 12, 1881	September 28, 1881	Elected by Congress Chilean Occupation (Lima)	Provisional President of the Republic
52
	Lizardo Montero Flores	September 28, 1881	November 6, 1881	Elected by Congress Chilean Occupation (Arequipa)	Provisional President of the Republic
52
	Andrés Avelino Cáceres	November 6, 1881	December 25, 1882	Selfproclaimed Chilean Occupation (Central Peru)	President of the Republic
52
	Miguel Iglesias	November 6, 1881	December 25, 1882	Elected by Congress Chilean Occupation (Cajamarca)	Regenerator President of the Republic

Notes

See also
Peru presidential line of succession
History of Peru
Politics of Peru



















 



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