List of Governors of the Department of Quindío
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The Governor of the Department of Quindío heads the executive branch of the government of the Colombia
n department of Quindío and is Commander-in-Chief of the department’s police forces. He or she is the highest ranking official in the department, serving as the main agent for the President of Colombia
to carry on the task of maintaining public order and the execution of the general economic policy, and all matters of law passed down for the nation. The current governor is Julio Cesar López Espinosa.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n department of Quindío and is Commander-in-Chief of the department’s police forces. He or she is the highest ranking official in the department, serving as the main agent for the President of Colombia
President of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
to carry on the task of maintaining public order and the execution of the general economic policy, and all matters of law passed down for the nation. The current governor is Julio Cesar López Espinosa.
| Incumbent | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | |
| Ancízar López López | June 1, 1966 | March 14, 1969 |
| Jorge Arango Mejía | March 15, 1969 | August 25, 1970 |
| Rogelio González Ceballos | August 26, 1970 | October 6, 1972 |
| Jesús Antonio Niño Díaz | October 7, 1972 | August 8, 1974 |
| Jorge Iván Echeverri Osorio | August 19, 1974 | September 26, 1975 |
| Diego Moreno Jaramillo | September 27, 1975 | May 21, 1976 |
| Lucelly García de Montoya | May 21, 1976 | August 5, 1978 |
| Olma Inés Beltrán de Mejía | August 5, 1978 | August 25, 1978 |
| Mario Gómez Ramírez | August 25, 1978 | December 19, 1979 |
| Volney Toro Arbeláez | December 20, 1979 | June 6, 1980 |
| Silvio Ceballos Restrepo | June 7, 1980 | March 17, 1981 |
| Jesús Antonio Niño Díaz | March 18, 1981 | August 27, 1982 |
| Hernán Palacio Jaramillo | August 28, 1982 | August 29, 1983 |
| Jaime Lopera Gutiérrez | August 30, 1983 | August 7, 1984 |
| Rodrigo Gómez Jaramillo | August 8, 1984 | August 27, 1986 |
| David Barros Vélez | August 28, 1986 | November 20, 1987 |
| Luís Guillermo Guinand | November 20, 1987 | January 13, 1988 |
| Carlos Alberto Gómez Buendía | January 13, 1988 | January 4, 1990 |
| Belén Sánchez Cáceres | January 5, 1990 | August 22, 1990 |
| Samuel Grisales Grisales | August 23, 1990 | June 13, 1991 |
| Alberto Restrepo Jaramillo | June 13, 1991 | December 31, 1991 |
| Mario Gómez Ramírez | January 1, 1992 | December 31, 1994 |
| Belén Sánchez Cáceres | January 1, 1995 | December 31, 1997 |
| Henry Gómez Tabares | January 1, 1998 | December 31, 2000 |
| Luís Fernando Velásquez Botero | January 1, 2001 | December 31, 2003 |
| Amparo Arbeláez Escalante | January 1, 2004 | December 31, 2007 |
| Julio Cesar López Espinosa | January 1, 2008 | present |