Vice President of Panama is the second highest political position in Panama. Position of only one Vice President will be filled since 2009. Previously, there were positions of First Vice President and Second Vice President, also known as first designate to presidency (Primer Designado a la Presidencia) and second designate (Segundo Designado a la Presidencia). According to the current constitution, vice presidents are elected in the same ticket as president. However, the position of Second Vice President is now abolished and will not be filled after 2009 .
History of the office holders follows. The list is not complete.
| Term | First Vice President | Second Vice President | Third Vice President |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904–1908 | José Domingo de Obaldia | ||
| 1908–1909 | José Agustín Arango | Carlos Antonio Mendoza | |
| 1909–1910 | Carlos Antonio Mendoza | Federico Boyd | |
| 1910 | Federico Boyd | ||
| 1910–1912 | Pablo Arosemena | ||
| 1912–1916 | Rodolfo Chiari | ||
| 1916–1918 | Ciro Urriola | Ramón F. Acevedo | Pedro Antonio Díaz |
| 1918 | Ramón F. Acevedo | Pedro Antonio Díaz | Vacant |
| 1918 | Belisario Porras Barahona | Pedro Antonio Díaz | Ernesto Lefevre |
| 1918–1919 | Pedro Antonio Díaz | Ernesto Lefevre | Vacant |
| 1919–1920 | Ernesto Lefevre | Vacant | Vacant |
| 1920–1922 | Rodolfo Chiari | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez | |
| 1922–1924 | Rodolfo Chiari | Antenor Quinzada | Nicanor A. De Obarrio |
| 1924–1926 | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez | Carlos L. López | Enrique Linares |
| 1926–1928 | Tomás Gabriel Duque | Carlos L. López | Eduardo Chiari |
| 1928–1930 | Ricardo Alfaro | Carlos L. López | Eduardo Chiari |
| 1930–1931 | Tomás Gabriel Duque | Carlos L. López | Enrique Linares |
| 1931 | Ricardo Alfaro | Carlos L. López | Eduardo Chiari |
| 1931–1932 | Carlos L. López | Eduardo Chiari | Vacant |
| 1932–1936 | Domingo Díaz Arosemena | ||
| 1936–1939 | Ezequiel Fernández | Augusto Samuel Boyd | no |
| 1939–1940 | Augusto Samuel Boyd | Vacant | no |
| 1940–1941 | José Pezet Arosemena | Ernesto Jaén Guardia (resigned on 9 October 1941) | Aníbal Ríos Delgado |
| 1941 | José Pezet Arosemena (resigned on 11 October 1941) | Aníbal Ríos Delgado | Vacant |
| 1941 | Aníbal Ríos Delgado (resigned on 13 December 1941) | Vacant | Vacant |
| 1941–1945 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 1945 | Jeptha Brawner Duncan Guillén-Arosemena | Miguel Ángel Grimaldo | Alcibíades Arosemena |
| 1945–1948 | Ernesto de la Guardia | Raul Jimenez | no |
| 1948–1949 | Daniel Chanis | Roberto Chiari | no |
| 1949 | Roberto Chiari | Vacant | no |
| 1949 (Nov) | Vacant | Vacant | no |
| 1949–1951 | Alcibíades Arosemena | José Ramón Guizado | no |
| 1951–1952 | José Ramón Guizado | Vacant | no |
| 1952–1955 | José Ramón Guizado | Ricardo Arias | no |
| 1955 | Ricardo Arias | Vacant | no |
| 1955–1956 | Vacant | Vacant | no |
| 1956–1960 | Temistocles Díaz | Heraclio Barletta | no |
| 1960–1964 | Sergio González Ruíz | José Dominador Bazán | no |
| 1964–1968 | Max Delvalle Levy-Maduro | Raúl Arango Navarro | no |
| 1968 | Raúl Arango Navarro | José Dominador Bazán | no |
| 1968–1972 | Vacant | Vacant | no |
| 1972–1975 | Arturo Sucre Pereira (resigned) | no | no |
| 1975–1978 | Gerardo González Vernaza | no | no |
| 1978–1982 | Ricardo de la Espriella | no | no |
| 1982–1984 | Jorge Illueca | no | no |
| 1984 | Carlos Ozores Typaldos | no | no |
| 1984–1985 | Eric Arturo Delvalle | Roderick L. Esquivel | no |
| 1985–1988 | Roderick Esquivel | Vacant | no |
| 1989 | Carlos Ozores Typaldos | Vacant | no |
| 1989–1992 | Ricardo Arias Calderón | Guillermo Ford Boyd | no |
| 1992–1994 | Guillermo Ford Boyd | Vacant | no |
| 1994–1999 | Tomás Gabriel Altamirano Duque | Felipe Alejandro Virzi Lopez | no |
| 1999–2004 | Arturo Ulises Vallarino Bartuano | Dominador Baldomero Bazán | no |
| 2004–2009 | Samuel Lewis Navarro | Rubén Arosemena Valdés | no |
| 2009- | Juan Carlos Varela | no | no |
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