The Governor of Cesar Department is the popularly elected leader of the
department of
Cesar in northern
Colombia to manage executive functions.
Since the establishment of the Cesar Department on December 21, 1967, governors were appointed by the
President of Colombia
The president of Colombia ( es, Presidente de Colombia), officially known as the president of the Republic of Colombia ( es, Presidente de la República de Colombia) or president of the nation ( es, Presidente de la Nacion) is the head of stat ...
until the
Colombian Constitution of 1991
The Political Constitution of Colombia of 1991 ( es, Constitución Política de Colombia de 1991), is the Constitution of the Republic of Colombia. It was promulgated in Constitutional Gazette number 114 on Thursday, July 4, 1991, and is als ...
changed it to election by
popular vote
Popularity or social status is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group.
Popular may also refer to:
In sociology
* Popular culture
* Popular fiction
* Popular music
* Popular science
* Populace, the total ...
.
Governors
See also
*
List of mayors of Valledupar
*
List of Colombian Department Governors
References
*
* ''Cesar 30 Años de Progreso'' - Gobernacion del Cesar (1997) booklet
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