List of vice presidents of Colombia

Last updated April 06, 2024

There have been 32 vice presidents of Colombia since the position was first created in 1819. The position has been created interspersed in the different constitutions of the country.

The vice president is the first person in the line of presidential succession and assumes the presidency if the president dies, resigns, or is impeached and removed from office. A single vice president has ascended to the presidency in this way: only one through the death of the president (Miguel Antonio Caro) Vice presidents have wielded the latter power to varying degrees over the years.

Under the Colombian Constitution of 1991, the Vice President of Colombia is the first in the Presidential line of Succession of the Republic of Colombia. In absence of both the president and the vice president, Article 203 of the Constitution of 1991 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.

List

Gran Colombia (1819-1831)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term		President
1		Francisco Antonio Zea ^[1]	17 December 1819 – 21 March 1820	Military	Simón Bolívar
2		Juan Germán Roscio ^[2]	21 March 1820 – 4 April 1821
3		Antonio Nariño ^[3]	4 April 1821 – 6 June 1821
4		José María del Castillo ^[4]	6 June 1821 – 3 October 1821
5		Francisco de Paula Santander ^[5]	3 October 1821 – 19 September 1827
	Office vacant 19 September 1827 – 3 May 1830
6		Domingo Caycedo ^[6]	3 May 1830 – 21 November 1831		Joaquín Mosquera
	Office vacant 19 September 1827 – 3 May 1830				Rafael Urdaneta
7		Domingo Caycedo	14 April 1831 – 20 October 1831		Vacant

New Granada (1831–1858)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term		President
1		José María Obando ^[7]	21 November 1831 – 10 March 1832	Liberal	Domingo Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría
2		José Ignacio de Márquez ^[8]	10 March 1832 – 12 May 1833	Conservative	Francisco de Paula Santander
3		Joaquín Mosquera ^[9]	12 May 1833 – 1 April 1835	Conservative	Santander y Omaña
4		José Ignacio de Márquez ^[8]	1 April 1835 – 1 April 1837	Conservative	Francisco de Paula Santander
5		Domingo Caycedo ^[6]	1 April 1837 – 1 April 1843		José Ignacio de Márquez
6		Joaquín Gori	1 April 1843 – 1 April 1845	Conservative	Pedro Herrán
7		Rufino Cuervo ^[10]	1 April 1845 – 1 April 1851	Conservative	Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
8		José de Obaldía ^[11]	1 April 1851 – 1 April 1855	Liberal	José Hilario López
9		Manuel María Mallarino Ibargüen ^[12]	1 April 1855 – 1 April 1857	Conservative	José de Obaldía
	Office abolished 1 April 1857 4 August 1886				Mariano Ospina Rodríguez

Colombia (1886–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term		Election	President
1		Eliseo Payán (1825–1895)	13 December 1887 – 8 February 1888	Conservative	1887	Rafael Núñez ^[13]
	Office vacant 8 February 1888 – 7 August 1892
2		Miguel Antonio Caro (1845–1909) ^[14]	7 August 1892 – 18 September 1894	Conservative	1890
	Office vacant 18 September 1894 7 August 1898					Miguel Antonio Caro
3		José Manuel Marroquín (1827–1908) ^[15]	7 August 1898 – 31 July 1900	Conservative	1890	Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
	Office vacant 31 July 1900 7 August 1904					José Manuel Marroquín
4		Ramón González Valencia (1851–1828)	7 August 1904 – 10 March 1905	Conservative	1894	Rafael Reyes
	Office abolished 10 March 1905 7 August 1994					Rafael Reyes
5		Humberto de la Calle (b.1946)	7 August 1994 – 10 September 1996	Liberal	1994	Ernesto Samper
	Office vacant 10 September 1996 19 September 1996
6		Carlos Lemos Simmonds (1933–2003) ^[16]	19 September 1996 – 7 August 1998	Liberal
7		Gustavo Bell (b. 1957)	7 August 1998 – 7 August 2002	Conservative	1998	Andrés Pastrana
8		Francisco Santos Calderón (b. 1961)	7 August 2002 – 7 August 2010	Colombia First	2002	Álvaro Uribe ^[17]
9		Angelino Garzón (b. 1946) ^[17]	7 August 2010 – 7 August 2014	Unionist	2010	Juan Manuel Santos
10		Germán Vargas Lleras (b. 1962)	7 August 2010 – 21 March 2017	Unionist	2014
	Office vacant 21 March 2017 29 March 2017
11		Óscar Naranjo (b. 1956)	21 March 2017 – 7 August 2018	Unionist
12		Marta Lucía Ramírez (b. 1954)	7 August 2018 – 7 August 2022	Democratic Center	2018	Iván Duque
13		Francia Márquez (b. 1981)	7 August 2022 – Incumbent	Democratic Pole	2022	Gustavo Petro

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References

↑ "Francisco Antonio Zea". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Juan Germán Roscio". Venezuela Tuya. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Antonio Nariño y Alvarez". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "José María del Castillo y Rada". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Francisco de Paula Santander y Omaña". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
1 2 "Domingo Caicedo y Sanz de Santamaría". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "José María Obando". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
1 2 "José Ignacio de Márquez". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Joaquín Mosquera". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Rufino Cuervo Barreto". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "José de Obaldía". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Manuel María Mallarino". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Eliseo Payán". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Miguel Antonio Caro". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "José Manuel Marroquín". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
↑ "Carlos Lemos Simmonds". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
1 2 "Doctor Francisco Santos Calderón". Vicepresidente de la República de Colombia. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

External links

Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango – Lista de Vice Presidentes

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[1] "Francisco Antonio Zea". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[2] "Juan Germán Roscio". Venezuela Tuya. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[3] "Antonio Nariño y Alvarez". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[4] "José María del Castillo y Rada". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[5] "Francisco de Paula Santander y Omaña". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[caycedo-6] 1 2 "Domingo Caicedo y Sanz de Santamaría". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[7] "José María Obando". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[marquez-8] 1 2 "José Ignacio de Márquez". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[9] "Joaquín Mosquera". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[10] "Rufino Cuervo Barreto". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[11] "José de Obaldía". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[12] "Manuel María Mallarino". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[13] "Eliseo Payán". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[14] "Miguel Antonio Caro". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[15] "José Manuel Marroquín". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[16] "Carlos Lemos Simmonds". Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[Doctor_Francisco_Santos_Calderón-17] 1 2 "Doctor Francisco Santos Calderón". Vicepresidente de la República de Colombia. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

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