List of presidents of the Senate of Colombia

The President of the Senate (also president of the congress) is the highest-ranking official of the Senate of Colombia and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing members for speaking duties, and interpreting the rules, practices, and precedents of the Senate. The Constitution of Colombia establishes that the president of the Senate has the authority to cast a decisive vote.

All but two of the Senate presidents have been members of a political party or faction; the number of members of each is:

Presidents of the Senate

Name Territory Party Term Congress
Manuel Mosquera Conservative July 20, 1966 – July 20, 1968
Mario Vivas Liberal July 20, 1968 – July 20, 1969
Julio César Turbay Ayala Santa Fe de Bogotá July 20, 1969 – July 20, 1970
Eduardo Abuchaibe Conservative July 20, 1970 – July 20, 1972
Hugo Escobar July 20, 1972 – July 20, 1974
Julio César Turbay Ayala Santa Fe de Bogotá Liberal July 20, 1974 – July 20, 1975
Gustavo Balcázar Cauca Valley July 20, 1975 – July 20, 1976
Edmundo López Córdoba July 20, 1976 – July 20, 1977
Gustavo Dajer Sucre July 20, 1977 – July 20, 1978
Bernardo Guerra Antioquia July 20, 1978 – July 20, 1979
Héctor Echeverri July 20, 1979 – July 20, 1980
José Ignacio Díaz-Granados Magdalena July 20, 1980 – July 20, 1981
Gustavo Dajer Sucre July 20, 1981 – July 20, 1982
Bernardo Guerra Antioquia July 20, 1982 – July 20, 1983
Carlos Holguín Sardi Cauca Valley Conservative July 20, 1983 – July 20, 1984
José Antonio Name Atlántico Liberal July 20, 1984 – July 20, 1985
Álvaro Villegas Moreno Antioquia Conservative July 20, 1985 – July 20, 1986
Humberto Peláez Cauca Liberal July 20, 1986 – July 20, 1987
Arcízar López Santa Fe de Bogotá July 20, 1987 – July 20, 1989
Luis Guillermo Giraldo Caldas July 20, 1989 – July 20, 1990
Aurelio Iragorri Cauca July 20, 1990 – July 20, 1991
José Blackburn July 20, 1992 – February 6, 1993 1st Congress
Tito Rueda Bogotá, D.C. February 6 – July 20, 1993
Jorge Ramón Elías Córdoba July 20, 1993 – July 20, 1994
Juan Guillermo Ángel Risaralda July 20, 1994 – July 20, 1995
Julio César Guerra Sucre July 20, 1995 – July 20, 1996
Luis Fernando Londoño Bogotá, D.C. July 20, 1996 – July 20, 1997 2nd Congress
Almikar Acosta La Guajira July 20, 1997 – July 20, 1998
Fabio Valencia Cossio Antioquia Conservative July 20, 1998 – July 20, 1999
Miguel Pinedo Vidal La Guajira Liberal July 20, 1999 – July 20, 2000
Mario Uribe Escobar Antioquia July 20, 2000 – July 20, 2001 3rd Congress
Carlos Armando García Tolima July 20, 2001 – July 20, 2002
Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero Antioquia Team Colombia July 20, 2002 – July 20, 2003
Germán Vargas Lleras Bogotá, D.C. Radical Change July 20, 2003 – July 20, 2004
Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo Tolima Conservative July 20, 2004 – July 20, 2005 4th Congress
Claudia Blum Cauca Valley Radical Change July 20, 2005 – July 20, 2006
Dilian Francisca Toro Unionist July 20, 2006 – July 20, 2007
Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez Cundinamarca Radical Change July 20, 2007 – July 20, 2008
Hernán Francisco Andrade Huila Conservative July 20, 2008 – July 20, 2009 5th Congress
Javier Enrique Cáceres Bolívar Radical Change July 20, 2009 – July 20, 2010
Armando Benedetti Atlántico Unionist July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2011
Juan Manuel Corzo North Santander Conservative July 20, 2011 – July 20, 2012
Roy Barreras Cauca Valley Unionist July 20, 2012 – July 20, 2013 6th Congress
Juan Fernando Cristo North Santander Liberal July 20, 2013 – July 20, 2014
José David Name Atlántico Unionist July 20, 2014 – July 20, 2015
Luis Fernando Velasco Cauca Liberal July 20, 2015 – July 20, 2016
Mauricio Lizcano Antioquia Unionist July 20, 2016 – July 20, 2017 7th Congress
Efraín Cepeda Atlántico Conservative July 20, 2017 – July 20, 2018
Ernesto Macías Tovar[1] Huila Democratic Center July 20, 2018 – July 20, 2019
Lidio García Turbay[1] Bolívar Liberal July 20, 2019 – July 20, 2020
Arturo Char[1] Atlántico Radical Change July 20, 2020 – July 20, 2021 8th Congress
Juan Diego Gómez[1] Bolívar Conservative July 20, 2021 – July 20, 2022
Roy Barreras[1] Cauca Valley Historic Pact July 20, 2022 – May 4, 2023 9th Congress
Alexander López Maya Historic Pact June 6, 2023 – July 20, 2023
Iván Name[1] Atlántico Green Alliance July 20, 2023 – July 20, 2024
Efraín Cepeda Conservative July 20, 2024 – Incumbent

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Colombia - Senate". IPU.

See also