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| Vice-President of the Arab Republic of Egypt | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 14 August 2013Vacant | |
| Appointer | President of Egypt |
| Term length | No term limits |
| Formation | 7 March 1958 14 July 2013 (Interim) 23 April 2019 |
| First holder | Sabri al-Asali Akram al-Hawrani Abdel Latif Boghdadi Abdel Hakim Amer |
| Final holder | Mahmoud Mekki Mohamed ElBaradei (Interim) |
| Abolished | 26 December 2012 18 January 2014 (Interim) |
The vice-president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is a senior official within the Egyptian government.
History of the office
Before 1971
In 1962, President Gamal Abdel Nasser instituted collective leadership in Egypt, separating the post of Prime Minister from that of President and establishing a presidential council to deal with all issues formerly considered presidential prerogatives. Five of the council's 11 members were Vice-Presidents of Egypt.[1]
Under the 1971 Constitution
According to article 139 of the 1971 Constitution, the President "may appoint one or more Vice-Presidents define their jurisdiction and relieve them of their posts. The rules relating to the calling to account of the President of the Republic shall be applicable to the Vice-Presidents." The Constitution gave broad authority to the President to determine the number of Vice-Presidents, as well as their appointment, dismissal and duties of office.
After the 2011 amendments, the president should appointed a vice president 60 days after his inauguration.
Under the 2012 Constitution
The 2012 Constitution did not include the position of Vice-President.[2]
With the adoption of the 2012 Constitution on 26 December 2012, the office of Vice-President was abolished. Mahmoud Mekki was the last person to hold the office before the adoption of the 2012 Constitution, having resigned on 22 December 2012.
2013 coup d'état
After the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, the position of the Vice-President was briefly restored (with extra-constitutional basic) by Acting President Adly Mansour, who appointed Mohamed ElBaradei to the post of Acting Vice-President on 7 July 2013.[3][4] He was sworn in on 14 July.[5] On 14 August 2013, following a violent crackdown by security forces on supporters of deposed President Morsi, in which more than 800 people were killed,[6] ElBaradei resigned as Acting Vice President.[7]
Under the 2014 Constitution
Much like the 2012 Constitution, until 2019, the 2014 Constitution also did not include the position of Vice-President.
After 2019 constitutional amendments
The office has since been restored following a constitutional referendum. President may appoint one or more vice presidents. The main duty of the vice presidents is to assist the president.[8]
List of officeholders
This list contains Vice-Presidents of United Arab Republic (1958–71, included Syria until the 1961 coup d'état) and Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present).[9]
References
- ^ Nasser institutes Collective Leadership, Davar, 1962 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Shalaby,Ethar (3 December 2012). "VP not to continue according to new constitution". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Egyptian interim president nominates two for leadership posts". Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Egypt's Salafist party rejects choices for premier, vice-president". Al Arabiya. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Aya Batrawy, "Egypt's defense minister defends ousting president", Associated Press, 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Egyptian security forces storm protesters' camps". The Washington Post. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Egypt's VP Mohamed ElBaradei resigns in protest against crackdown". Los Angeles Times. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Egypt's constitutional changes: A look at the post of vice president". Ahram Online.
- ^ "Egypt's constitutional changes: A look at the post of vice president - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online".
- El-Gawady, Mohamed:[1]Cabinets during period of Revolution (1986)
- Hafez, Salah: Democracy Shock (2001)
External links
- http://nasser.bibalex.org/Days/DaysAll.aspx?CS=1&x=5