The governor of Valle del Cauca (
Spanish: Gobernador del Valle del Cauca) is the maximum administrative and political authority in the
Valle del Cauca Department of
Colombia. This political official is elected by popular vote by means of a
simple majority system and for a period of four years. The current governor of Valle del Cauca is
Dilian Francisca Toro.
Decree number 340 of April 16, 1910 divided the Colombian territory into 13 departments, whereby the former departments of
Cartago,
Buga and
Cali were combined to form a single one with the name of "Valle del Cauca Department". In this same decree the city of
Santiago de Cali was appointed the departmental capital.
According to the
Constitution of 1991, the exercise of the executive power in this region of the country is vested in one individual, named "Governor of the Valle del Cauca Department", elected by popular vote since 1991 (previously appointed by the
President of the Republic), for a period of four years without immediate reelection. Mandate will start every January 1 following the election year.