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Government of Putumayo
- Spanish: Gobernación de Putumayo
Governs Putumayo
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Source: constituteproject.org, checkedAt a glance
What it's for
The governor directs and coordinates departmental administration, presents development plans and the budget to the assembly, and acts as the President's agent for public order and national policy (Constitution arts. 303 and 305).
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Who sits on it
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Governor
Elected
- JA Jhon Gabriel Molina Acosta Governor · since March 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Governor constituteproject.org · checked
- Jhon Gabriel Molina Acosta as Governor
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Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitución Política de Colombia 1991 (Constitute Project Spanish text), read 2026-10-12: governors/mayor and departmental assemblies/Council of Bogotá exist, arts. 299-305, 322-323. For: Government of Putumayo
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitución Política de Colombia 1991 (Constitute Project Spanish text), read 2026-10-12: powers text. For: What it's for
- constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names of the bodies as used in the Constitution (Gobernación, Asamblea Departamental, Concejo), read 2026-10-12. For: Government of Putumayo in Spanish
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitución Política de Colombia 1991 (Constitute Project Spanish text), read 2026-10-12: governor four-year elected term and no immediate re-election (art. 303); assembly 11-31 members (art. 299); 45 Bogotá councillors and mayor (art. 323); cifra repartidora (art. 263). For: Governor
- putumayo.gov.co · checked Gobernación del Putumayo, Gabinete Departamental - Gobernador, read 2026-10-12: Jhon Gabriel Molina Acosta is Gobernador, "Fecha de ingreso 25 de marzo de 2025" (term start_date). For: Jhon Gabriel Molina Acosta as Governor
- wapp.registraduria.gov.co · checked Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil, Elecciones atípicas 2025-2026 (lists Putumayo 2025-02-23, Vichada 2025-06-15, Magdalena 2025-11-23, San Andrés 2026-07-05); winners from press: El Colombiano (Putumayo), El País Cali/El Espectador (Vichada), El Tiempo (Magdalena), Noticias Caracol preconteo (San Andrés). Fallback: press, because Registraduría page lists no winners. For: Jhon Gabriel Molina Acosta as Governor
- es.wikipedia.org · checked es.wikipedia, Elecciones regionales de Colombia de 2023, read 2026-10-12: governors and Bogotá mayor elected 2023-10-29. Fallback: Wikipedia (es) results page, because the Registraduría site returned HTTP 403; cross-checked against El Colombiano's list of 32 elected governors. For: Jhon Gabriel Molina Acosta as Governor
- www1.funcionpublica.gov.co · checked Congreso de la República, Ley 163 de 1994 (Diario Oficial 41.523, 1994-09-02), art. 1 "FECHA DE ELECCIONES", via Función Pública Gestor Normativo, read 2026-10-12: governors, mayors, deputies and councillors are elected on the last Sunday of October. For: General election, October 31, 2027
- elpais.com.co · checked El País Cali, Elecciones de 2027: fechas clave, read 2026-10-12: regional elections scheduled 2027-10-31, terms end 2027-12-31; Vanguardia 2026-10-08 says Registraduría has not confirmed the calendar. Fallback: press, because no official calendar published yet. For: General election, October 31, 2027
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