Colombia

House of RepresentativesSenate

Senate

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Parliamentary budget

Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget: Parliament; The Executive; Parliament and the Executive together; Other
Parliament
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National currency
Colombian Peso (COP)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
1358.65 (2021)
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Link to the parliamentary budget
https://www.camara.gov.co/?m=1
Budget for the chamber
238,248,913,360 (2017)
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State budget, per year
224,400,000,000,000 (2017)
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Parliamentary staff

The parliamentary administration is independent from the government Members of the parliamentary administration may be fully independent from the government For example, certain countries have a ‘parliamentary civil service’ that is different from the general civil service, which works for the Executive.
Yes
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Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff Certain parliaments control the recruitment of parliamentary staff. Parliament decides - independently from the government- when to recruit staff, what procedures to use, who to recruit, etc.
Yes
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There is one or more gender equality policies that apply to the parliamentary administration Parliaments may have one or more official gender equality policies - or be subject to national policies, laws or guidelines - that address issues such as the recruitment and promotion of women staff, family-friendly work arrangements, and gender based-discrimination and harassment.
No
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Number of permanent staff for each chamber
298 (2017)
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Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General Authority that selects the Secretary General.
Other
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Notes
The plenary session of the Senate elects the Secretary General from among the candidates nominated by delegates of each political party.
Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Yes
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Length of term of the Secretary General
A fixed number of years
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Length of the fixed term for the Secretary General (years)
2
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Parliamentary staff