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RepublicElectoral democracy

Abelardo de la Espriella

President · 24 days in office

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Colombia?

Across 62 completed terms, the average president of Colombia has served 1,001 days (about 2.7 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 2,045 days.

All presidents of Colombia

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
63	Abelardo de la Espriella	Aug 7, 2026	Incumbent	24
62	Gustavo Petro	Aug 7, 2022	Aug 7, 2026	1,461
61	Iván Duque	Aug 7, 2018	Aug 7, 2022	1,461
60	Juan Manuel Santos	Aug 7, 2010	Aug 7, 2018	2,922
59	Álvaro Uribe Vélez	Aug 7, 2002	Aug 7, 2010	2,922
58	Andrés Pastrana Arango	Aug 7, 1998	Aug 7, 2002	1,461
57	Carlos Lemos Simmonds	Jan 12, 1998	Jan 24, 1998	12
56	Ernesto Samper	Aug 7, 1994	Aug 7, 1998	1,461
55	César Gaviria	Aug 7, 1990	Aug 7, 1994	1,461
54	Virgilio Barco Vargas	Aug 7, 1986	Aug 7, 1990	1,461
53	Belisario Betancur	Aug 7, 1982	Aug 7, 1986	1,461
52	Julio César Turbay	Aug 7, 1978	Aug 7, 1982	1,461
51	Alfonso López Michelsen	Aug 7, 1974	Aug 7, 1978	1,461
50	Misael Pastrana Borrero	Aug 7, 1970	Aug 7, 1974	1,461
49	Carlos Lleras Restrepo	Aug 7, 1966	Aug 7, 1970	1,461
48	Guillermo León Valencia	Aug 7, 1962	Aug 7, 1966	1,461
47	Alberto Lleras Camargo	Aug 7, 1958	Aug 7, 1962	1,461
46	Gabriel París Gordillo	May 10, 1957	Aug 7, 1958	454
45	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla	Jun 13, 1953	May 10, 1957	1,427
44	Laureano Gómez	Aug 7, 1950	Nov 5, 1951	455
43	Mariano Ospina Pérez	Aug 7, 1946	Aug 7, 1950	1,461
42	Alfonso López Pumarejo	Aug 7, 1942	Aug 7, 1946	1,461
41	Eduardo Santos	Aug 7, 1938	Aug 7, 1942	1,461
40	Enrique Olaya Herrera	Aug 7, 1930	Aug 7, 1934	1,461
39	Miguel Abadía Méndez	Aug 7, 1926	Aug 7, 1930	1,461
38	Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez	Aug 7, 1922	Aug 7, 1926	1,461
37	Marco Fidel Suárez	Aug 10, 1918	Nov 11, 1921	1,189
36	José Vicente Concha	Aug 7, 1914	Aug 7, 1918	1,461
35	Euclídes de Angulo	Mar 9, 1908	Apr 14, 1908	36
34	José Manuel Marroquín	Jul 31, 1900	Aug 7, 1904	1,468
33	Manuel Antonio Sanclemente	Aug 7, 1898	Jul 31, 1900	723
32	Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar	Aug 7, 1892	Aug 7, 1898	2,191
31	Eliseo Payán	Dec 1, 1887	Feb 8, 1888	69
30	Rafael Núñez	Apr 1, 1886	Sep 18, 1894	3,092
29	Ezequiel Hurtado	Apr 1, 1884	Aug 10, 1884	131
28	José Eusebio Otalora	Dec 22, 1882	Apr 1, 1884	466
27	Clímaco Calderón	Dec 21, 1882	Dec 22, 1882	1
26	Francisco Javier Zaldúa	Apr 1, 1882	Dec 21, 1882	264
25	Julián Trujillo Largacha	Apr 1, 1878	Apr 8, 1880	738
24	Manuel María Ramírez	Dec 22, 1877	Dec 24, 1877	2
23	Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas	Apr 1, 1874	Apr 1, 1876	731
22	Manuel Murillo Toro	Apr 1, 1872	Apr 1, 1874	730
21	Eustorgio Salgar	Apr 1, 1870	Apr 1, 1872	731
20	Santos Gutiérrez	Apr 1, 1868	Apr 1, 1870	730
19	Santos Acosta	May 23, 1867	Apr 1, 1868	314
18	Joaquín Riascos	May 12, 1867	Jun 28, 1867	47
17	Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera	May 22, 1866	Nov 1, 1867	528
16	José María Rojas Garrido	Apr 1, 1866	May 22, 1866	51
15	Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera	May 14, 1863	Apr 8, 1864	330
14	Bartolomé Calvo	Apr 1, 1861	Jun 10, 1861	70
13	Juan José Nieto Gil	Jan 25, 1861	Jul 18, 1861	174
12	Mariano Ospina Rodríguez	May 22, 1858	Mar 31, 1861	1,044
11	José de Obaldía	Dec 4, 1854	Apr 1, 1855	118
10	José María Melo	Apr 17, 1854	Dec 4, 1854	231
9	José María Obando	Apr 1, 1853	Apr 17, 1854	381
8	Pedro Alcántara Herrán	Apr 1, 1841	Apr 1, 1845	1,461
7	Francisco de Paula Santander	Oct 7, 1832	Apr 1, 1837	1,637
6	Domingo Caycedo	May 3, 1831	Nov 22, 1831	203
5	Domingo Caycedo	May 4, 1830	Jun 13, 1830	40
4	Simón Bolívar	Dec 17, 1819	Apr 27, 1830	3,784
3	José Miguel Pey de Andrade	Mar 28, 1815	Jul 28, 1815	122
2	Custodio García Rovira	Dec 12, 1814	Mar 28, 1815	106
1	Camilo Torres Tenorio	Oct 4, 1812	Oct 5, 1814	731

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Colombia?

Abelardo de la Espriella has been President of Colombia since Aug 7, 2026.

Who is the longest-serving President of Colombia?

Simón Bolívar, with 3,784 days in office.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Colombia?

Across 62 completed terms, the average president of Colombia has served 1,001 days (about 2.7 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 2,045 days.