Colombian presidential line of succession
The Colombian presidential line of succession is the order which the vice president and other members of the Colombian national Government assume the powers and duties of the Colombian presidency (or the office itself, in the instance of succession by the vice president) upon an elected president's death in office, resignation, removal from office upon impeachment conviction or incapacity.
The order of succession specifies that the position passes to the vice president. If the vice presidency is simultaneously vacant, or if the vice president is also incapacitated, the powers and duties of the presidency pass to the cabinet ministers, according to their respective order of precedence.[1][2]
Current order of succession
The first person in the line of presidential sucessión is the vice president. In absence of both the president and the vice president, Article 203[3] of the Constitution of Colombia establishes that the presidential office will be assumed by a minister in the order of precedence established by Article 17 of Act 1444 of 2011 and Article 20 of Act 2162 of 2021. The assuming minister has to be member of the same party or movement the original president belonged to, and will exercise the presidency until the Congress, within the 30 days following the presidential vacancy, elects a new vice president who will assume the presidency.[4]
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The table shows the current presidential order of succession.[5][6]
Cases of presidential succession
During the existence of 1886' Constitution, and the 1991's Constitution, 19 people have succeded the main president.
| Successor | Party | President | Reason | Date of succession | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Antonio Caro | National | Rafael Núñez | Death[9] | November 18, 1894, 31 days into Núñez's presidency. | |
| José Manuel Marroquín | Conservative | Manuel Antonio Sanclemente | Coup d'état | July 31, 1900, 1 year, 11 months and 24 days into Sanclemente's presidency. | |
| Ramón González Valencia | Conservative | Rafael Reyes | Resignation | August 4, 1909, 4 years, 11 months and 28 days into Reyes's presidency. | |
| Jorge Holguín | Conservative | Marco Fidel Suárez | Resignation | November 11, 1921, 3 years, 3 months and 4 days into Suárez's presidency. | |
| Gustavo Rojas Pinilla | Military rule | Laureano Gómez | Coup d'état | June 13, 1953, 3 years, 5 months and 12 days into Gómez's presidency. | |
Notes
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References
- ^ "El reemplazo del Presidente de la República". corteconstitucional.gov.co.
- ^ "¿Cómo sería la sucesión en caso de ausencia del presidente Santos?". publimetro.co. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Article 203". Constitution of Colombia. 20 July 1991. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Article 205". Constitution of Colombia. 20 July 1991. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Artículo 17 de la Ley 1444 de 2011. Número, denominación, orden y precedencia de los Ministerios". Alcaldía de Bogotá (in Spanish). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Suplencia presidencial#Colombia". pdba.georgetown.edu.
- ^ "Concepto 561531 de 2020 Departamento Administrativo de la Función Pública". funcionpublica.gov.co. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Article 203". Constitution of Colombia. 20 July 1991. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Posada Carbó, Eduardo (21 July 2017). "Rafael Núñez: sus últimos días; centenario de la muerte del Regenerador". banrepcultural.org. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
Una hora más tarde, mientras se escuchaban los cañones en las murallas de Cartagena, el gobernador de Bolívar redactaba el mensaje a Miguel Antonio Caro anunciándole la muerte del presidente de la República.