The governor of the Department of Córdoba heads the executive branch of the government of the

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in Colombia. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the department and is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Orlando Benítez.

Qualifications

The elected governor of Córdoba is required to be a citizen of Colombia or be naturalized; to be at least 18 years old; and not hold another political office at the time of the election.

Constitutional authority and responsibilities

Article 303 of the Colombian Constitution states:

In each one of the departments there will be a
Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
who will be head of the sectional administration and legal representative of the department; The Governor will be an agent of the President of the Republic for the maintenance of public order and for the execution of the general economic policy, as well as for those matters that the Nation agrees with the
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
through agreements. Governors will be popularly elected for institutional terms of four (4) years and may not be re-elected for the following term. The law will set the qualities, requirements, disabilities and incompatibilities of the governors; will regulate your choice; it will determine its absolute and temporary faults; and the way to fill out the latter and will dictate the other provisions necessary for the normal performance of their duties. Whenever there is an absolute absence more than eighteen (18) months before the end of the period, a
governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
will be elected for the remainder of the time. In the event that there is less than eighteen (18) months to go, the President of the Republic will appoint a Governor for the remainder of the period, respecting the party, political group or coalition by which the elected Governor was registered.

List of governors of Córdoba

References

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Qualifications

Constitutional authority and responsibilities

List of governors of Córdoba

See also

References