National
President of Congress
- Spanish: Presidente del Congreso de la República
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the Congress of the Republic from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected each January by Congress as head of the Board of Directors (Junta Directiva) for a one-year term (Organic Law of the Legislative Branch, Decree 63-94).
- Chosen by
- Congress of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Luis Alberto Contreras Colindres since January 2026 Report Source: dca.gob.gt, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: selection method, term and size (arts. 157, 184-189, 193, 214-215, 227, 269); ministries per https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabinete_de_Bernardo_Arévalo. For: President of Congress
- constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names from the Constitution and ministry names on the gabinete page, read 2026-10-12. For: President of Congress in Spanish
- dca.gob.gt · checked Diario de Centro América (official gazette), 2025-11-04, read 2026-10-12: Luis Contreras (CREO bloc) elected President of Congress for 2026-2027 (Acuerdo Legislativo 9-2025), serving 2026-01-14 to 2027-01-14. Cross-check. For: Luis Alberto Contreras Colindres, current term
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), X Legislatura de Guatemala (members table, updated to Sept 2026; Quijada death 2026-08-13 and Orantes return 2026-09-01 per its notes), read 2026-10-12: member, district, party. Parliamentary party shown is the current one; originating party in note. Fallback: Wikipedia, because congreso.gob.gt is behind a bot-wall (Incapsula). Congress president Luis Contreras: es.wikipedia article of the same name (term from 2026-01-14). For: Luis Alberto Contreras Colindres, current term
We're still adding some details for this area. Report something missing.