President of Colombia

The President of Colombia (President of the Republic) is the head of state and head of government of Colombia and the commander-in-chief of the Colombian Military Forces. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the national government of Colombia and is the chairman of the presidential cabinet.

The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was "la Gran Colombia". The first president, General Simón Bolívar,^[1] took office in 1819. His position, initially self-proclaimed, was ratified by Congress.

The current president of the Republic of Colombia is Gustavo Petro, who took office on 7 August 2022.

As of 3 September 2025, there are six living former presidents:

• César Gaviria
  (1990-1994)
  (1947-03-31) March 31, 1947
  
• Ernesto Samper
  (1994-1998)
  (1950-08-03) August 3, 1950
  
• Andrés Pastrana Arango
  (1998-2002)
  (1954-08-17) August 17, 1954
  
• Álvaro Uribe
  (2002-2010)
  (1952-07-04) July 4, 1952
  
• Juan Manuel Santos
  (2010-2018)
  (1951-08-10) August 10, 1951
  
• Iván Duque
  (2018-2022)
  (1976-08-01) August 1, 1976
  

The most recent death of a former president was that of Belisario Betancur (1982–1986) on 6 December 2018; he was 95 years old.^[2]

• Presidencia de la Republica de Colombia (in Spanish)
• Georgetown University - Requisites to be President of Colombia