State or region
Governor of Chiriquí Province
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of Panama
- Exact method
- Freely appointed and removed by order of the Executive; the Executive also designates an alternate (Constitution Art. 252). Province has no elected legislature.
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of Panama
- Seats
- 1
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Panama (2004 text, Constitute Project), read 2026-10-12: structure of executive, Assembly (71 members, 5-year term, Arts. 147-148), Supreme Court (Art. 203), provincial governors (Art. 252), presidential powers (Arts. 183-184). Fallback: Constitute Project English translation, because the Gaceta Oficial and asamblea.gob.pa were unreachable. For: Governor of Chiriquí Province
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