Vice President of the Republic of Peru |
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Residence | Government Palace |
Appointer | Direct popular election |
Term length | Five years, not renewable immediately |
Inaugural holder |
Juan Antonio Pezet and Pedro Diez Canseco (1862) Ernesto Montagne Markholz (1936) |
Formation | October 24, 1862 (1862-1930) April 13, 1936 (1936-) |
Website | www.presidencia.gob.pe |
The Republic of Peru has two Vice Presidents who are elected along with the President in democratic elections. Their only mission is to replace the President in case of death, travel, judge, and other cases. Vice Presidents are first in the Presidential line of succession.