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 succeeded the main and/or elected president.
| Successor | Date of beginning | Date of end | President | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José María Campo[9] | 7 August 1886 | 7 January 1887 | Rafael Núñez | Disease |
| Eliseo Payán[10] | 5 January 1887 | 4 June 1887 | ||
| 12 December 1887 | 8 February 1888 | |||
| Carlos Holguín Mallarino[11] | 7 August 1888 | 7 August 1892 | ||
| Miguel Antonio Caro | 7 August 1892 | 7 August 1898 | ||
| Antonio Basilio Cuervo[12] | 16 January 1893 | 17 January 1893 | Miguel Antonio Caro | Temporary absence |
| Guillermo Quintero Calderón[13] | 12 March 1896 | 17 March 1896 | ||
| Euclídes de Angulo | 9 March 1908 | 14 April 1908 | Rafael Reyes | Temporary absence |
| Jorge Holguín[14] | 9 June 1909 | 4 August 1909 | Resignation | |
| Ramón González Valencia | 4 August 1909 | 7 August 1910 | ||
| Jorge Holguín | 11 November 1921 | 7 August 1922 | Marco Fidel Suárez | Resignation |
| Carlos Lozano | 9 October 1942 | 19 October 1942 | Alfonso López Pumarejo | Temporary absence |
| Darío Echandía | 19 October 1943 | 16 May 1944 | ||
| Alberto Lleras Camargo | 7 August 1945 | 7 August 1946 | Resignation | |
| Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez | 5 November 1951 | 13 June 1953 | Laureano Gómez | Disease |
| Gabriel París Gordillo | 30 July 1955 | 3 August 1955 | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla | Temporary absence |
| José Antonio Montalvo | 6 August 1963 | 8 August 1963 | Guillermo León Valencia | |
| Rafael Azuero Manchola | 21 July 1973 | 24 July 1973 | Misael Pastrana | |
| Indalecio Liévano | 20 September 1975 | 24 September 1975 | Alfonso López Michelsen | |
| Víctor Mosquera Chaux | 3 February 1981 | 11 February 1981 | Julio César Turbay | |
| Carlos Lemos Simmonds | 14 January 1998 | 24 January 1998 | Ernesto Samper | Disease |
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.
- ^ "José María Campo Serrano". lineasdeltiempo.com.
- ^ "Eliseo Payán". historico.presidencia.gov.co.
- ^ Valencia Llano, Alonso (21 July 2017). "Carlos Holguín (1832- 1894), Cien años de la muerte de un presidente". banrepcultural.org. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Antonio Basilio Cuervo". enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org.
- ^ Peña Aguilera, Mario (21 July 2017). "Un designado reemplaza al vicepresidente: Cien años del gobierno de los cinco dias". banrepcultural.org. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "General Jorge Holguín Jaramillo". historico.presidencia.gov.co.