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Position	Name	Inaugurated	Left Office	Notes
Vice President	Ptolemy Reid	October 1980	August 1984
Vice President	Shiw Sahai Naraine	October 1980	October 1983
Vice President	Hugh Desmond Hoyte	October 1980	August 1985	Became President
Vice President	Hamilton Green	October 1980	October 1992
Vice President	Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop	October 1980	September 1984
Vice President	Mohamed Shahabuddeen	October 1983	December 1988
Vice President	Ranji Chandisingh	September 1984	October 1992
Vice President	Viola Burnham	August 1985	October 1991
Vice President	Sam Hinds	October 1992	March 1997	Became President
Vice President	Janet Jagan	March 1997	December 1997	Became President
Vice President	Reepu Daman Persaud	March 1997	December 1997
Vice President	Sam Hinds	December 1997	May 2015
Vice President	Bharrat Jagdeo	December 1997	August 1999	Became President
Vice President	Reepu Daman Persaud	August 1999	December 2011
Vice President	Moses Nagamootoo	May 2015	2 August 2020
Vice President	Carl Barrington Greenidge	May 2015	25 April 2019
Vice President	Khemraj Ramjattan	May 2015	2 August 2020
Vice President	Sydney Allicock	May 2015	2 August 2020
Vice President	Mark Phillips	2 August 2020	Incumbent
Vice President	Bharrat Jagdeo	2 August 2020	Incumbent

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AlexNew Member

How many past "First and Second Vice President" portrays the title VP in Guyana ? the Prime Minister holds the title of First Vice President.

2/4/228:33 AM

MitwahSenior Member

What are the primary duties of a Vice President? Why the need for more than one?

2/4/229:36 AM

Ali Khan AzadNew Member

Demerara guy is the Vice President of GN@I

2/4/229:37 AM

Ali Khan AzadNew Member

@Mitwah posted:
What are the primary duties of a Vice President? Why the need for more than one?

To help Mits with his dead man work.

2/4/229:39 AM

AlexNew Member

@Mitwah posted:
What are the primary duties of a Vice President? Why the need for more than one?

Burnham wanted his advisers and assistants to be name Vice Presidents they must also be Minister.

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