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{{short description|Highest-ranking official of the Colombian Senate}}
{{Primary|date=August 2022}}
{{for|a list of presidents of the Senate|List of presidents of the Senate of Colombia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = President 
| body = the Senate of Colombia
| insignia = Logo_Congreso_de_Colombia.png
| insigniasize = 120
| insigniacaption = 
| image = Efrain Cepeda.jpg
| incumbent = [[Efraín Cepeda]]
| incumbentsince = July 20, 2024
| department = [[Senate of Colombia]]
| style = {{plainlist|
*[[Mr. President (title)|Mr. President]]<br>(when presiding)
*[[The Honorable]]<br>(formal)}}
| member_of = 
| seat = [[Senate of Colombia|Senate chamber]], [[National Capitol]], [[Bogotá]]
| appointer = [[Senate of Colombia]]
| formation = March 4, 1789
| succession = 
| termlength = At the pleasure of the Senate, and until another is elected or their term of office as a Senator expires
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Colombia]]
| first = [[Francisco Antonio Zea]] as president of the Congress of Angostura
| deputy = First Vice President<br>Second Vice President of the Senate
| salary = [[United States dollar|US$]]193,400 per annum
| website = {{url|https://www.cop.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/President_Pro_Tempore.htm|www.senate.gov}}
}}
The '''President of the Senate of Colombia''' ({{langx|es|Presidente del Senado de la República de Colombia}}) is the leader of the [[Senate of Colombia|Senate]] and the [[Congress of Colombia|Congress]] of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. The Presidency of Congress is assumed by the person elected as President of the Senate of Colombia by members of the [[Senate of Colombia|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.<ref>[http://abc.camara.gov.co/prontus_senado/site/artic/20050717/pags/20050717174419.html {{in lang|es}} Senate of Colombia: President] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20091015194125/http://abc.camara.gov.co/prontus_senado/site/artic/20050717/pags/20050717174419.html |date=2009-10-15 }}</ref> The current President of Congress is [[Efraín Cepeda]] since July 20, 2024.

==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.<ref>[http://direccion.camara.gov.co/camara/site/artic/20060424/pags/20060424094229.html {{in lang|es}} Directorate Chamber of representatives of Colombia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705214105/http://direccion.camara.gov.co/camara/site/artic/20060424/pags/20060424094229.html |date=2008-07-05 }}</ref> 

==References==

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==External links==

*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928225303/http://www.congreso.gov.co/ Congress of Colombia]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.senado.gov.co/ Senate of Colombia]
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080227202534/http://abc.senado.gov.co/prontus_senado/site/artic/20050712/asocfile/ley_5_de_1992_reglamento_del_congreso.pdf Law 5, 1992]

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