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The
Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the
Congress of ColombiaThe Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.The Congress of Colombia consists of the 102-seat Senate , and the 166-seat Chamber of Representatives ...
, with the lower house being the
Chamber of Representatives of ColombiaThe Chamber of Representatives is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia.The Chamber has 166 elected members for four-year terms.-How the Chamber is elected:...
. The Senate has 102 members elected for concurrent (non-rotating) four-year terms.
Election process
According to the
Colombian Constitution of 1991The Political Constitution of Colombia, better known as the Constitution of 1991, is the current governing document of the Republic of Colombia. Promulgated on July 4 of 1991 , it replaced the Constitution of 1886...
, 100 senators (
senadores) are elected from a single national candidate list. The remaining two are elected from a special list set aside for
Indigenous peoplesThe indigenous peoples in Colombia comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country's present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500.-Origins:...
communities and
Afro-ColombianAfro Colombians refers to Colombians of African ancestry, and the great impact they have had on Colombian culture. Notable Afro-Colombians include Colombian scientists like Raul Cuero, writers like Manuel Zapata Olivella and politicians:...
minorities. Senators can be elected by Colombian citizens abroad.
Requirements
To be a senator, a person must be a natural-born Colombian citizen who has attained the age of 30 years at the moment of election.
Exclusive powers of the Senate
- Approve or reject the resignations of both the President
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
and the Vice-President.
- Approve or reject all military rank promotion at all grades.
- Grant leaves of absence for the President in cases other than sickness, and determine whether the reasons for the leave are worthy.
- Allow for the transit of foreign troops through Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n territory.
- Authorize the Government to declare war on a foreign nation.
- Elect the Constitutional Court justices.
- Elect the Attorney General.
Current senators and political parties
The present composition of the Senate of the Republic of Colombia was elected in 2010.
| Partido | Senador |
| Partido Social de Unidad Nacional (U) |
- Juan Lozano Ramírez
Juan Francisco Lozano Ramírez is a Colombian lawyer and journalist currently serving as Senator of Colombia and since 2010 has been the General Director of the Social Party of National Unity , Colombia's biggest political and most influential political coalition...
- Dilian Francisca Toro
Dilian Francisca Toro Torres MD is a Colombian doctor and politician serving as Senator of Colombia. As Senator, Toro was elected President of the Congress of Colombia becoming only the second woman to do so.-Personal life:...
- José David Name
- Efraín Torrado
- Roy Barreras
- Armando Benedetti
Armando Alberto Benedetti Villaneda is the former President of the Senate of Colombia. A journalist and Party of the U politician, he has been a Senator of Colombia since 2006, and has also served as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, and as Councillor for Bogotá.-Early...
- Piedad Zuccardi
- Bernardo Miguel Elías
- Germán Darío Hoyos
- Mauricio Lizcano
- Juan Carlos Vélez Uribe
- Musa Besayle
- Maritza Martínez
- Jaime Alonso Zuluaga
- Carlos Enrique Soto
- Karime Mota y Morad
- Manuel Guillermo Mora
- Manuel Enríquez Rosero
Manuel Mesías Enríquez Rosero is a Senator of Colombia. A lawer and Party of the U politician, he has served in the Congress of Colombia since 2002, first as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives and then as a Senator since 2006, having been replaced temporarily by Julio César Bastidas...
- Jorge Eduardo Géchem
- Milton Rodríguez Sarmiento
- Aurelio Iragorri Hormaza
- Carlos Roberto Ferro
- Plinio Olano
- Claudia Wilches
- Martín Morales Diz
- Fuad Rapag Matar
- Jorge Ballesteros
- Eduardo Carlos Merlano
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| Partido Conservador Colombiano (C) |
Olga Suárez Mira
Liliana Rendón Roldán
Myriam Alicia Paredes
Roberto Gerlein
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Iván Clavijo
Efraín Cepeda
Carlos Ramiro Chávarro
Luis Emilio Sierra
Nora García Burgos
Juan Manuel Corzo RománJuan Manuel Corzo Román is the current President of the Senate of Colombia. A Conservative party politician, he was first elected to Congress as Representative for the Department of North Santander in 1998...
Fernando Tamayo Tamayo
Eduardo Enríquez Maya
Juan Mario Laserna
Jorge Hernando Pedraza
Germán Villegas
José Darío Salazar
Juan de Jesús Córdoba
Samy Merheg
César Tulio Delgado
Gabriel Zapata
Carlos Barriga |
| Partido Liberal Colombiano (L) |
Arleth Casado de López
Juan Manuel Galán
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Rodrigo Villalba Mosquera
Eugenio Prieto Soto
Honorio Galvis
Édgar Gómez Román
Jaime Durán Barrera
Álvaro Ashton
Jesús Ignacio García
Camilo Sánchez Ortega
Juan Fernando Cristo
Amparo Arbeláez
Guillermo Santos Marín
Luis Fernando Velasco
Edinson Delgado
Guillermo García Realpe |
| Partido de Integración Nacional The National Integration Party is a Colombian political party formed in November 2009. It has been linked with the Colombian parapolitics scandal in which Colombia paramilitaries were found to be influencing Colombian politics, and considered a "reincarnation" of the banned National Democratic...
(PIN) |
Juan Carlos Rizzetto
Héctor Julio Alfonso
Carlos Arturo Quintero
Hemel Hurtado
Manuel Mazenet
Antonio Correa
Teresita García Romero
Mauricio Aguilar
Édgar Espíndola |
| Partido Cambio Radical (CR) |
Javier Cáceres Leal
Fuad Char
Daira Galvis
Bernabé Celis
Antonio Guerra de la Espriella
Juan Carlos Restrepo
José Francisco Herrera
Carlos Fernando Motoa |
| Polo Democrático Alternativo PDA |
Jorge Enrique Robledo Castillo
Iván Moreno Rojas
Luis Carlos Avellaneda
Camilo Ernesto Romero
Mauricio Ospina
Alexander López Maya
Jorge Eliécer Guevara
Gloria Inés Ramírez |
| Partido Verde |
Gilma Jiménez
Jorge Eduardo Londoño
Félix Valera
John Sudarsky
Iván Name |
| Movimiento MIRA |
Alexandra Moreno Piraquive
Manuel Virgüez Piraquive
Carlos Alberto Baena Carlos Alberto Baena López is a Colombian politician and lawyer, currently serving as Senator of Colombia. Baena co-led the founding of the MIRA Movement, of which he has been the Chairperson of. He has previously served as Councillor for Bogotá from 2001 to 2009.-External links:*...
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Alianza Social Indígena (ASI)
(circunscripción indígena) |
Marco Avirama |
Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia (AICO)
(circunscripción indígena) |
Germán Carlosama |
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