executive branch
Presidente de la República
Jefe de Estado y de Gobierno de Colombia. Cubre: Presidente de la Unión, Presidente de los Estados Unidos de Colombia, y cualquier variante con nombre propio o 'delegatario de funciones presidenciales'. Cargo más frecuente en las firmas de leyes (1851-2026).
27 officeholders·4 in an acting capacity·10,335 statutes signed·1851–2026
Who held it
By constitutional era: each polity that has governed this territory had its own succession. Colombia, as a Republic, dates from 1886.
Republic of Colombia
1886 – present- 1886–1887No. 1José María Campo Serrano60 statutes→
- 1887No. 2Eliseo Payán Hurtado87 statutes→
- 1887–1888No. 3Rafael Núñez Moledo97 statutes→
- 1888–1892No. 4Carlos Holguín Mallarino192 statutes→
- 1892–1894No. 5Rafael Núñez Moledono statutes in the corpus→
- 1894–1898No. 6Miguel Antonio Caro234 statutes→
- 1898–1900No. 7Manuel Antonio Sanclemente26 statutes→
- 1900–1904No. 8José Manuel Marroquín64 statutes→
- 1904–1909No. 9Rafael Reyes Prieto135 statutes→
- 1909No. 10Jorge Holguín Mallarinono statutes in the corpus→
- 1909–1910No. 11Ramón González Valencia94 statutes→
- 1910–1914No. 12Carlos Eugenio Restrepo366 statutes→
- 1914–1918No. 13José Vicente Concha345 statutes→
- 1918–1921No. 14Marco Fidel Suárez323 statutes→
- 1921–1922No. 15Jorge Holguín Mallarino70 statutes→
- 1922–1926No. 16Pedro Nel Ospina386 statutes→
- 1926–1930No. 17Miguel Abadía Méndez352 statutes→
- 1930–1934No. 18Enrique Olaya Herrera308 statutes→
- 1934–1938No. 19Alfonso López Pumarejo533 statutes→
- 1938–1942No. 20Eduardo Santos Montejo531 statutes→
- 1942–1945No. 21Alfonso López Pumarejo223 statutes→
- 1945–1946No. 22Alberto Lleras Camargo92 statutes→
- 1946–1950No. 23Mariano Ospina Pérez406 statutes→
- 1950–1951No. 24Laureano Gómez Castrono statutes in the corpus→
- 1951–1953No. 25Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez44 statutes→
- 1953–1957No. 26Gustavo Rojas Pinilla4 statutes→
- 1957–1958No. 27Junta Militar De Gobiernono statutes in the corpus
- 1958–1962No. 28Alberto Lleras Camargo613 statutes→
- 1962–1966No. 29Guillermo León Valencia474 statutes→
- 1966–1970No. 30Carlos Lleras Restrepo247 statutes→
- 1970–1974No. 31Misael Pastrana Borrero148 statutes→
- 1974–1978No. 32Alfonso López Michelsen198 statutes→
- 1978–1982No. 33Julio César Turbay Ayala273 statutes→
- 1982–1986No. 34Belisario Betancur Cuartas300 statutes→
- 1986–1990No. 35Virgilio Barco Vargas314 statutes→
- 1990–1994No. 36César Gaviria Trujillo203 statutes→
- 1994–1998No. 37Ernesto Samper Pizano286 statutes→
- 1998–2002No. 38Andrés Pastrana Arango286 statutes→
- 2002–2010No. 39Álvaro Uribe Vélez596 statutes→
- 2010–2018No. 40Juan Manuel Santos Calderón478 statutes→
- 2018–2022No. 41Iván Duque Márquez272 statutes→
- 2022–2026No. 42Gustavo Petro Urrego248 statutes→
- 1904Esteban Jaramillo1 statute→
- 1926Marcelino Uribe Arango1 statute→
- 1927Miguel Duran Duran1 statute→
- 1943Darío Echandía77 statutes→
- 1956Julio Salazar1 statute→
- 1957Lucio Pabon Núñez1 statute→
- 1975Indalecio Lievano Aguirre1 statute→
- 1988Política1 statute→
- 1997Representantes1 statute→
- 1998Carlos Muñoz S1 statute→
- 2006Gerardo Burgos Bernal1 statute→
- 2012Juan Carlos Peña Quintero1 statute→
- 2016Aurelio Iragorri Valencia1 statute→
- 2018Alejandra Corchuelo Marmolejo1 statute→
- 2019Quien Lo Presidirá1 statute→
In an acting capacity
They served temporarily — the incumbent kept the office — so they carry no number in the succession.
United States of Colombia
1863 – 1886- 1863No. 1T. C. De Mosquerano statutes in the corpus→
- 1863No. 2Froilán Largacha Hurtadono statutes in the corpus→
- 1863–1864No. 3T. C. De Mosquerano statutes in the corpus→
- 1864–1866No. 4M. Murillono statutes in the corpus→
- 1866No. 5José María Rojas Garrido1 statute→
- 1866–1867No. 6T. C. De Mosquerano statutes in the corpus→
- 1867No. 7Joaquín Riascos Garcíano statutes in the corpus
- 1867–1868No. 8Manuel De Los Santos Acostano statutes in the corpus→
- 1868–1870No. 9José Santos Gutiérrez Prieto4 statutes→
- 1870–1872No. 10Eustorgio Salgar Moreno12 statutes→
- 1872–1874No. 11M. Murillono statutes in the corpus→
- 1874–1876No. 12Santiago Pérez Manosalva5 statutes→
- 1876–1878No. 13Aquileo Parra Gómezno statutes in the corpus→
- 1878–1880No. 14Julián Trujillo Largacha5 statutes→
- 1880–1882No. 15Rafael Núñez Moledo7 statutes→
- 1882No. 16Francisco Javier Zaldúa28 statutes→
- 1882No. 17Clímaco Calderón Reyesno statutes in the corpus→
- 1882–1884No. 18José Eusebio Otálora15 statutes→
- 1884No. 19Ezequiel Hurtado Hurtado12 statutes→
- 1884–1886No. 20Rafael Núñez Moledo12 statutes→
- 1886No. 21José María Campo Serrano60 statutes→
- 1864–1872Manuel Murillo17 statutes→
- 1866–1867T. C. De Mosquera6 statutes→
- 1871Clemente C. Cayon1 statute→
- 1871M. Abello1 statute→
- 1878Torcuato Carreño1 statute→
- 1878Lucien N. B. Wyse1 statute→
- 1880Hermógenes Wilson2 statutes→
- 1880Francisco J. Cisneros2 statutes→
- 1881José María Quijano Otero1 statute→
- 1882Eduardo Salazar1 statute→
- 1883Antonio Roldán2 statutes→
- 1884José Modesto Espinosa1 statute→
In an acting capacity
They served temporarily — the incumbent kept the office — so they carry no number in the succession.
Granadine Confederation
1858 – 1863- 1858–1861No. 1Mariano Ospina Rodríguezno statutes in the corpus
- 1861No. 2Bartolomé Calvo Díazno statutes in the corpus
- 1861–1863No. 3T. C. De Mosquerano statutes in the corpus→
Republic of New Granada
1831 – 1858- 1831–1832No. 1José María Obandono statutes in the corpus
- 1832–1837No. 2Francisco De Paula Santanderno statutes in the corpus
- 1837–1841No. 3José Ignacio De Márquezno statutes in the corpus
- 1841–1845No. 4Pedro Alcántara Herránno statutes in the corpus
- 1845–1849No. 5T. C. De Mosquerano statutes in the corpus→
- 1849–1853No. 6José Hilario López31 statutes→
- 1853–1854No. 7José María Obandono statutes in the corpus
- 1854No. 8José María Melono statutes in the corpus
- 1854–1855No. 9José De Obaldíano statutes in the corpus
- 1855–1857No. 10Manuel María Mallarinono statutes in the corpus→
- 1857–1858No. 11Mariano Ospina Rodríguezno statutes in the corpus
Gran Colombia
1819 – 1831- 1819–1830No. 1Simón Bolívarno statutes in the corpus
- 1830No. 2Joaquín Mosquerano statutes in the corpus
- 1830–1831No. 3Rafael Urdanetano statutes in the corpus
- 1831No. 4Domingo Caycedono statutes in the corpus