List of presidents of the Senate of Colombia explained

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

NameTerritoryPartyTermCongress
Manuel MosqueraConservativeJuly 20, 1966 – July 20, 1968
Mario VivasLiberalJuly 20, 1968 – July 20, 1969
Julio César Turbay AyalaSanta Fe de BogotáJuly 20, 1969 – July 20, 1970
Eduardo Abuchaibe ConservativeJuly 20, 1970 – July 20, 1972
Hugo EscobarJuly 20, 1972 – July 20, 1974
Julio César Turbay AyalaSanta Fe de BogotáLiberalJuly 20, 1974 – July 20, 1975
Gustavo BalcázarCauca ValleyJuly 20, 1975 – July 20, 1976
Edmundo López CórdobaJuly 20, 1976 – July 20, 1977
Gustavo Dajer SucreJuly 20, 1977 – July 20, 1978
Bernardo GuerraAntioquiaJuly 20, 1978 – July 20, 1979
Héctor EcheverriJuly 20, 1979 – July 20, 1980
José Ignacio Díaz-Granados MagdalenaJuly 20, 1980 – July 20, 1981
Gustavo Dajer SucreJuly 20, 1981 – July 20, 1982
Bernardo GuerraAntioquiaJuly 20, 1982 – July 20, 1983
Carlos Holguín SardiCauca ValleyConservativeJuly 20, 1983 – July 20, 1984
José Antonio NameAtlánticoLiberalJuly 20, 1984 – July 20, 1985
Álvaro Villegas Moreno AntioquiaConservativeJuly 20, 1985 – July 20, 1986
Humberto PeláezCaucaLiberalJuly 20, 1986 – July 20, 1987
Arcízar López Santa Fe de BogotáJuly 20, 1987 – July 20, 1989
Luis Guillermo Giraldo CaldasJuly 20, 1989 – July 20, 1990
Aurelio IragorriCaucaJuly 20, 1990 – July 20, 1991
José Blackburn July 20, 1992 – February 6, 19931st Congress
Tito RuedaBogotá, D.C.February 6 – July 20, 1993
Jorge Ramón Elías CórdobaJuly 20, 1993 – July 20, 1994
Juan Guillermo Ángel RisaraldaJuly 20, 1994 – July 20, 1995
Julio César GuerraSucreJuly 20, 1995 – July 20, 1996
Luis Fernando LondoñoBogotá, D.C.July 20, 1996 – July 20, 19972nd Congress
Almikar AcostaLa GuajiraJuly 20, 1997 – July 20, 1998
Fabio Valencia CossioAntioquiaConservativeJuly 20, 1998 – July 20, 1999
Miguel Pinedo VidalLa GuajiraLiberalJuly 20, 1999 – July 20, 2000
Mario Uribe EscobarAntioquiaJuly 20, 2000 – July 20, 20013rd Congress
Carlos Armando García TolimaJuly 20, 2001 – July 20, 2002
Luis Alfredo Ramos BoteroAntioquiaTeam ColombiaJuly 20, 2002 – July 20, 2003
Germán Vargas LlerasBogotá, D.C.Radical ChangeJuly 20, 2003 – July 20, 2004
TolimaConservativeJuly 20, 2004 – July 20, 20054th Congress
Claudia BlumCauca ValleyRadical ChangeJuly 20, 2005 – July 20, 2006
Dilian Francisca ToroUnionistJuly 20, 2006 – July 20, 2007
Nancy Patricia GutiérrezCundinamarcaRadical ChangeJuly 20, 2007 – July 20, 2008
Hernán Francisco AndradeHuilaConservativeJuly 20, 2008 – July 20, 20095th Congress
Javier Enrique CáceresBolívarRadical ChangeJuly 20, 2009 – July 20, 2010
AtlánticoUnionistJuly 20, 2010 – July 20, 2011
Juan Manuel CorzoNorth SantanderConservativeJuly 20, 2011 – July 20, 2012
Roy BarrerasCauca ValleyUnionistJuly 20, 2012 – July 20, 20136th Congress
Juan Fernando CristoNorth SantanderLiberalJuly 20, 2013 – July 20, 2014
José David NameAtlánticoUnionistJuly 20, 2014 – July 20, 2015
Luis Fernando VelascoCaucaLiberalJuly 20, 2015 – July 20, 2016
Mauricio LizcanoAntioquiaUnionistJuly 20, 2016 – July 20, 20177th Congress
Efraín CepedaAtlánticoConservativeJuly 20, 2017 – July 20, 2018
Ernesto Macías Tovar[1] HuilaDemocratic CenterJuly 20, 2018 – July 20, 2019
Lidio García TurbayBolívarLiberalJuly 20, 2019 – July 20, 2020
Arturo CharAtlánticoRadical ChangeJuly 20, 2020 – July 20, 20218th Congress
Juan Diego GómezBolívarConservativeJuly 20, 2021 – July 20, 2022
Roy BarrerasCauca ValleyHistoric PactJuly 20, 2022 – May 4, 20239th Congress
Alexander López MayaHistoric PactJune 6, 2023 – July 20, 2023
Iván NameAtlánticoGreen AllianceJuly 20, 2023 – July 20, 2024
Efraín CepedaConservativeJuly 20, 2024 – Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colombia - Senate . IPU.