List of Vice Presidents of Colombia
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This is a list of Colombian Vice Presidents.
# | Image | Name of Vice President | Took Office | Left Office | President(s) | Notes |
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José Miguel Pey de Andrade | June 20, 1810 | November 22, 1810 | Antonio José Amar y Borbón | |
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Liborio Mejía | June 22, 1816 | July 10, 1816 | Custodio Garcia Rovira | |
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Francisco Antionio Zea | December 17, 1819 | March 21, 1820 | Simon Bolivar | |
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Francisco de Paula Santander | December 17, 1819 | March 11, 1821 | Simon Bolivar | |
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Juan German Roscio | March 21, 1820 | April 4, 1821 | Simon Bolivar | |
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Antonio Nariño | April 4, 1821 | June 6, 1821 | Simon Bolivar | |
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José María del Castillo y Rada | June 6, 1821 | October 3, 1821 | Simon Bolivar | |
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Francisco de Paula Santander | November 3, 1821 | September 10, 1827 | Simon Bolivar | |
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Domingo Caycedo Santamaria | May 4, 1830 | June 13, 1830 | Joaquín Mosquera | |
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José Ignacio de Márquez José María Obando |
October 23, 1839 | November 21, 1840 | Francisco de Paula Santander José Ignacio de Márquez |
José Ignacio de Márquez acted as President of Colombia on three occasions due to absences of Santander. Obando was the interim Vice President. |
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Domingo Caycedo Santamaria | April 1, 1841 | November 1, 1842 | Pedro Alcántara Herrán | |
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Rufino José Cuervo | April 1, 1841 | November 1, 1842 | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | |
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José de Obaldía | April 1, 1841 | November 1, 1842 | José Hilario López | |
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José de Obaldía | April 1, 1841 | November 1, 1842 | José María Obando | |
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Manuel María Mallarino | Manuel María Mallarino | Elected to replace impeached President Obando. | ||
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Miguel Antonio Caro | Rafael Núñez | |||
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José Manuel Marroquín | Manuel Antonio Sanclemente | Marroquín leaded a Coup d'etat to depose President San Clemente. | ||
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Ramón González Valencia | Rafael Reyes | Rafael Reyes abolished the figure of Vice President. |
[edit] After Constitution of 1991
# | Image | Name of Vice President | Took Office | Left Office | President(s) | Notes |
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Humberto De La Calle | August 7, 1994 | September 20, 1996 | Ernesto Samper | De la Calle Renounced to his post after the President was involved in the Proceso 8000 scandal. |
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Carlos Lemos Simmonds | August 7, 1996 | August 7, 1998 | Ernesto Samper | Lemos Simmonds was the first Vice President to become President of Colombia after the 1991 constitution. He replaced President Samper for nine days after Samper underwent surgery. |
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Gustavo Bell | August 7, 1998 | August 7, 2002 | Andres Pastrana | |
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Francisco Santos Calderón | August 7, 2002 | Incumbent | Alvaro Uribe | Santos completed a first term as Vice President from 2002 until 2006. He was re-elected for a second term along President Uribe. |