Vice President of Colombia
Vice President of the Republic of Colombia | |
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Vicepresidente de la República de Colombia | |
Constitution of Colombia | |
Precursor | Presidential Designate |
Formation | 17 December 1819 |
First holder | Francisco Antonio Zea |
Succession | First |
Unofficial names | VPDTE-CO, VP, Vice |
Salary | Colombian pesos 15,900,569/US$ 4044,26 monthly[1][2] |
Website | vicepresidencia.gov.co |
The vice president of Colombia (Vice president of the Republic) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the
The vice president cannot assume presidential functions on temporary absences of the president such as official trips abroad or vacations. In these cases, the president delegates functions to a cabinet member, usually the Minister of the Interior.
According to the
History and development
Constitutional Convention
The position of
In the absence of Simón Bolívar, Santander was in charge of legally organizing the nascent country and organized the administration of justice. Likewise, he promoted education, of a Lancasterian nature, and fought to remove the monopoly of education from the Catholic Church. The Santanderist measures were not to the liking of Simón Bolívar, who classified them as an abuse of power.
In 1826, in his speech before the Constituent
Santander held power until 1827, when Simón Bolívar returned from his campaigns. Almost a year later, and faced with so many clashes of criteria with his second in command, Bolívar ended the figure of the vice president and suspended the
Early vice presidents and functions
The Constitution of 1830 returned to resume the figure of the vice president and was even sanctioned by the vice president in charge at that time, General Domingo Caycedo. This text did not last long before the disintegration of Gran Colombia and gave way to the Constitution of 1832, which changed the rules for the vice-presidency, because, taking into account what happened between Santander and Bolívar, it was established that vice president be elected two years later. of the president.[11]
This alternate election, which allowed the
Between 1832 and 1858 the country faced various civil wars -such as the War of the
Given the liberal intention of having a restricted Executive power, the figure of the vice president did not fit into the
Emergence of the modern vice presidency
The first on this list was
The government of Núñez -or of Caro to be more precise- was followed by the conservative Manuel Antonio Sanclemente, elected to the presidency in 1898. He arrived at the first magistracy at the age of 84 and had the bad luck that during his tenure the War of the Thousand Days. Given the weakness of the government, Vice President José Manuel Marroquín was encouraged by the conservatives themselves to launch a coup, which occurred on July 31, 1900.
Marroquín was succeeded by Rafael Reyes. At that time, the position of the vice presidency was respected and had great political value, which even served as a counterweight to the president. That is why Reyes, in his authoritarian desire, ended the figure of the vice presidency in 1905, at the same time that he ordered the closure of Congress. Faced with a possible lack of the first president, it was the ministers who had to choose his replacement, despite the fact that the constitutional order returned with the resignation of Rafael Reyes in 1810, the vice presidency was not reestablished. The history of disputes and the Marroquín coup convinced Congress that the best option was for the Legislature to establish appointees in the absence of the president.[14][15][16]
Constitutional roles
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Successor to the president
In absence of both the president and the vice president, Article 203 of the
Constitutional mandate
According to the Decree 2719 of 17 December 2000 in the
- To execute special missions set by the President of Colombia and in accordance with the Colombian Constitution.
- Advise the president on the execution of policies and politics regarding Human Rights and Corruption.
- Collaborate with the Colombian government's management of international and national activities regarding Human Rights and corruption.
- Plan mechanisms to harmonize agreements between the different levels of the executive government in Colombia on issues regarding Human Rights and corruption.
- Represent Colombia internationally as ordered by the president.
- By determination of the president, the vice president will support and advise the president on other issues.
- Other functions will be addressed according to the needs of the president.
Modern roles
The actual power of the
Selection process
Eligibility
The vice president must be a
Office and status
Residence
The vice president's home was designated in 1999, when the constructions were finished after it had been acquired by the Banco Central Hipotecario in 1993. In 1999, during the presidency of
The modern and pre-Hispanic style house contemplates the family home of the Vice President and a garden. It incorporates two republican houses as offices, and the main access to the complex is through Calle 8va, passing under a large longitudinal water staircase divided into sections at different levels. It was built between 1994 and its construction ended in 1999.
Travel and transportation
The president's primary form of long-haul air transportation is one of two identical Boeing aircraft, which are extensively modified
For short-haul air travel, the vice president has access to a fleet of Air Force
See also
References
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