List of longest-living state leaders from the Americas

For a list of the oldest currently serving state leaders, see Lists of state leaders by age.

For a list of the longest-lived state leaders, see List of longest-living state leaders.

This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on light blue . The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting  Acting Ecuadorian President (1972-1976) Guillermo Rodríguez, whose currently 102 years 11 days.

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6th-oldest:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976

4th Oldest:
Peru
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
served 1975–1980

5th-Oldest:
Mexicobr />[[Luis Echevería]
served: 1970-1976

6th-oldest:
United States
Jimmy Carter
served: 1977–1981

List

Ages are up to date November 15, 2025
      State leaders currently living

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Rodríguez, GuillermoGuillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	Alive	102 years 11 days
2	González Ruiz, BernardinoBernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting President (1963)	11 Jan 1911	15 Mar 2012	101 years, 64 days
3	Vargas, TelmoTelmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	9 Oct 1912	9 Aug 2013	100 years, 304 days
4	Morales Bermúdez, FranciscoFrancisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	4 Oct 1921	14 Jul 2022	100 years, 283 days
5	Echeverría, LuisLuis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 Jan 1922	8 Jul 2022	100 years, 172 days
6	Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 Oct 1924	29 Dec 2024	100 years, 89 days
7	Pérez de Cuéllar, JavierJavier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 Jan 1920	4 Mar 2020	100 years, 45 days
8	Ferrier, JohanJohan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	12 May 1910	4 Jan 2010	99 years, 237 days
9	Campbell, CliffordClifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	28 Jun 1892	28 Sep 1991	99 years, 92 days
10	Cooke, HowardHoward Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	15 Nov 1915	11 Jul 2014	98 years, 240 days
11	Mitsotakis, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	18 Oct 1917	29 May 2017	98 years, 223 days
12	Brás, VenceslauVenceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	26 Feb 1868	15 May 1966	98 years, 78 days
13	París Gordillo, GabrielGabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	8 Mar 1910	21 Mar 2008	98 years, 13 days
14	Velásquez, Ramón JoséRamón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	28 Nov 1916	24 Jun 2014	97 years, 208 days
15	Foulkes, ArthurArthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	Alive	97 years 188 days
16	Solf y Muro, AlfredoAlfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	15 Mar 1872	14 Aug 1969	97 years, 152 days
17	Aylwin, PatricioPatricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	26 Nov 1918	19 Apr 2016	97 years, 145 days
18	Villanueva, ArmandoArmando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	25 Nov 1915	14 Apr 2013	97 years, 140 days
19	Célestin, MartialMartial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	4 Oct 1913	4 Feb 2011	97 years, 123 days
20	Páez, FedericoFederico Páez	Ecuador	Jefe Supremo (1935-1937)	4 Jun 1877	9 Feb 1974	96 years, 250 days
21	Richter Prada, PedroPedro Richter Prada	Peru	Prime Minister (1979–1980)	4 Jan 1921	14 Jul 2017	96 years, 191 days
22	Deustua, AlejandroAlejandro Deustua	Peru	Prime Minister (1902)	22 Mar 1849	6 Aug 1945	96 years, 137 days
23	Turnquest, OrvilleOrville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 Jul 1929	Alive	96 years 119 days
24	Lascuráin, PedroPedro Lascuráin	Mexico	President (1913)	8 May 1856	21 Jul 1952	96 years, 74 days
25	Chaves, FedericoFederico Chaves	Paraguay	President (1949–1954)	15 Feb 1882	24 Aug 1978	96 years, 68 days
26	Echandi Jiménez, MarioMario Echandi Jiménez	Costa Rica	President (1958–1962)	17 Jun 1915	30 Jul 2011	96 years, 43 days
27	Cansanção, João LinsJoão Lins Cansanção	Brazil	Prime Minister (1878–1880)	10 Nov 1810	27 Dec 1906	96 years, 37 days	26 Nov 2004	95 years, 346 days
28	Balaguer, JoaquínJoaquín Balaguer	Dominican Republic	President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)	1 Sep 1906	14 Jul 2002	95 years, 316 days
29	Romero Pereira, TomásTomás Romero Pereira	Paraguay	Provisional President (1954)	4 Oct 1886	12 Aug 1982	95 years, 312 days
30	Betancur, BelisarioBelisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	4 Feb 1923	7 Dec 2018	95 years, 306 days
31	Goldenberg, EfraínEfraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 Dec 1929	Alive	95 years 323 days
32	Degazon, FredFred Degazon	Dominica	President (1979–1980)	4 Jan 1913	4 Oct 2008	95 years, 274 days
33	Chamorro, VioletaVioleta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	18 Oct 1929	14 Jun 2025	95 years, 202 days
34	Estrada, Juan JoséJuan José Estrada	Nicaragua	Acting President (1910–1911)	1 Jan 1872	11 Jul 1967	95 years, 191 days
35	Imbert Barrera, AntonioAntonio Imbert Barrera	Dominican Republic	President (1965)	3 Dec 1920	31 May 2016	95 years, 180 days
36	Sarney, JoséJosé Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	Alive	95 years 205 days

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See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• List of longest-living state leaders from Africa, Asia and Oceania
• List of longest-living state leaders from Europe