Vice President of The Maldives - The Office of The Vice President

The Office of The Vice President

The post of the Vice President are described in article 112 of the constituition as follows:

• There shall be a Vice President of the Maldives who shall assist the President in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities
• Every candidate for President shall publicly declare the name of the Vice President who will serve with him.
• The qualifications of office for the Vice President shall be the same as those for the President.
• If the office of the President becomes vacant for any reason, the Vice President shall succeed to the office of the President.

Articles 117 and 122 then goes on to describe the Responsibilities of the Vice President.

• The Vice President shall exercise such responsibilities and powers of the President as are delegated to him by the President.
• The Vice President shall perform the responsibilities of the President if the President is absent or temporarily unable to perform the responsibilities of office.
• If the office of Vice President becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal from office, permanent incapacity, or succession to the office of the President, the President shall appoint a new Vice President to serve the remainder of the term. The appointment shall be approved by the People’s Majlis.

As a result of these responsibilities, the Office of the Vice President and its duties are determined by the President. Under the current government, President Nasheed has charged the Vice President's office with implementing a plan to become Carbon Neutral by 2020, as well as to tackle a drug problem which affects more than half of the youth population.