The President of the Senate of Colombia ( es, Presidente del Senado de la República de Colombia) is the leader of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and the

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

of the

Republic of Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. The Presidency of Congress is assumed by the person elected as President of the Senate of Colombia by members of the

in an election held every year on July 20. The President of the Senate serves a term of one year without a chance for reelection in which they also assumes the presidency of Congress. The current President of Congress is

Roy Barreras Roy Leonardo Barreras Montealegre (born 27 November 1963) is a Colombian politician and 2018 presidential candidate, currently serving as senator since 2010 and President of the Senate of Colombia since 2022. In addition to senator, Barreras se ...

since July 20, 2022.

Functions

The President of Congress presides over general debates and also delegates duties to other members of Congress of the same political party. Aside from duties relating to heading Congress and the majority political party or coalition, the president also performs administrative and procedural functions, and remains the Representative of the congressional representation. Among the president's other functions are leading the Administrative Directorate of Congress with the assistance of two Vice Presidents of Congress, a Secretary General and other staff to organize the internal functioning of the senate. Directorate Chamber of representatives of Colombia

References

External links

Congress of Colombia

Senate of Colombia

Law 5, 1992
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