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List of governors of Cesar Department

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Source revisionJun 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ6572242 ↗
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The governor of Cesar Department is the popularly elected leader of the department of Cesar in northern Colombia to manage executive functions.

Since the establishment of the Cesar Department on December 21, 1967, governors were appointed by the president of Colombia until the Colombian Constitution of 1991 changed it to election by popular vote.

Governors

See also

List of mayors of Valledupar

List of Colombian department governors

References

"Reseña Histórica de la Creación del Departamento del Cesar" (DOC) (in Spanish). Gobernación del Cesar. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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