Vice President of South Sudan

First Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan
Flag of South Sudan
Incumbent Riek Machar since 21 February 2020
Appointer	President of South Sudan
Inaugural holder	Riek Machar
Formation	21 February 2020
Website	www.presidency.gov.ss/riakmachar.php

The vice president of South Sudan is the second highest political position obtainable in South Sudan. Additionally, a temporary position called first vice president was created in August 2015. In 2020, a coalition agreement was reached in 2020 creating five vice presidents.

Vice presidents (2005–2020)

This list contains vice presidents of Southern Sudan (2005–2011, autonomous region of Sudan) and vice presidents of the Republic of South Sudan (2011–present, independent country).

Vice presidents of the Southern Sudan autonomous region (2005–2011)

Colour key (for political parties):
  Sudan People's Liberation Movement

Portrait		Name	Term of office			Political affiliation	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Salva Kiir Mayardit	9 July 2005	30 July 2005	21 days	SPLM		John Garang
Vacant (30 July – 11 August 2005)								Salva Kiir Mayardit
		Riek Machar	11 August 2005	9 July 2011	5 years, 332 days	SPLM

Vice presidents of the Republic of South Sudan (2011–2020)

Colour key (for political parties):
  Sudan People's Liberation Movement

Portrait		Name	Term of office			Political affiliation	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Riek Machar	9 July 2011	23 July 2013	2 years, 14 days	SPLM		Salva Kiir Mayardit
Vacant (23 July – 25 August 2013)
		James Wani Igga	25 August 2013	21 February 2020	6 years, 180 days	SPLM

First vice presidents of the Republic of South Sudan (2016–2020)

Following the signing of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) in August 2015 a new position of 'first vice president' was established alongside the pre-existing positions of President of South Sudan and Vice President of South Sudan, with the incumbents in both these positions continuing in office. Unlike the positions of president and vice president, which are permanent features of the Constitution, the office of first vice president will cease to exist following the end of the transitional period stipulated in the ARCSS unless otherwise decided in the permanent Constitution.

Colour key (for political parties):
  Sudan People's Liberation Movement   Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition

Portrait		Name	Term of office			Political affiliation	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Riek Machar	26 April 2016	26 July 2016	91 days	SPLM-IO		Salva Kiir Mayardit
		Taban Deng Gai	26 July 2016	21 February 2020	3 years, 210 days	SPLM-IO (Juba faction)

Vice presidents in the unity government (since 2020)

The Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) was formed in February 2020 and included five vice presidents.

Position		Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political affiliation	President
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
	First		Riek Machar	21 February 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 257 days	SPLM-IO		Salva Kiir Mayardit
	Second		James Wani Igga	21 February 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 257 days	SPLM
	Third		Taban Deng Gai	21 February 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 257 days	SPLM-IO (Juba faction)
	Fourth		Rebecca Nyandeng Garang	21 February 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 257 days	SPLM (Former Detainees faction)
	Fifth		Hussein Abdelbagi	21 February 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 257 days	SSOA

See also

• Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983)
• Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–2011)
  • Politics of South Sudan
  • History of South Sudan
  • List of governors of pre-independence Sudan
  • List of heads of state of South Sudan