List of Vice Presidents of Colombia
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State of Antioquia
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1 | Antioquia | 30 October 1811 | 7 February 1813 | Gómez Londoño /Restrepo Puerta |
State of Cundinamarca
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1 | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
4 August 1811 | 21 September 1811 | Tadeo Lozano Jorge Tadeo Lozano Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Viscount of Pastrana was a Neogranadine scientist, journalist, and politician who presided over the Constituent College of Cundinamarca and was elected President of Cundinamarca in 1811.... |
State of Cartagena de Indias
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1 | Bolívar Bolívar Department Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending from the coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia.Its... |
21 January 1812 | 1 April 1812 | del Real |
Vice Presidents of the United Provinces of New Granada (1812-1816)
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Vacant | 19 September 1827 | 4 May 1830 | ||||||
1 | Bolívar Bolívar Department Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending from the coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia.Its... |
15 November 1815 | 14 March 1816 | Torres Tenorio Camilo Torres Tenorio Camilo Torres Tenorio was a Colombian politician. He is credited as being an early founder of the nation due to his role in early struggles for independence from Spain.-Biography:... |
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Vacant | 14 March 1816 | 30 June 1816 | Fernández Madrid José Fernández Madrid José Luis Álvaro Alvino Fernández Madrid was a Neogranadine statesman, physician, scientist and writer, who was President of the interim triumvirate of the United Provinces of New Granada in 1814, and President of the United Provinces of the New Granada in 1816... |
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2 | Antioquia | 30 June 1816 | 10 July 1816 | García Rovira Custodio García Rovira José Custodio Cayetano García Rovira was a Neogranadine general, statesman and painter, who fought for the independence of New Granada from Spain, and became President of the United Provinces of the New Granada in 1816... |
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Vacant | 10 July 1816 | 16 September 1816 | Mejía Gutiérrez Liborio Mejía Liborio Mejía Gutiérrez was a Colombian colonel and politician during the struggle for Independence from Spain, and in 1816 Liborio Mejía became president of the United Provinces of the New Granada making him the youngest person to ever hold the presidency of Colombia at the age of 24... Serrano Uribe |
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Abolished | 16 September 1816 | 17 December 1819 | ||||||
Vice Presidents of the Departments
Upon creation of the Republic of ColombiaGran Colombia
Gran Colombia is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831. This short-lived republic included the territories of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, northern Peru and northwest Brazil. The...
, Congress divided the country into three departments and appointed a "Vice President" to each one. These vice presidents were more like governors of their department however, and there was no "President" for every department. so it was:
- Francisco de Paula Santander y Omaña, Vice President of the Department of Cundinamarca.
- Juan Germán Roscio Nieves, Vice President of the Department of Venezuela.
- Office vacant, Vice President of the Department of Quito.
The office of Vice President of Quito was left vacant since it was still under Spanish rule, but once if was liberated the office was never filled either.
Vice Presidents of the Republic
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1 | Antioquia | 17 December 1819 | 21 March 1820 | Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader... |
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2 | Guárico Guárico Guárico State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 745,100.-Municipalities and municipal seats:... |
21 March 1820 | 4 April 1821 | Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader... |
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3 | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
4 April 1821 | 6 June 1821 | Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader... |
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4 | Bolívar Bolívar Department Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending from the coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia.Its... |
6 June 1821 | 3 October 1821 | Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader... |
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5 | Norte de Santander | 3 October 1821 | 19 September 1827 | Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader... |
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Suspended | 19 September 1827 | 3 May 1830 | ||||||
6 | 75px | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
3 May 1830 | 21 November 1831 | M. de Mosquera y Arboleda Joaquín Mosquera Joaquín Mariano Mosquera y Arboleda was a Neogranadine statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia and served as the 6th and 4th President of Gran Colombia, and as the 3rd Vice President of the Republic of New Granada... |
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Vice Presidents of the Republic of New Granada (1831-1858)
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1 | Cauca Cauca Department Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of... |
21 November 1831 | 10 March 1832 | Exalted Liberal | Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría | |||
2 | Boyacá Boyacá Department Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end... |
10 March 1832 | 12 May 1833 | Santander y Omaña Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada... |
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3 | Cauca Cauca Department Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of... |
12 May 1833 | 1 April 1835 | Santander y Omaña Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada... |
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4 | Boyacá Boyacá Department Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end... |
1 April 1835 | 1 April 1837 | Santander y Omaña Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada... |
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5 | 75px | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
1 April 1837 | 1 July 1843 | Márquez Barreto José Ignacio de Márquez José Ignacio de Márquez Barreto was a Colombian statesman, lawyer and professor, who served as Vice President of Colombia under the presidency of Francisco de Paula Santander, and subsequently was elected President of the Republic of the New Granada for the presidential term of 1837 to 1841.- ... / Herrán Martínez Pedro Alcántara Herrán Pedro Alcántara Herrán Martínez de Zaldúa was a Colombian general and statesman who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada between 1841 and 1845. As a general he served in the wars of independence of the New Granada and of Peru.... |
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Vacant | 11 July 1843 | 1 April 1845 | Herrán Martínez Pedro Alcántara Herrán Pedro Alcántara Herrán Martínez de Zaldúa was a Colombian general and statesman who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada between 1841 and 1845. As a general he served in the wars of independence of the New Granada and of Peru.... |
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6 | Cundinamarca Cundinamarca Department (1824) Cundinamarca Department was one the departments of Gran Colombia. It was part of the Centro District.- Provinces :* Bogotá Province. Capital: Bogotá. Cantones: Bogotá, Funza, Guaduas, Mesa, Tocaima, Ubaté y Zipaquirá.... |
1 April 1845 | 1 April 1851 | C. de Mosquera y Arboleda/ López Valdés |
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7 | Veraguas Veraguas Province Veraguas is a province of Panama, located in the centre-west of the country. The capital is the city of Santiago de Veraguas. The province covers 10,677.2 km² and is divided into twelve districts.-History:... |
1 April 1851 | 1 April 1855 | Republican | López Valdés/ Obando del Campo José María Obando José María Ramón Obando del Campo was a Neogranadine General and politician who twice served as President of Colombia... |
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8 | Valle del Cauca Valle del Cauca Department Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali... |
1 April 1855 | 1 Aril 1857 | Obaldía y Orejuela José de Obaldía José Vicente Arcenio de Obaldía y Orejuela was a Neogranadine statesmen and lawyer, who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada in two occasions between 1851–1852 and 1854-1855... |
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Abolished | 1 Aril 1857 | 4 August 1886 |
Vice Presidents of the Republic of Colombia (1886-present)
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Vacant | 4 August 1886 | 6 January 1887 | Campo Serrano José María Campo Serrano José María Campo Serrano was a Colombian lawyer, general, and statesman, who became President of Colombia after the resignation of the President and the dismissal of the Vice President. He sanctioned the Constitution of 1886 that created the Republic of Colombia proceeding the United States of... Payán Hurtado |
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1 | Valle del Cauca Valle del Cauca Department Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali... |
13 December 1887 | 8 February 1888 | Conservative Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... |
Núñez Moledo | |||
Vacant | 8 February 1888 | 7 August 1892 | Núñez Moledo | |||||
2 | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
7 August 1892 | 18 September 1894 | Conservative Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... |
Núñez Moledo | |||
Vacant | 18 September 1894 | 7 August 1898 | Caro Tobar Miguel Antonio Caro Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar was a Colombian scholar, poet, journalist, philosopher, orator, philologist, lawyer and politician.- Biographic data :Miguel Antonio Caro was born in Bogotá on November 10, 1845, and he died in the same city on August 5, 1909.... |
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3 | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
7 August 1898 | 31 July 1900 | Conservative Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... |
Sanclemente Sanclemente Manuel Antonio Sanclemente Manuel Antonio Sanclemente Sanclemente was President of Colombia between 1898 and 1900.- Early life :Sanclemente was born in Buga, Valle del Cauca Department on September 19, 1814. He died in Villeta, Cundinamarca on March 19, 1902, during his house arrest. He studied Law at the University of... |
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Vacant | 31 July 1900 | 7 August 1904 | Marroquín Ricaurte José Manuel Marroquín Jose Manuel Marroquin Ricaurte was a Colombian political figure and President of Colombia.- Biographic data :José Manuel Marroquín was born in Bogotá, on August 6, 1827. He died in the same city on September 19, 1908.- Early life :... |
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4 | Norte de Santander | 7 August 1904 | 10 March 1905 | Conservative Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... |
Reyes Prieto | |||
Abolished | 10 March 1905 | 7 August 1994 | ||||||
5 | Caldas Caldas Department Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It's part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km²... |
7 August 1994 | 19 September 1997 | Liberal Colombian Liberal Party The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After... |
Samper Pizano | |||
6 | Cauca Cauca Department Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of... |
19 September 1997 | 7 August 1998 | Liberal Colombian Liberal Party The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After... |
Samper Pizano | |||
7 | Atlántico Atlántico Department Atlántico is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its south, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River... |
7 August 1998 | 7 August 2002 | Conservative Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... |
Pastrana Arango Andrés Pastrana Arango Andrés Pastrana Arango was the President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002, following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana, who was president from 1970 to 1974.-Early years:... |
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8 | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
7 August 2002 | 7 August 2010 | Colombia First Colombia First Colombia First is a political movement in Colombia that supported the candidacy of Álvaro Uribe in the 2002 and 2006 presidential elections.-External links:* Foundation... |
Uribe Vélez | |||
9 | Buga Buga Buğa or Boğa means "bull" in Turkic languages, also transliterated as Bugha, or Buqa . It may refer to one of the following persons.*Tala Buga, the khan of Golden Horde between 1287 and 1291... |
7 August 2010 | Incumbent | Social Party of National Unity | Santos Calderón |