Constitución en Inglés

202 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 Republic, elected by the Council of State from a short list sent by the Supreme Court of Justice, following the principles of transparency, publicity, citizen participation, and gender equity, for a period of four years. To be elected Auditor General of the Republic, one must to be Colombian by birth, in exercise of citizenship, and more than thirty-five years old, and must hold a university degree in juridical, human, economic, financial, business, or accounting sciences; have professional experience of no less than 5 years or a university professorship for the same length of time; and fulfill the other prerequisites required by law. Those who are or have been members of Congress or have held any public office at the national level except teaching in the year immediately prior to the election will not be allowed to be elected Auditor General. The same applies to those who had been convicted to prison for common crimes. The law will determine the manner of exercising such oversight at the department, district and municipal levels. The Auditor’s term set in the present article will apply for those elected after the promulgation of this Legislative Act. TRANSITIONAL PARAGRAPH