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The Vice President of Colombia is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of Colombia upon certain absences or death, resignation, or removal of the President. As designated by the Colombian Constitution of 1991 which also reintated this the vice president figure after almost a century of being abolished during the presidency of president Rafael Nuñez. The current Vice President of Colombia is Francisco Santos Calderón. List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ... The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia is part of the excecutive power, and according to the presidential orientation of the Colombian Constitution of 1991, its a cabinet of advicers to the President of Colombia. ... Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Colombias bicameral national legislature. ... The Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia. ... The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes) is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in Colombia gives information on election and election results in Colombia. ... On March 12, 2006 Colombians went to the polls to elect Senate and Chamber of Representatives. ... Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Colombias Ministry of Defense, charged with the countrys internal and external defense and security, has an Army, Navy (which includes both marines and coast guard) Air Force, and National Police under the leadership of a civilian Minister of Defense. ... Colombian Armed Conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current low intensity conflict in Colombia that has existed since approximately 1964 or 1966, which was when the FARC and later the ELN were founded and subsequently started their guerrilla insurgency campaigns against successive... Colombia seeks diplomatic and commercial relations with all countries, regardless of their ideologies or political or economic systems. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ... Its the Constitution of Colombia. ... Rafael Núñez can refer to: Rafael Núñez, a politician Rafael Nunez International Airport, an airport in Cartagena Rafael E. Núñez, a cognitive scientist Rafael Núñez, a Governor of Córdoba, Argentina Rafael Núñez (also known as RaFa), a hacker/cracker and model from Venezuela Category...

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Elgibility

The vice president must be a natural-born citizen of Colombia, at least 30 years of age.[1] The Colombian Constitution of 1991 requires the vice president to meet the same eligibility requirements as the president that can be re-elected. It is also eligible for an unlimited number of terms as vice president. A natural-born citizen is a special term mentioned in the United States Constitution as a requirement for eligibility to serve as President or Vice President of the United States. ... Its the Constitution of Colombia. ...


Current Functions

The Vice President has the same period of functions that the President of Colombia and will replace him in case of temporary or complete absences. The Vice President can also be authorized by the President especial missions (like to represent him on international diplomatic visits) or designate him in any position of the Colombian Executive branch of Power. List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ...


Every President has defined the Vice Presidents functions within their government. The current Vice President Francisco Santos is managing the projects: This is a list of the persons that have been President of the Republic of Colombia and of the same territory under different names throughout history. ...

  • Presidential Project for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, which includes the Antipersonnel Mine Observatory and the Project for the Discapacitated.
  • Fight Against extortions and kidnappings Project.
  • Fight Against Corruption Presidential Project.

Constitutional mandate

According to the Decree 2719 of December 17, 2000 in the Colombian Constitution of 1991 which modified the structure of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of Colombia]], the functions of the Vice President are: December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Its the Constitution of Colombia. ...

  1. To execute special missions set by the President of Colombia and in accordance with the Colombian Constitution.
  2. Advise the President on the execution of policies and politics regarding Human Rights and Corruption.
  3. Colaborate with the Colombian goverment's management of internation and national activities regarding Human Rights and corruption.
  4. Plan mechanisms to harmonize agreements between the different levels of the executive government in Colombia on issues regarding Human Rights and corruption.
  5. Represent Colombia internationally as ordered by the President.
  6. By determination fo the President, the Vice President will support and advice the President on other issues.
  7. Other functions will be addressed according to the needs of the President.

Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

See also

This is a list of the persons that have been President of the Republic of Colombia and of the same territory under different names throughout history. ... List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ... According to the U.S. Department of State’s 2003 human rights report, Colombia’s human rights record, despite significant improvements by police and military forces in some areas, remained poor. ...

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