The Ninth Congress of the Republic of Colombia was the convocation of the legislative branch of the Republic of Colombia in Bogotá from 20 July 2022 to 20 July 2026, composed of the Senate of Colombia and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia. In total, it was made up of 108 Senators and 187 Representatives.
Article 114 of the Colombian Constitution of 1991 proclaims Congress as the highest representative body of the legislative power. According to article 114, it is up to the Congress of the Republic of Colombia to reform the Constitution, make laws and exercise political control over the government and administration. Currently, the "Legislative Observatory" of the National University of Colombia and the "Visible Congress" program of the University of the Andes monitor the Congress of the Republic.
2022 parliamentary election
The 2022 Colombian parliamentary election were held on Sunday, 13 March 2022, where the 289 representatives of the House of Representatives and members of the Senate were elected.
Leadership Senate leadership Presiding President of the Senate: Efraín Cepeda (C), until July 20, 2025 First Vice President of the Senate: Jhon Jairo Roldán (L), until July 20, 2025 Second Vice President of the Senate: Alirio Barrera (DC), until July 20, 2025
Presiding (2022-2023) President of the Senate: Roy Barreras (PH), since July 20, 2022 until May 4, 2023 President of the Senate: Alexander López Maya (PH), since June 6, 2023 until July 20, 2023 First Vice President of the Senate: Miguel Ángel Pinto (L), since July 20, 2022 until July 20, 2023() Second Vice President of the Senate: Honorio Henríquez (CD), since July 20, 2022 until July 20, 2023
Presiding (2023-2024) President of the Senate: Iván Name (GA), since July 20, 2024 until July 20, 2024 First Vice President of the Senate: María José Pizarro (PH), since July 20, 2023 until July 20, 2024 Second Vice President of the Senate: Didier Lobo Chinchilla (CR), since July 20, 2023 until July 20, 2024
Senate
Seats by political party The 108 Senators were distributed by party as follows: Senate of ColombiaParty or movementTotal votes%SeatsNational constituencyHistoric Pact2,800,73017.3520Conservative Party2,223,06114.1815Liberal Party2,100,08313.3914Hope Center Coalition/ Green Alliance 1,954,79212.2813Centro Democrático1,917,15312.0813Partido Cambio Radical1,610,65110.2211Partido de la U1,508,0319.6310Commons24,8620.195MIRA / Colombia Justa Libres578,1953.644Indigenous constituencyMovimiento Alternativo Indígena Social85,79525.091Indigenous Authorities of Colombia61,91318.101Opposition StatuteSecond place presidential election1Total seats108Source: Consejo Nacional Electoral Senators are elected in a national constituency. The upper house is made up of 108 senators, of which 5 belong to the seats agreed upon in Havana, 2 seats to the special indigenous constituency and one seat for the presidential candidate of the formula that came second in the 2022 Colombian presidential election.
The senators are distributed by mutual agreement in 7 commissions; First Commission that is in charge of constitutional issues, Second Commission of international politics and public force, Third Commission of finance and public credit, Fourth of budget and fiscal control, Fifth of agrarian and environmental sector; Sixth of communications, public services and calamities and Seventh of labor issues.
The order of the following list obeys, if it is an open list, the vote obtained by each senator within his party and in the case of the closed list, the order in which they were ordered by the coalition or party.
Chamber of Representatives The 187 members of the Chamber of Representatives were distributed by party as follows:
Representatives of the Chamber After the 2022 Colombian parliamentary election, the Colombian Chamber of Representatives was made up of 187 legislators: 165 elected by regional constituencies (32 departments, Capital District and special constituencies of Colombians residing abroad, Afro-Colombians and indigenous communities), 5 belonging to the seats agreed upon in Havana, 16 belonging to the Special Transitory Circumscriptions of Peace, and one seat for the vice-presidential candidate of the formula that comes second in the Colombian presidential elections of 2022:
Liberal Historic Pact Conservative Union Party for the People Green Alliance Commons
Amazonas Mónica Bocanegra (L) Yenica Acosta (CD)
Antioquia María Eugenia Lopera (L) Julian Peinado (L) Luis Carlos Ochoa (L) David Alejandro Toro (PH) Susana Gómez Castaño (PH) Luz María Múnera (PH) Daniel Restrepo (C) Andrés Felipe Jimenez (C) Luis Miguel Lopéz (C) Hernán Cadavid (CD) Yulieth Sánchez (CD) Óscar Darío Pérez (CD) Juan Fernando Espinal (CD) Elkin Opina (PV) Juan Camilo Londoño (PV) Pedro García (FP)
Arauca German Rozo (L) Lina María Garrido (CR)
Atlantico Jezmi Barraza (L) Dolcey Torres (L) Agmeth Escaf (PH) Antonio Zabaraín D'Arce (C) Gersel Pérez (CR) Modesto Enrique Aguilera (CR) Betsy Pérez Arango (CR) Germán Gómez López (PF)
Bolívar Silvio Carrasquilla (L) Dorina Hernández (PH) Yamil Arana (C) Juana Aray Franco (C) Andrés Montes (C) Fernando Niño Mendoza (C)
Boyacá Hector David Chaparro (C) Pedro José Suárez Vacca (PH) Íngrid Sogamoso (C) Eduard Triana Rincón (DC) Wilmer Castellanos (G) Jaime Salamanca (G)
DepartmentRepresentativeParty or coalitionNotesAmazonasMónica Karina Bocanegra PantojaLiberal Party1AntioquiaMaría Eugenia Lopera MonsalveLiberal Party2Julián Peinado RamírezLiberal Party3Luis Carlos Ochoa TobónLiberal Party4AraucaGermán Rogelio Rozo AnisLiberal Party5AtlánticoJezmi Lizeth Barraza ArrautLiberal Party6Dolcey Óscar Torres RomeroLiberal Party7BogotáJuan Carlos Lozada VargasLiberal Party8BolívarSilvio José Carrasquilla TorresLiberal Party9BoyacáHéctor David Chaparro ChaparroLiberal Party10CaldasJosé Octavio Cardona LeónLiberal Party11CaquetáGilma Díaz AriasLiberal Party12CasanareHugo Alfonso Archila SuárezLiberal Party13CaucaCesar Cristian Gómez CastroLiberal Party14ChocóJhoany Carlos Alberto Palacios MosqueraLiberal Party15CórdobaAndrés David Calle AguasLiberal Party16CundinamarcaÓscar Hernán Sánchez LeónLiberal Party17GuaviareAlexander Harley Bermúdez LassoLiberal Party18HuilaFlora Perdomo AndradeLiberal Party19MagdalenaKelyn Johana González DuarteLiberal Party20Norte de SantanderWilmer Yesid Guerrero AvendañoLiberal Party21PutumayoCarlos Adolfo Ardila EspinosaLiberal Party22QuindíoPiedad Correal RubianoLiberal Party23Sandra Bibiana Aristizábal SalegLiberal Party24RisaraldaDiego Patiño AmarilesLiberal Party25Aníbal Gustavo Hoyos FrancoLiberal Party26San Andrés and ProvidenciaElizabeth Jay-Pang DíazLiberal Party27SantanderÁlvaro Leonel Rueda CaballeroLiberal Party28SucreKaryme Adrana Cotes MartínezLiberal Party29TolimaOlga Beatriz González CorreaLiberal Party30Valle del CaucaÁlvaro Henry Monedero RiveraLiberal Party31Leonardo de Jesús Gallego ArroyaveLiberal Party32AntioquiaDavid Alejandro Toro RamírezHistoric Pact1Susana Gómez CastañoHistoric Pact2Luz María MúneraHistoric Pact3AtlánticoAgmeth José Escaf TijerinoHistoric Pact4BogotáDavid Ricardo Racero MayorcaHistoric Pact5President of the Chamber from 2022 to 2023María Fernanda CarrascalHistoric Pact6Gabriel Becerra YáñezHistoric Pact7Etna Támara Argote CalderónHistoric Pact8Alirio Uribe MuñozHistoric Pact9María del Mar PizarroHistoric Pact10Heráclito Landinez SuárezHistoric Pact11BolívarDorina Hernández PalominoHistoric Pact (SPS)12BoyacáPedro José Suárez VaccaHistoric Pact13CaucaJorge Hernán Bastidas RoseroHistoric Pact14Ermes Evelio Pete VivasHistoric Pact15CundinamarcaEduard Giovanny Sarmiento HidalgoHistoric Pact16Leider Alexandra Vásquez OchoaHistoric Pact17ExteriorCarmen Felisa Ramírez BoscánHistoric Pact (CH)18HuilaLeyla Marleny Rincón TrujilloHistoric Pact19MetaGabriel Ernesto Parrado DuránHistoric Pact20NariñoErick Adrián Velasco BurbanoHistoric Pact21PutumayoJorge Andrés Cancimance LópezHistoric Pact (CH)22SantanderMary Anne Andrea Perdomo GutiérrezHistoric Pact23Valle del CaucaJosé Alberto Tejada EcheverriHistoric Pact24Gloria Elena Arizabaleta CorralHistoric Pact25Cristóbal Caicedo AnguloHistoric Pact26Jorge Alejandro Ocampo GiraldoHistoric Pact27Alfredo Mondragón GarzónHistoric Pact28
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