List of current members of the Senate of Colombia
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This is a list of the current members of the Senate of Colombia for the 2022–2026 legislative period. Their term runs from 20 July 2022 to 19 July 2026. The 9th Congress of the Republic of Colombia represents the legislative branch of the Republic of Colombia, it is bicameral comprising the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives, which meet in the country's capital of Bogotá. The Congress is composed of 108 senators and 187 representatives. Article 144 of the Colombian Constitution of 1991 establishes the Congress to be the highest representative power in the Legislative body of the nation. According to this Article, the duties of this Congress include reforming the Constitution, writing and developing new laws, and enforcing political control upon the Government and its administration.
2022 Colombian parliamentary election
The most recent parliamentary elections in Colombia were held on 13 March 2022, where 289 members of the congress were elected.[1]
Leadership
The Board of Directors of the Senate is composed of a President and two Vice Presidents, nominated and elected separately by their peers for a period of one legislative year each, beginning on 20 July of each calendar year.[2] The current leadership will end their tenure on 19 July 2023.[3]
| Office | Officer | Party |
|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Roy Barreras | Historic Pact for Colombia |
| First Vice President | Miguel Ángel Pinto | Liberal Party |
| Second Vice President | Honorio Henríquez | Democratic Center |
Senate of the Republic of Colombia
The elected 108 members of the Senate were distributed by party as per the following list. As per Organic Law 1921 of 2018, the runner-up for the final Presidential election is given an automatic seat into the Senate and its running mate into the Chamber of Representatives:[4]
| Senate of Colombia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parties or Coalitions | Total votes | % | Seats |
| National List | |||
| Historic Pact for Colombia | 2,800,730 | 17.35 | 20 |
| Partido Conservador Colombiano | 2,223,061 | 14.18 | 15 |
| Partido Liberal Colombiano | 2,100,083 | 13.39 | 14 |
| Hope Center Coalition/ Alianza Verde | 1,954,792 | 12.28 | 13 |
| Centro Democrático | 1,917,153 | 12.08 | 13 |
| Partido Cambio Radical | 1,610,651 | 10.22 | 11 |
| Partido de la U | 1,508,031 | 9.63 | 10 |
| Comunes | 24,862 | 0.19 | 5 |
| Coalición MIRA / Colombia Justa Libres | 578,195 | 3.64 | 4 |
| Indigenous List | |||
| Movimiento Alternativo Indígena Social (MAIS) | 85,795 | 25.09 | 1 |
| Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia | 61,913 | 18.10 | 1 |
| Status as Presidential Opposition | |||
| Presidential Runner-up | 1 | ||
| Total seats | 108 | ||
| Sourceː Consejo Nacional Electoral | |||
Party lists
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See also
References
- ↑ "Elections: Colombia House of Representatives 2022". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mesa Directiva" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Senate. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Así quedó la mesa directiva del Senado". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ley 1921 de 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Colombia, Presidency. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Así quedaron compuestas las comisiones del Senado" [How the State Commissions Were Composed]. Infobae (in español). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Tres de las siete comisiones del Senado serán lideradas por el Pacto Histórico" [Three of the Seven Senate Commissions Will be Led by the Historic Pact] (in español). Radio Nacional de Colombia. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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