The Executive Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the

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Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

under the

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provision of

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. The executive branch is led by the

President of Colombia The president of Colombia ( es, Presidente de Colombia), officially known as the president of the Republic of Colombia ( es, Presidente de la República de Colombia) or president of the nation ( es, Presidente de la Nacion) is the head of stat ...

(elected by popular vote for a 4-year term) and its collaborating institutions; mainly the

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(including

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and

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) and administrative departments supporting the executive branch (appointed by the president). Each department (province) is led by a "department governor" with derogatory functions from the President of Colombia to govern in its respective department. Governors are elected representative of the municipalities that form a department. Each governor also appoints a local cabinet; the "department secretaries" to support its governing duties. Furthermore, each

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in Colombia is governed by a mayor (alcalde), which in turn derogates for the president of Colombia and the department governor within its municipal jurisdiction.

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Administrative Department of Public Functions

Presidency of Colombia
Government of Colombia {{DEFAULTSORT:Executive Branch Of Colombia

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