The current vice president is Karin Herrera.

The vice president needs to be a Guatemalan citizen of over 40 years of age.

[2] Historically, there have been provisions for multiple Vice Presidents, officially Designates to the Presidency (Spanish: Designados a la Presidencia), also known as Presidential Designates (Spanish: Designados Presidenciales) elected for one- or two-year-terms.

The election was carried in Congress of Guatemala.

A provision for First and Second Vice Presidents existed 1882–1921, 1921–1928 and 1956–1966.