List of presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
The president of the Chamber of Representatives is the president of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia. The office was first established in 1882 by Article II, Section 2, of the Cúcuta Constitution. The president is the political and parliamentary leader of the Chamber and is simultaneously the president of the body, the de facto leader of the majority party or political coalition of the body and the administrative head of the institution. Presidents also perform various administrative and procedural functions, in addition to representing their own district in Congress. He occupies fourteenth place in the order of precedence, he is fourteenth behind the President of the Council of State, and ahead of the President of the Superior Council of the Judiciary.
The Chamber elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it meets for the first time after a presidential election, for its one-year term, or when a presidents dies, resigns, or is removed from office during the term. To elect a president, a majority of the votes cast is needed. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, roll call voting is repeated until a president is elected. The Constitution requires that the president be a sitting member of the Chamber, although until now all presidents have been. Since the re-incorporation of the office in 1979, in total, 43 people, from 20 departments, have served as presidents of the Chamber.
List
| Congress | Term | Name | Party | District[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | July 20, 1979 – July 20, 1980 |
Adalberto Ovalle | Liberal | Cesar | |
| July 20, 1980 – July 20, 1981 |
Hernando Turbay | Conservative | Caquetá | ||
| 1st[b] | July 20, 1981 – July 20, 1982 |
Aurelio Iragorri | Liberal | Cauca | |
| July 20, 1982 – July 20, 1983 |
Hernando Gómez | Conservative | Boyacá | ||
| July 20, 1983 – July 20, 1984 |
César Gaviria | Liberal | Risaralda | ||
| July 20, 1984 – July 20, 1985 |
Daniel Mazuera | Conservative | Cundinamarca | ||
| 2nd | July 20, 1985 – July 20, 1986 |
Miguel Pineda Vidal | Radical Change | Magdalena | |
| July 20, 1986 – July 20, 1987 |
Román Gómez Ovalle | Conservative | La Guajira | ||
| July 20, 1987 – July 20, 1989 |
Francisco Jattin | Liberal | Córdoba | ||
| July 20, 1989 – July 20, 1990 |
Norberto Morales | Conservative | Santander | ||
| 3rd | July 20, 1990 – July 20, 1991 |
Hernán Berdugo | Liberal | Atlántico | |
| July 20, 1992 – July 20, 1993 |
César Pérez | Conservative | Antioquia | ||
| July 20, 1993 – July 20, 1994 |
Francisco Jattin | Liberal | Córdoba | ||
| July 20, 1994 – July 20, 1995 |
Álvaro Benedetti | Conservative | Bolívar | ||
| 4th | July 20, 1995 – July 20, 1996 |
Rodrigo Rivera Salazar | Liberal | Risaralda | |
| July 20, 1996 – July 20, 1997 |
Giovanni Lamboglia | Conservative | Atlántico | ||
| July 20, 1997 – July 20, 1998 |
Carlos Ardila Ballesteros | Liberal | Santander | ||
| July 20, 1998 – July 20, 1999 |
Emilio Martínez | Conservative | Tolima | ||
| 5th | May 12, 1999 – July 20, 1999 |
Armando Pomarico | Liberal | Magdalena | |
| July 20, 1999 – July 20, 2000 |
Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez | Liberal | Cundinamarca | ||
| July 20, 2000 – July 20, 2001 |
Basilio Villamizar | Liberal | North Santander | ||
| July 20, 2001 – July 20, 2002 |
Guillermo Gaviria | Conservative | Antioquia | ||
| 6th | July 20, 2002 – July 20, 2003 |
William Vélez | Liberal | Antioquia | |
| July 20, 2003 – July 20, 2004 |
Alonso Acosta | Conservative | Atlántico | ||
| July 20, 2004 – July 20, 2005 |
Zulema Jattin | Liberal | Córdoba | ||
| July 20, 2005 – July 20, 2006 |
Julio Gallardo Archbold | Conservative | San Andrés and Providence | ||
| 7th | July 20, 2006 – July 20, 2007 |
Alfredo Cuello Baute | Conservative | Cesar | |
| July 20, 2007 – July 20, 2008 |
Óscar Arboleda Palacio | Conservative | Antioquia | ||
| July 20, 2008 – July 20, 2009 |
Germán Varón Cotrino | Radical Change | Bogotá, D.C. | ||
| July 20, 2009 – July 20, 2010 |
Édgar Gómez Román | Liberal | Santander | ||
| 8th | July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2011 |
Carlos Alberto Zuluaga | Conservative | Antoquia | |
| July 20, 2011 – July 20, 2012 |
Simón Gaviria Muñoz | Liberal | Bogotá, D.C. | ||
| July 20, 2012 – July 20, 2013 |
Augusto Posada | Unionist | Antoquia | ||
| July 20, 2013 – July 20, 2014 |
Hernán Penagos | Unionist | Caldas | ||
| 9th | July 20, 2014 – July 20, 2015 |
Fabio Amín | Liberal | Córdoba | |
| July 20, 2015 – July 20, 2016 |
Alfredo Deluque | Unionist | La Guajira | ||
| July 20, 2016 – July 20, 2017 |
Miguel Ángel Pinto | Liberal | Santander | ||
| July 20, 2017 – July 20, 2018 |
Rodrigo Lara Restrepo | Radical Change | Bogotá, D.C. | ||
| 10th | July 20, 2018 – July 20, 2019 |
Alejandro Carlos Chacón[1] | Democratic Centre | North Santander | |
| July 20, 2019 – July 20, 2020 |
Carlos Cuenca[1] | Radical Change | Guainía | ||
| July 20, 2020 – July 20, 2021 |
Germán Blanco Álvarez | Conservative | Antioquia | ||
| July 20, 2021 – July 20, 2022 |
Jennifer Arias[2][3] | Democratic Centre | Meta | ||
| 11th | July 20, 2022 – July 20, 2023 |
David Racero[4][5] | Humane Colombia | Bogotá, D.C. | |
| July 20, 2023 – July 20, 2024 |
Andrés Calle[6][7] | Liberal | Córdoba | ||
| July 20, 2024 – July 20, 2025 |
Jaime Salamanca[8][9] | Green Alliance | Boyacá | ||
| July 20, 2025 – Incumbent |
Julián López[10][11] | Union Party for the People | Cauca Valley | ||
See also
- List of presidents of the Senate of Colombia
- List of vice presidents of Colombia
- List of presidents of Colombia
- List of viceroys of New Granada
Notes
- ^ The district listed is the district the speaker represented at the time they were in office, which may be different in different Congresses due to redistricting.
- ^ Following the adoption of the 1991 Constitution, the numbering of the legislature began to be counted from one.
References
- ^ a b "Colombia - Chamber of Representatives". IPU.
- ^ "Jennifer Arias, nueva presidenta de la Cámara" [Jennifer Arias, new president of the Chamber]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "La uribista Jennifer Arias será la presidenta de la Camará" [The uribist Jennifer Arias, will be the president of the Chamber]. La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Alvarado, Diana (19 July 2022). "David Racero, elegido nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes" [David Racero, elected new President of the Chamber of Representatives]. W Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "El Pacto Histórico también presidirá la Cámara de Representantes" [The Historic Pact will also preside over the Chamber of Representatives]. Colprensa (in Spanish). Radio Nacional de Colombia. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Andrés Calle es el nuevo presidente de la Cámara" [Andrés Calle, is the new president of the Chamber]. Cambio (in Spanish). 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Lo último: representante liberal Andrés Calle fue elegido como nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes" [Latest news: Liberal representative Andrés Calle was elected as the new president of the Chamber of Representatives]. Semana (in Spanish). 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Penagos Ramírez, Juan Pablo (10 July 2024). "¿Quién es Jaime Raúl Salamanca, el aspirante 'progobierno' a la presidencia de la Cámara de Representantes?" [Who is Jaime Raúl Salamanca, the pro-government candidate for speaker of the House of Representatives?]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ García Agudelo, Mateo (22 July 2024). "¿Quién está detrás de Jaime Raúl Salamanca, el discreto congresista boyacense que se convirtió en el nuevo presidente de la Cámara?" [Who's behind Jaime Raúl Salamanca, the discreet Boyacá congressman who became the new speaker of the House?]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ González Duarte, María Alejandra (18 July 2025). "¿Quién es Julián David López, el nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes cercano al gobierno de Gustavo Petro?" [Who is Julián David López, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, close to Gustavo Petro's government?]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Él es Julián López, nuevo presidente de la Cámara que recibió apoyo del Pacto Histórico" [He is Julián López, the new president of the Chamber who received support from the Historic Pact.]. El Colombiano (in Spanish). 21 July 2025. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.