Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca

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Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca

Asamblea Departamental del Valle del Cauca

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The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca (Spanish: Asamblea Departamental del Valle del Cauca) is the department assembly of the Colombian Valle del Cauca Department. The assembly is part of the Colombian legislative branch of government at a Provincial level and its main function is to debate, approve or change the local ordinances.

## History

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The history of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca has its roots in the creation of the Valle del Cauca Department.

### Hostage crisis

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Main article: Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis

As part of the Colombian armed conflict on April 12, 2002, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stormed the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca and kidnapped 12 Deputies of the Valle del Cauca Department to pressure a prisoner exchange between them and the government and to negotiate the demilitarization of the municipalities of Florida and Pradera to initiate peace dialogues.[1]

## Functions

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The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca sessions regularly in ordinary sessions during six months in three periods of two months and can be prolonged for up to ten days. Extraordinary sessions can be called up by the Governor of Valle del Cauca to analyze certain projects specifically. The deputies are in charge of analyzing for approval or disapproval of ordinances after three discussion debates that once approved are then sanctioned and signed by the governor of Valle del Cauca.

## Organization

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The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca is headed by the Mesa Directiva (literally "Directorate Table"), which is integrated by the president of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca, first vice president, second vice president and general secretary.

### Members

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Since the 2015 regional elections,[2] the members of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca for the 2016–2019 term are:[3]

Office | Party | Officer | Ref

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President of the Department Assembly  | Colombian Conservative Party | José Snehider Rivas Ayala  | [3]
First vice president  | Social Party of National Unity | Manuel Laureano Torres Moreno  | [3]
Second Vice President  | MIRA political party | Ramiro Rivera Villa | [3]
General Secretary  |  | Sebastian Jare Quiñonez Castillo  | [3]
Party | Deputy

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Social Party of National Unity (U) |

* Juan Carlos Garces Rojas
* Guillermo Montalvo Orozco
* Martha Lucía Velez Mejia
* Manuel Laureano Torres Moreno
* Juan Carlos Rengifo Arboleda

Democratic Center (CD) |

* Julio Cesar Gaviria Varela
* Juana Eloisa Cataño Muñoz

Colombian Conservative Party (C) |

* Jose Snehider Rivas Ayala
* Amanda Ramirez Giraldo
* John Jairo Caicedo Villegas
* Carlos Alberto Orozco Franco

Colombian Liberal Party (L) |

* Myriam Cristina Juri Montes
* Géssica Vallejo Valencia
* Hugo Armando Bohórquez Chavarro
* Luzdey Martínez Martínez
* Diana Patricia Moreno Cetina

Radical Change (CR) |

* Mariluz Zuluaga Santa
* Antonio Ospina Carballo

Green Alliance (AV) |

* Maria Isabel Moreno Salazar

MIRA political party (MIRA) |

* Ramiro Rivera Villa

Alternative Democratic Pole (POLO) |

* Rolando Caicedo Arroyo

#### 2008-2011 term

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Name | Party[4]

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Camilo Escobar Osorio[n 1] | Colombian Conservative Party (C)
Alvaro López Gil
Mario Germán Fernández De Soto Sánchez
Emilio Merino González
Amanda Ramírez Giraldo
Rubiel Antonio Muñoz Corrales | Citizens' Convergence[n 2]
Jaime Aguilar Domínguez
Juan Eccehomo Calimán Pabón
Yiminson Figueroa Carabalí[n 3]
Andrés Felipe Solarte[n 4] | Social Party of National Unity (U)
Edgar Libardo Mejía Gallego
Mauricio Martínez Prado
Antonio Ospina Carballo | Radical Change (CR)
Gustavo Adolfo González Blandón[n 5]
José Fabio Rojas Giraldo
Marino Del Río Uribe | Colombian Liberal Party (L)
Norberto Tascón Ospina[n 6]
Myriam Cristina Juri Montes
Fernando Forero Cruz | Alternative Democratic Pole (POLO)
Ana Milena Ortiz Sánchez
Álvaro Elías Martínez[n 7][5] | MIRA political party (MIRA)

## Notes

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1. ^ Succeeded Cristian Garcés, who resigned his seat.
2. ^ Renamed as National Integration Party (Colombia)
3. ^ Succeeded Blanca Oliva Cardona
4. ^ Succeeded José Ritter López Peña, who resigned his seat to run for Mayor of Palmira in 2011
5. ^ Succeeded Fernando Vargas Restrepo
6. ^ Succeeded Juan Carlos Salazar
7. ^ Succeeded Guillermina Bravo Montaño, who resigned her seat to run for Governor of Valle del Cauca in 2011

## See also

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* Governor of Valle del Cauca Department
* List of Colombian Department Assemblies
* Legislative Branch of Colombia

## References

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1. ^ (in Spanish) "Ex diputados piden acuerdo humanitario! Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine El País.com.co Accessed 1 September 2007.
2. ^ "Composición Asamblea del Valle 2016-2019" (in Spanish). Supernoticias del Valle (in Spanish). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
3. ^ a b c d e "Diputados" (in Spanish). Official website of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2018.
4. ^ Elecciones 2007 - Curules ganadas por partidos
5. ^ Periódico El País (3 Oct 2011). ""Tenemos que reestructurar la economía del Valle del Cauca": Guillermina Bravo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 Nov 2015.

## External links

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* (in Spanish) Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca official website[permanent dead link‍]