President of the Senate of Colombia
Highest-ranking official of the Colombian Senate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President of the Senate of Colombia (Spanish: Presidente del Senado de la República de Colombia) is the leader of the Senate and the Congress of the Republic of Colombia. The Presidency of Congress is assumed by the person elected as President of the Senate of Colombia by members of the Senate in an election held every year on July 20. The President of the Senate serves a term of one year without a chance for reelection in which they also assumes the presidency of Congress.[1] The current President of Congress is Iván Name since July 20, 2023.
For a list of presidents presidents of the Senate, see List of presidents of the Senate of Colombia.
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Senate of Colombia | |
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Seat | Senate chamber, National Capitol, Bogotá |
Appointer | Senate of Colombia |
Term length | At the pleasure of the Senate, and until another is elected or their term of office as a Senator expires |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Colombia |
Formation | March 4, 1789 |
First holder | Francisco Antonio Zea as president of the Congress of Angostura |
Deputy | First Vice President Second Vice President of the Senate |
Salary | US$193,400 per annum |
Website | www.senate.gov |
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