List of presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia

The president of the Chamber of Representatives is the president of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia. The office was first established in 1882 by Article II, Section 2, of the Cúcuta Constitution. The president is the political and parliamentary leader of the Chamber and is simultaneously the president of the body, the de facto leader of the majority party or political coalition of the body and the administrative head of the institution. Presidents also perform various administrative and procedural functions, in addition to representing their own district in Congress. He occupies fourteenth place in the order of precedence, he is fourteenth behind the President of the Council of State, and ahead of the President of the Superior Council of the Judiciary.

The Chamber elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it meets for the first time after a presidential election, for its one-year term, or when a presidents dies, resigns, or is removed from office during the term. To elect a president, a majority of the votes cast is needed. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, roll call voting is repeated until a president is elected. The Constitution requires that the president be a sitting member of the Chamber, although until now all presidents have been. Since the re-incorporation of the office in 1979, in total, 43 people, from 20 departments, have served as presidents of the Chamber.

List + Congress Term Name Party District —July 20, 1979–July 20, 1980Adalberto Ovalle Liberal CesarJuly 20, 1980–July 20, 1981Hernando Turbay Conservative Caquetá 1stJuly 20, 1981–July 20, 1982Aurelio Iragorri Liberal CaucaJuly 20, 1982–July 20, 1983Hernando Gómez Conservative BoyacáJuly 20, 1983–July 20, 1984César Gaviria Liberal RisaraldaJuly 20, 1984–July 20, 1985Daniel Mazuera Conservative Cundinamarca 2ndJuly 20, 1985–July 20, 1986Miguel Pineda Vidal Radical Change MagdalenaJuly 20, 1986–July 20, 1987Román Gómez Ovalle Conservative La GuajiraJuly 20, 1987–July 20, 1989Francisco Jattin Liberal CórdobaJuly 20, 1989–July 20, 1990Norberto Morales Conservative Santander 3rdJuly 20, 1990–July 20, 1991Hernán Berdugo Liberal AtlánticoJuly 20, 1992–July 20, 1993César Pérez Conservative AntioquiaJuly 20, 1993–July 20, 1994Francisco Jattin Liberal CórdobaJuly 20, 1994–July 20, 1995Álvaro Benedetti Conservative Bolívar 4thJuly 20, 1995–July 20, 1996Rodrigo Rivera Salazar Liberal RisaraldaJuly 20, 1996–July 20, 1997Giovanni Lamboglia Conservative AtlánticoJuly 20, 1997–July 20, 1998Carlos Ardila Ballesteros Liberal SantanderJuly 20, 1998–July 20, 1999Emilio Martínez Conservative Tolima 5thMay 12, 1999–July 20, 1999Armando Pomarico Liberal MagdalenaJuly 20, 1999–July 20, 2000Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez Liberal CundinamarcaJuly 20, 2000–July 20, 2001Basilio Villamizar Liberal North SantanderJuly 20, 2001–July 20, 2002Guillermo Gaviria Conservative Antioquia 6thJuly 20, 2002–July 20, 2003William Vélez Liberal AntioquiaJuly 20, 2003–July 20, 2004Alonso Acosta Conservative AtlánticoJuly 20, 2004–July 20, 2005Zulema Jattin Liberal CórdobaJuly 20, 2005–July 20, 2006Julio Gallardo Archbold Conservative San Andrés and Providence 7thJuly 20, 2006–July 20, 2007Alfredo Cuello Baute Conservative CesarJuly 20, 2007–July 20, 2008Óscar Arboleda Palacio Conservative AntioquiaJuly 20, 2008–July 20, 2009Germán Varón Cotrino Radical Change Bogotá, D.C.July 20, 2009–July 20, 2010Édgar Gómez Román Liberal Santander 8thJuly 20, 2010–July 20, 2011Carlos Alberto Zuluaga Conservative AntoquiaJuly 20, 2011–July 20, 2012Simón Gaviria Muñoz Liberal Bogotá, D.C.July 20, 2012–July 20, 2013 Augusto Posada Unionist AntoquiaJuly 20, 2013–July 20, 2014Hernán Penagos Unionist Caldas 9thJuly 20, 2014–July 20, 2015Fabio Amín Liberal CórdobaJuly 20, 2015–July 20, 2016Alfredo Deluque Unionist La GuajiraJuly 20, 2016–July 20, 2017Miguel Ángel Pinto Liberal SantanderJuly 20, 2017–July 20, 2018Rodrigo Lara Restrepo Radical Change Bogotá, D.C. 10thJuly 20, 2018–July 20, 2019Alejandro Carlos Chacón Democratic Centre North SantanderJuly 20, 2019–July 20, 2020Carlos Cuenca Radical Change GuainíaJuly 20, 2020–July 20, 2021Germán Blanco Álvarez Conservative AntioquiaJuly 20, 2021–July 20, 2022Jennifer Arias Democratic Centre Meta 11stJuly 20, 2022–July 20, 2023David Racero Humane Colombia Bogotá, D.C.July 20, 2023–July 20, 2024Andrés Calle Liberal CórdobaJuly 20, 2024–July 20, 2025Jaime Salamanca Green Alliance BoyacáJuly 20, 2025–July 20, 2026Julián López Union Party for the People Cauca Valley 12thJuly 20, 2026–IncumbentNicolás Barguil Conservative Córdoba

See also List of presidents of the Senate of Colombia List of vice presidents of Colombia List of presidents of Colombia List of viceroys of New Granada

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