Arturo Herbruger Asturias (3 June 1912 – 25 October 1999) was a

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

n politician who served as

Vice President of Guatemala Vice president of Guatemala is a political position in Guatemala which is since 1966 elected concurrently with the position of President of Guatemala. The current Vice President is Guillermo Castillo Reyes. The Vice President needs to be a Gu ...

from 18 June 1993 to 14 January 1996 in the cabinet of president

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. He was elected by National Congress. He was previously head of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal from 1983 to 1993. Herbruger was also Attorney General, president of the

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. He was the

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responsible for the treasury in 1948.

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Vice presidents of Guatemala 1912 births 1999 deaths Finance ministers of Guatemala Guatemalan people of German descent Government ministers of Guatemala {{Guatemala-politician-stub