Acting President of Colombia

{{short description|Person acting as Colombian president when the office holder is incapacitated}}

An acting president of Colombia is a person who lawfully exercises the powers and duties of the President of Colombia even though that person does not hold office in his own right. There is an established line of presidential succession in which officials of the Colombian national government can be called upon to assume presidential responsibilities if the main president becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, is removed from office (by Impeachment by accusation by the Supreme Court of Justice) during his four-year term, or if a president-elect has not been elected by Inauguration Day or has not qualified by that date.

The vice president immediately assumes the presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president from office. Similarly, if a president-elect died during the transition period, or declined to serve, the vice president-elect would become president on Inauguration Day. A vice president can also become acting president if the president becomes incapacitated. If the presidency and vice presidency were simultaneously vacant, the eventual successor will not become president, but only will be in charge. Since 1886 to date, nineteen people, including three vice presidents and sixteen designates have served as acting president.

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|+ Vice presidents and designates who served as acting president

!scope="col"| Acting President

!scope="col"| Beginning

!scope="col"| End

!scope="col"| President

!scope="col"| Reason

José María Campo{{Cite web|url=https://www.lineasdeltiempo.com/p/jose-maria-campo-serrano.html|title=José María Campo Serrano|publisher=lineasdeltiempo.com}}

| 7 August 1886

| 7 January 1887

| rowspan="5"| Rafael Núñez

| rowspan="5"| Disease

rowspan="2" | Eliseo Payán{{Cite web|url=http://historico.presidencia.gov.co/asiescolombia/presidentes/33.htm|title=Eliseo Payán|publisher=historico.presidencia.gov.co}}

| 5 January 1887

| 4 June 1887

12 December 1887

| 8 February 1888

Carlos Holguín Mallarino{{Cite web|url=https://www.banrepcultural.org/biblioteca-virtual/credencial-historia/numero-58/carlos-holguin-cien-anos-de-la-muerte-de-un-presidente|title=Carlos Holguín (1832- 1894), Cien años de la muerte de un presidente|access-date=August 12, 2023|date=July 21, 2017|last=Valencia Llano|first=Alonso|publisher=banrepcultural.org}}

| 7 August 1888

| 7 August 1892

Miguel Antonio Caro

| 7 August 1892

| 7 August 1898

Antonio Basilio Cuervo{{Cite web|url=https://enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org/index.php/Antonio_Basilio_Cuervo|title=Antonio Basilio Cuervo|publisher=enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org}}

| 16 January 1893

| 17 January 1893

| rowspan="2"| Miguel Antonio Caro

| rowspan="2"| Temporary absence

Guillermo Quintero Calderón{{Cite web|url=https://www.banrepcultural.org/biblioteca-virtual/credencial-historia/numero-82/cien-anos-del-gobierno-de-los-cinco-dias|title=Un designado reemplaza al vicepresidente: Cien años del gobierno de los cinco dias|access-date=August 12, 2023|date=July 21, 2017|last=Peña Aguilera|first=Mario|publisher=banrepcultural.org}}

| 12 March 1896

| 17 March 1896

Euclídes de Angulo

| 9 March 1908

| 14 April 1908

| rowspan="3"| Rafael Reyes

| rowspan="1"| Temporary absence

Jorge Holguín{{Cite web|url=http://historico.presidencia.gov.co/asiescolombia/presidentes/40.htm|title=General Jorge Holguín Jaramillo|publisher=historico.presidencia.gov.co}}

| 9 June 1909

| 4 August 1909

| rowspan="2"| Resignation

Ramón González Valencia

| 4 August 1909

| 7 August 1910

Jorge Holguín

| 11 November 1921

| 7 August 1922

| Marco Fidel Suárez

| Resignation

Carlos Lozano