Casa de Nariño, the presidential palace in Bogotá houses the President of Colombia and maximum representative of the Executive Branch of Colombia. The Casa de Nariño (Spanish for House of Nariño) or Palacio de Nariño (Spanish for Palace of Nariño) is the official home and principal workplace of Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá List of Presidents of Colombia The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia is the Head of state and Head of government of the Republic of Colombia

The Executive Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of separation of powers. The Government of Colombia is according to the Colombian Constitution of 1991 within the framework of a presidential Welfare state and Unitary republic Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The Political Constitution of Colombia, promulgated in 1991 and better known as the Constitution of 1991, is the current governing document of the Republic of Colombia Separation of powers, a term ascribed to French Enlightenment Political philosopher Baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the Governance The executive branch is led by the President of Colombia (elected by popular vote for a 4 year term) and its collaborating intitutions; mainly the Council of Ministers (including Military and law enforcement agencies) and administrative departments supporting the executive branch (appointed by the president). List of Presidents of Colombia The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia is the Head of state and Head of government of the Republic of Colombia The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia is part of the executive power and according to the presidential orientation of the Colombian Constitution of The Military of Colombia, officially the Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia is the Armed forces of Colombia. The Colombian National Police (Spanish Policía Nacional de Colombia) is the National police force of the Republic of Colombia. The Government entities of Colombia (Entidades Gubernamentales de Colombia are entities of the Government of Colombia.

Each Department (Province) is led by a "Department Governor" with derogatory functions from the president of Colombia to govern in its respective Department. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments ( Spanish: departamentos, sing Governor 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

Further more, each Municipality 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. The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia.

See also

• List of entities in the executive branch of Colombia

External links

• (Spanish) Administrative Department of Public Functions
• (Spanish) Presidency of Colombia