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President of the Senate of Colombia

Highest-ranking official of the Colombian Senate

Field	Value
post	President
body	the Senate of Colombia
flagsize	130
flagcaption	Flag of Colombia
insignia	Senado de Colombia.svg
insigniasize	120
insigniacaption	Seal of the Senate
image	Lidio Garcia.jpg
incumbent	Lidio García
incumbentsince	July 20, 2025
department	Senate of Colombia
style	{{Plainlist
seat	Senate chamber, National Capitol, Bogotá, D.C.
appointer	Senate of Colombia
formation	March 4, 1789
termlength	One year, renewable once
constituting_instrument	Constitution of Colombia
first	Francisco Antonio Zea as president of the Congress of Angostura
deputy	First Vice President
Second Vice President of the Senate
salary	US$193,400 per annum

Mr. President (when presiding)
The Honorable (formal)}} Second Vice President of the Senate The President of the Senate of Colombia is the leader of the Senate and the Congress of Colombia. The leadership of the congress is assumed by the person elected as President of the Senate of Colombia by members of the Senate 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 assume the presidency of Congress.

Functions

Powers and leadership

As leader of the Senate (and Congress), the powers of the President of the Senate are a combination of procedural, administrative, representative, and institutional responsibilities, often described as the fifth most important position in Colombian politics. The President of the Senate is responsible for presiding over sessions and has the power to convene, open, direct, and close sessions within the Senate and, if necessary, in Congress as a whole. The President can also distribute bills submitted for consideration to the appropriate committees, organize their processing, and ensure that legislation advances through the corresponding stages. The president can institutionally represent the Senate (and Congress) before the other branches of government, foreign states and international organizations, both in diplomatic-parliamentary relations and in public acts.

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Footnotes

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