A vice president or vice-president , also director in British English , is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on the executive branch of the government, university or company. The name comes from the Latin term vice meaning "in place of" and typically serves as pro tempore ( Latin : ’for the time being’) to the president. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president . In everyday speech, the abbreviation VP is used.
36-456: Second lady and second gentleman are honorary titles often used in reference to the spouse of a vice president , or spouse of a lieutenant governor or other second-ranked government official. The title is styled after first lady or first gentleman , which are used to describe the spouse of a president or governor. In discussing both spouses, they may be referred to as the second couple, and if they have children, they are known collectively as
72-414: A company, these individuals are sometimes differentiated with titles denoting higher positions such as executive vice president or senior vice president, with the remaining management team holding the title vice president. The title of assistant vice president or associate vice president is used in large organizations below vice president and there can be a very convoluted list of other types of VPs as seen in
108-403: A former undocumented immigrant to the U.S. from Brazil, has "transformed the ceremonial role of Second Lady of Pennsylvania...into a megaphone for the marginalized". In Brazil, the second lady ( Segunda-dama do Brasil ), is the wife of the vice president and resides with him at Jaburu's Palace . In Colombia, the second lady or second gentleman is the equivalent of the spouse or partner of
144-441: Is destroying universities. "Corporate vice president" is an older term that usually denotes a vice president that is named as a corporate officer by the board of directors. Not all vice presidents in a company in the modern business environment are named as an official corporate officer. Depending on the specific organization, the following may be an example of the hierarchy of the vice presidents. The following list explains where
180-611: The Constitution of Ghana or other national laws. In Nigeria, former Second Lady Titi Abubakar , the wife of Vice President Atiku Abubakar (1999–2007), used her role to combat human trafficking. During her tenure, she founded WOTCLEF ( Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation ), and became the first civilian in Nigerian history to propose draft legislation. In the United Kingdom, Camilla Parker Bowles
216-601: The Google Ngram tool . In 1996, Tipper Gore wrote that the spouse of the vice president did not have an official title, and that people were often unsure about how to introduce her, saying: "Sometimes they call me the Second Lady. Sometimes they refer to me as the Second First Lady. Once I was even introduced as the Second Lady of Vice." In 2008, when a Fox News host remarked that calling Lynne Cheney
252-432: The lieutenant governor . In political fiction, novelist and journalist Jim Lehrer referred to Jackie, wife of fictional Lieutenant Governor "One-Eyed Mack", as the Second Lady of Oklahoma from the late 1980s. In 2020, Second Lady Giselle Fetterman told CNN that she prefers the titular acronym SLOP over the more "stuffy" title of Second Lady of Pennsylvania. Andrew Rosati of Bloomberg News said in 2022 that Fetterman,
288-424: The president or CEO of the company and are members of the executive management team. Some corporations that use this term may have individuals with the title of vice president responsible for specific business divisions (e.g., vice president for legal, vice president for sales and marketing, vice president for finance, and vice president for human resources). When there are typically several vice presidents in
324-797: The president . A vice president, in some cases, may also be appointed by the president as the head of a ministry in the cabinet or to lead certain executive initiatives designated by the president. In parliamentary or semi-presidential systems, a vice president may coexist with a prime minister, as is the case in India and Namibia , but the presence of both offices concurrently is rare. In business , "vice president" refers to hierarchical position that ranges from extremely senior positions directly reporting to C-level executives (in non-financial companies), to junior non-management positions with four to 10 years of experience (in financial companies). In non-financial businesses, vice presidents often report directly to
360-678: The Brazilian Culture Institute, with the objective of raise donaitions of soaps and alcohol gel to be distributed in Brasília , federal capital, with destination to poor people who are in social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil . Followed by a voluntary team, Paula distributed 4,000 hygiene kits to families of poor communities of Itapoã and Sol Nascente, who live in vulnerable situation. In Jabiru's Palace ,
396-864: The First Lady as hostess of the Alvorada Palace (previously the Catete Palace and the Itamaraty Palace ) dates from the beginning of the republic. Ten Second Ladies became First Ladies of Brazil during her spouses tenures as president. The first was Josina Peixora, wife of Floriano Peixoto, who was the first Vice President in 1891 and the second President from 1891 to 1894. The last one was Marcela Temer , wife of Michel Temer , who had served as 24th Vice President from 2011 to 2016 and 37th President from 2016 to 2019. Mariquita Aleixo wasn't officially established as First Lady, as her husband
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#1732801267911432-490: The Second Lady formalized the deliver of the donations to Itapoã administrator, to the Commander of the 2nd Western Regional Policing Command and to the Commander of the 2nd Military Police Battalion, who conducted the donations and distributed them to the needy. There were 14 vacancies of the role, the longest one had been the 16 years landmark between Clotilde de Mello Vianna and Beatriz Ramos. This vacancy occurred due to
468-514: The Second Lady of the United States was "weird", Cheney acknowledged, "Well, it is, a little, but it's ok." The abbreviation for the Second Lady of the United States is SLOTUS. In 2021, Merriam-Webster added the term "second gentleman" to its dictionary, in light of Doug Emhoff becoming the first male spouse of an American vice president. Emhoff, who followed Biden's example and started teaching entertainment law at Georgetown University at
504-459: The VP sits in an organization: This comparison is not strictly correct, as director is a legal term, meaning someone registered with the relevant country's company registrar (or simply named in the legal documents, for countries not having company registration) as having managerial control of the company, and having legal responsibility for its operation, whilst a vice president does not. In either case
540-840: The Vice President itself gained power and influence, the spouse of the vice president also became more visible. Second Lady Lady Bird Johnson often replaced First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy when she withdrew from public appearances. Pat Nixon , wife of Vice President Richard Nixon , was the first second spouse to add a great deal of substance to the role, traveling independently of the vice president and setting her own event schedule. historian Kate Andersen Brower wrote, "she helped to define this nebulous role for an entire generation of women who would succeed her." Subsequent second ladies also had their own issues which they advocated, such as education reform and literacy. Writers including William Safire and Jeff McQuain have suggested that use of
576-606: The abolition of the office of Vice President of Brazil during the Vargas Era . The most recent period without a Second Lady was between Marcela Temer and Paula Mourão. The youngest Second Lady in history was Maria Thereza Goulart , aged 19 when assumed the role. The oldest was Mariza Gomes , aged 67. Gomes' record will be surpassed on 1 January 2023, when Lu Alckmin will assume role at the age of 71. Various other spouses of vice presidents of Brazil are not considered as second ladies of Brazil because their marriages were not during
612-470: The bylaws of a club specifically provide of the officer title of president-elect , that officer would assume the powers and duties of the president upon vacancy of that office only if specified in the bylaws. Second Lady of Brazil Second Lady of Brazil ( Portuguese : Segunda-dama do Brasil ) is a title given to the hostess of the Jaburu Palace . This title is less used when compared to
648-578: The first lady and Second Lady Samira Bawumia rejected the proposed payments and promised to refund the allowances they had been paid since 2017, following public backlash against the emoluments. In opposing their monthly salaries, the Trades Union Congress acknowledged the role of the first and second ladies, particularly in supporting women's rights, children's rights, and other causes promoting social and economic development, but stressed that they were not assigned official duties according to
684-404: The first vice president can be interchangeable with executive vice president and the remaining vice presidents are ranked in order of their seniority. Sometimes a vice president is also called presidium member , especially when there are more than person holding the post. The primary responsibility of the vice president of a club or organization is to be prepared to assume the powers and duties of
720-424: The media. However, France Magazine reported in 2008 that Fillon was trying to play down the role, which had traditionally remained outside the limelight. Vice president#In government In government , a vice president is a person whose primary responsibility is to act in place of the president on the event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity. Vice presidents are either elected jointly with
756-457: The members of the organization. When multiple vice presidents are elected, the positions are usually numbered to prevent confusion as to who may preside or succeed to the office of president upon vacancy of that office (for example: first vice president, second vice president, and so on). In some cases vice presidents are given titles due to their specific responsibilities, for example: vice president of operations, finance, etc. In some associations
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#1732801267911792-502: The next section. As many of these VPs have minimal employees reporting to them, their necessity has been questioned, with for example Inc. magazine arguing to flatten the corporate hierarchy. Similarly, as universities have adopted a corporate structure there is concern over administrative bloat and over-paying VPs. Benjamin Ginsberg, a political scientist and professor, has claimed the proliferation of VPs and other administrators
828-424: The office of the president in the case of a vacancy in that office. If the office of president becomes vacant, the vice president (or in clubs with multiple vice presidents, the VP that occupies the highest-ranking office), will assume the office of president, with the lower vice presidents to fill in the remaining vice presidencies, leaving the lowest vice presidency to be filled by either election or appointment. If
864-536: The position of president of the senate ; this is the case, for example, in Argentina, the United States, and Uruguay. The vice president sometimes assumes some of the ceremonial duties of the president, such as attending diplomatic functions and events that the actual president may be too busy to attend; the Vice President of the United States , for example, often attends funerals of world leaders on behalf of
900-404: The president as their running mate , or more rarely, appointed independently after the president's election. Most governments with vice presidents have one person in this role at any time, although in some countries there are two or more vice presidents–an extreme case being Iran's 12 vice presidents . If the president is not present, dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to fulfill their duties,
936-489: The responsibilities may be overall to the company, a region (US, EMEA, CEE...), business unit or function such as sales, marketing, IT etc. In financial companies, a "vice president" is usually a seniority rank that denotes higher responsibility, though such may not be leadership. The title does not denote a leadership position within the company, but often a role relatively junior to the executive board. Financial services companies have multiple vice presidents, possibly because
972-407: The same time he assumed his ceremonial role as Second Gentleman of the United States , has acknowledged the many generations of women who had served in the role "without much accolade", and vowed to continue building on "their legacy of progress". The abbreviation for Second Gentleman of the United States is SGOTUS. At the state level, second lady or second gentleman is used to refer to the spouse of
1008-463: The second family. The expression "second lady in the land" has also been used to refer to the second-highest ranking female in a monarchy , such as a crown princess if there is a queen. The role of the second lady is unpaid and not formally defined. The wife of the vice president of the United States was traditionally expected to serve as a hostess and appear at society functions. As the Office of
1044-407: The term "second lady" to refer to the wife of the vice president of the United States did not become more commonplace until the 1980s. However, in 2017, Washington Post columnist Philip Bump argued that use of the phrase "second lady" could be traced back as early as the 1860s, strengthening in popularity around 1892, and "spiking" around the turn of the 20th century, according to his research using
1080-444: The title is a form of delayering when an employee can not be moved higher in the organization but still deserves recognition. In most cases, the title merely implies that someone is in a medium-seniority individual contributor role. Larger financial institutions have thousands of employees with the title "vice president". In other organizations ( e.g. , trade unions , societies, clubs) one or multiple vice presidents are elected by
1116-401: The title of First Lady of Brazil . The term second lady , made in contrast to first lady (who is almost all the time the spouse of the president), was used by Josina Peixoto (whose husband, Floriano Peixoto , was vice president in 1891) to refer to the spouse of the Vice President. The visibility of the Second Lady in the public sphere has been a recent development besides the role of
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1152-538: The vice president of Colombia who, together with the vice president , resides in the Vice Presidential House . In Ghana, an emoluments committee set up in June 2019 recommended that the spouse of the vice president should receive compensation equivalent to the salary of a cabinet minister-MP, along with the spouse of the president. Although the recommendation was approved by Parliament in 2021, both
1188-474: The vice president will generally serve as president. In many presidential systems , vice presidents may not wield much day-to-day political power, but are still considered important members of the cabinet , while other vice presidents might not have any purpose beyond acting in place of the president on the event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity. A few vice presidents in the Americas also hold
1224-650: The vice presidential spouses assume public roles which attracted significant attention from the media. In 2011, Marcela Temer , wife of 24th Vice President Michel Temer , was involved with president Dilma Rousseff in the Prevention and Treatment of Cervical and Breast Cancer program, which was launched in Amazon Theatre . Paula Mourão launched the Clean Hands, Healthy Life campaign in April 2020, along
1260-534: Was prevented from assuming office. Only Francisca Ribeiro was First Lady and later assumed the role of Second Lady. The current Second Lady of Brazil is Lu Alckmin , wife of 26th Vice President of Brazil Geraldo Alckmin . Even no country concedes any legal power to the Second Ladies, their roles frequently include hosting during reception in the vice presidential residence, to escort the Vice President in official trips and many ceremonial duties. Recently,
1296-656: Was said to become the "second lady in the land", ranking second only to Queen Elizabeth II , upon marrying Charles, the Prince of Wales in 2005. In 1958, The Times noted that the duties of an American second lady at home in Washington, D.C. , "have no exact counterpart in England". In France, Penelope Fillon , the British-born wife of former Prime Minister François Fillon , was nicknamed "France's second lady" in
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