List of heads of state of Panama
This is a list of head of state of Panama.
Free state of the isthmus change
Juan Lopez 1840-1841
Tomás de Herrera November 18, 1840 – December 31, 1841
Republic of Panama (1903–present) change
Demetrio H. Brid 1903
José Agustín Arango 1903-1904
Manuel Amador Guerrero 20 February 1904 – 1 October 1908
José Domingo de Obaldía 1 October 1908 – 1 March 1910
Belisario Porras Barahona 1 October 1912 – 1 October 1916
Ramón Maximiliano Valdés 1 October 1916 – 3 June 1918
Rodolfo Chiari 1 October 1924 – 1 October 1928
Florencio Harmodio Arosemena 1 October 1928 – 3 January 1931
Ricardo J. Alfaro 16 January 1931 – 5 June 1932
Harmodio Arias Madrid 5 June 1932 – 1 October 1936
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena 1 October 1936 – 16 December 1939
Arnulfo Arias 1 October 1940 – 9 October 1941
Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango 9 October 1941 – 15 June 1945
Domingo Díaz Arosemena 7 August 1948 – 28 July 1949
Ricardo Arias 29 March 1955 – 1 October 1956
Demetrio B. Lakas December 19, 1969 – October 11, 1978
Aristides Royo 11 October 1978 – 31 July 1982
Ricardo de la Espriella 31 July 1982 – 13 February 1984
Jorge Illueca February 13, 1984 – October 11, 1984
Nicolás Ardito Barletta 11 October 1984 – 28 September 1985
Guillermo Endara December 20, 1989 – August 31, 1994
Ernesto Pérez Balladares September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1999
Mireya Moscoso September 1, 1999 – September 1, 2004
Martín Torrijos September 1, 2004 – July 1, 2009
Ricardo Martinelli July 1, 2009 – July 1, 2014
Juan Carlos Varela 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Laurentino Cortizo 1 July 2019-
he is currently the president
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