9th Congress of Colombia explained

The Ninth Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the current convocation of the legislative branch of the Republic of Colombia, composed of the Senate of Colombia and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia. It meets in Bogotá from 20 July 2022 to 20 July 2026. In total, it is made up of 108 Senators and 187 Representatives.

Article 114 of the Colombian Constitution of 1991 proclaims Congress as the highest representative body of the legislative power. According to article 114, it is up to the Congress of the Republic of Colombia to reform the Constitution, make laws and exercise political control over the government and administration. Currently, the "Legislative Observatory" of the National University of Colombia and the "Visible Congress" program of the University of Los Andes monitor the Congress of the Republic.

2022 parliamentary election

See main article: 2022 Colombian parliamentary election. The 2022 Colombian parliamentary election were held on Sunday, 13 March 2022, where the 289 representatives of the House of Representatives and members of the Senate were elected.

Leadership

Senate leadership

Presiding

Presiding (2022-2023)

Presiding (2023-2024)

Senate

See main article: List of current members of the Senate of Colombia.

Seats by political party

The 108 Senators were distributed by party as follows:

Senate of Colombia
Party or movementTotal votes%Seats
National constituency
Pacto Histórico2 800 73017,3520
Partido Conservador Colombiano2 223 06114,1815
Partido Liberal Colombiano2 100 08313,3914
Coalición Centro Esperanza/ Alianza Verde1 954 79212,2813
Centro Democrático1 917 15312,0813
Partido Cambio Radical1 610 65110,2211
Partido de la U1 508 0319,6310
Comunes24 8620,195
Coalición MIRA / Colombia Justa Libres578 1953,644
Indigenous constituency
Movimiento Alternativo Indígena Social85 79525,091
Movimiento Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia61 91318,101
Opposition Statute
Second place presidential election1
Total escaños108
Source: Consejo Nacional Electoral
Senators are elected in a national constituency. The upper house is made up of 108 senators, of which 5 belong to the seats agreed upon in Havana, 2 seats to the special indigenous constituency and one seat for the presidential candidate of the formula that came second in the 2022 Colombian presidential election.

The senators are distributed by mutual agreement in 7 commissions; First Commission that is in charge of constitutional issues, Second Commission of international politics and public force, Third Commission of finance and public credit, Fourth of budget and fiscal control, Fifth of agrarian and environmental sector; Sixth of communications, public services and calamities and Seventh of labor issues.[3] [4]

The order of the following list obeys, if it is an open list, the vote obtained by each senator within his party and in the case of the closed list, the order in which they were ordered by the coalition or party.[5]

Chamber of Representatives

The 187 members of the Chamber of Representatives were distributed by party as follows:

Representatives of the Chamber

After the 2022 Colombian parliamentary election, the Colombian Chamber of Representatives was made up of 187 legislators: 165 elected by regional constituencies (32 departments, Capital District and special constituencies of Colombians residing abroad, Afro-Colombians and indigenous communities), 5 belonging to the seats agreed upon in Havana, 16 belonging to the Special Transitory Circumscriptions of Peace, and one seat for the vice-presidential candidate of the formula that comes second in the Colombian presidential elections of 2022:

Liberal Historic Pact Conservative Party of the U Green Alliance Commons

Amazonas

Mónica Bocanegra (L)

Yenica Acosta (CD)

Antioquia

María Eugenia Lopera (L)

Julian Peinado (L)

Luis Carlos Ochoa (L)

David Alejandro Toro (PH)

Susana Gómez (PH)

Luz María Múnera (PH)

Daniel Restrepo (C)

Andrés Felipe Jimenez (C)

Luis Miguel Lopéz (C)

Hernán Cadavid (CD)

Yulieth Sánchez (CD)

Óscar Darío Pérez (CD)

Juan Fernando Espinal (CD)

Elkin Opina (PV)

Juan Camilo Londoño (PV)

Pedro García (FP)

Arauca

German Rozo (L)

Lina María Garrido (CR)

Atlantico

Jezmi Barraza (L)

Dolcey Torres (L)

Agmeth Escaf (PH)

Antonio Zabaraín D'Arce (C)

Gersel Pérez (CR)

Modesto Enrique Aguilera (CR)

Betsy Pérez Arango (CR)

Germán Gómez López (PF)

Bolívar

Silvio Carrasquilla (L)

Dorina Hérnandez (PH)

Yamil Arana (C)

Juana Aray Franco (C)

Andrés Montes (C)

Fernando Niño Mendoza (C)

Boyacá

Hector David Chaparro (C)

Pedro José Suárez Vacca (PH)

Íngrid Sogamoso (C)

Eduard Triana Rincón (CD)

Wilmer Castellanos (PV)

Jaime Salamanca (PV)

DepartmentRepresentativeParty or coalitionNotes
AmazonasMónica Karina Bocanegra PantojaLiberal Party1
AntioquiaMaría Eugenia Lopera MonsalveLiberal Party2
Julián Peinado RamírezLiberal Party3
Luis Carlos Ochoa TobónLiberal Party4
AraucaGermán Rogelio Rozo AnisLiberal Party5
AtlánticoJezmi Lizeth Barraza ArrautLiberal Party6
Dolcey Óscar Torres RomeroLiberal Party7
BogotáJuan Carlos Lozada VargasLiberal Party8
BolívarSilvio José Carrasquilla TorresLiberal Party9
BoyacáHéctor David Chaparro ChaparroLiberal Party10
CaldasJosé Octavio Cardona LeónLiberal Party11
CaquetáGilma Díaz AriasLiberal Party12
CasanareHugo Alfonso Archila SuárezLiberal Party13
CaucaCesar Cristian Gómez CastroLiberal Party14
ChocóJhoany Carlos Alberto Palacios MosqueraLiberal Party15
CórdobaAndrés David Calle AguasLiberal Party16
CundinamarcaÓscar Hernán Sánchez LeónLiberal Party17
GuaviareAlexander Harley Bermúdez LassoLiberal Party18
HuilaFlora Perdomo AndradeLiberal Party19
MagdalenaKelyn Johana González DuarteLiberal Party20
Norte de SantanderWilmer Yesid Guerrero AvendañoLiberal Party21
PutumayoCarlos Adolfo Ardila EspinosaLiberal Party22
QuindíoPiedad Correal RubianoLiberal Party23
Sandra Bibiana Aristizábal SalegLiberal Party24
RisaraldaDiego Patiño AmarilesLiberal Party25
Aníbal Gustavo Hoyos FrancoLiberal Party26
San Andrés y ProvidenciaElizabeth Jay-Pang DíazLiberal Party27
SantanderÁlvaro Leonel Rueda CaballeroLiberal Party28
SucreKaryme Adrana Cotes MartínezLiberal Party29
TolimaOlga Beatriz González CorreaLiberal Party30
Valle del CaucaÁlvaro Henry Monedero RiveraLiberal Party31
Leonardo de Jesús Gallego ArroyaveLiberal Party32
AntioquiaDavid Alejandro Toro RamírezHistoric Pact1
Susana Gómez CastañoHistoric Pact2
Luz María MúneraHistoric Pact3
AtlánticoAgmeth José Escaf TijerinoHistoric Pact4
BogotáDavid Ricardo Racero MayorcaHistoric Pact5President of the Chamber from 2022 to 2023
María Fernanda Carrascal RojasHistoric Pact6
Gabriel Becerra YáñezHistoric Pact7
Etna Támara Argote CalderónHistoric Pact8
Alirio Uribe MuñozHistoric Pact9
María del Mar Pizarro GarcíaHistoric Pact10
Heráclito Landinez SuárezHistoric Pact11
BolívarDorina Hernández PalominoHistoric Pact (SPS)12
BoyacáPedro José Suárez VaccaHistoric Pact13
CaucaJorge Hernán Bastidas RoseroHistoric Pact14
Ermes Evelio Pete VivasHistoric Pact15
CundinamarcaEduard Giovanny Sarmiento HidalgoHistoric Pact16
Leider Alexandra Vásquez OchoaHistoric Pact17
ExteriorCarmen Felisa Ramírez BoscánHistoric Pact (CH)18
HuilaLeyla Marleny Rincón TrujilloHistoric Pact19
MetaGabriel Ernesto Parrado DuránHistoric Pact20
NariñoErick Adrián Velasco BurbanoHistoric Pact21
PutumayoJorge Andrés Cancimance LópezHistoric Pact (CH)22
SantanderMary Anne Andrea Perdomo GutiérrezHistoric Pact23
Valle del CaucaJosé Alberto Tejada EcheverriHistoric Pact24
Gloria Elena Arizabaleta CorralHistoric Pact25
Cristóbal Caicedo AnguloHistoric Pact26
Jorge Alejandro Ocampo GiraldoHistoric Pact27
Alfredo Mondragón GarzónHistoric Pact28

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Así queda la mesa directiva del Senado para el primer periodo legislativo. July 22, 2022. July 20, 2022. elespectador.com.
  2. Web site: Senado de la Republica-Mesa Directiva. July 22, 2023. July 20, 2023. secretariasenado.gov.co.
  3. News: 2022 . Así quedaron compuestas las comisiones del Senado .
  4. News: 2022 . Tres de las siete comisiones del Senado serán lideradas por el Pacto Histórico . Radio Nacional de Colombia .
  5. Web site: 14 March 2022 . Senado .