Colombian presidential line of succession

The Colombian presidential line of succession is the order which the vice president and other officers 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 orders of succession.[1][2]

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 law. The assuming minister has to be a 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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Current order of succession

The current presidential order of succession and origin was revised through article 17 of Law 1444 of 2011, which establishes that the order of succession will be established as follows. The vice president will be at the head of this, and will be followed by the challenge of members of the executive branch in their respective order of origin. The table shows the current presidential order of succession.[5][6]

No. Office[7] Incumbent Party
1 Vice President Francia Márquez Soy Porque Somos
– Minister of the Interior Luis Fernando Velasco Liberal
–[upper-alpha 1] Minister of Foreign Affairs Álvaro Leyva Conservative
2 Minister of Finance Ricardo Bonilla Humane Colombia
– Minister of Justice and Law Néstor Osuna Liberal
– Minister of Defense Iván Velásquez Independent
– Minister of Agriculture Jhénifer Mojica Independent
3 Minister of Health Guillermo Jaramillo Humane Colombia
4 Minister of Labour Gloria Inés Ramírez Democratic Pole
5 Minister of Energy Irene Vélez Soy Porque Somos
6 Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña Patriotic Union
7 Minister of Education Aurora Vergara Soy Porque Somos
8 Minister of Environment Susana Muhamad Humane Colombia
– Minister of Housing, City and Territory Catalina Velasco Liberal
– Minister of Information Technologies and Communications Mauricio Lizcano Independent
9 Minister of Transport William Camargo Humane Colombia
– Minister of Culture Jorge Zorro Independent
– Minister of Sports Astrid Rodriguéz Independent
– Minister Science, Technology and Innovation Yesenia Olaya Independent

Notes
  1. The Colombian Constitution establishes that the presidential position will be assumed by a minister in the order of precedence established by law. The incumbent minister must be a member of the same party or movement as the original president.[8]

References
  1. "El reemplazo del Presidente de la República". corteconstitucional.gov.co.
  2. "¿Cómo sería la sucesión en caso de ausencia del presidente Santos?". publimetro.co. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. "Article 203". Constitution of Colombia. 20 July 1991. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. "Article 205". Constitution of Colombia. 20 July 1991. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "Suplencia presidencial#Colombia". pdba.georgetown.edu.
  7. "Concepto 561531 de 2020 Departamento Administrativo de la Función Pública". funcionpublica.gov.co. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. "Article 203". Constitution of Colombia. 20 July 1991. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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