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Andean Parliament Parlamento Andino | |
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| History | |
| Founded | October 25, 1979 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice-President | |
Vice-President | Martha Ruiz, Colombia |
Vice-President | Mirian Liduvina, Ecuador |
Vice-President | Eduardo Chiliquinga, Peru |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 25 parliamentarians |
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Political groups | |
| Meeting place | |
| Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Andean Parliament is the governing and deliberative body of the Andean Community, conformed by representatives of its four member states Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and one associate member, Chile. It is composed of 25 parliamentarians, five representing each state.
It was created on 25 October 1979, in La Paz, Bolivia, through the Constitutive Treaty signed by the chancellors of the five member states, including Venezuela at the time. It entered into force in January 1984. Venezuela abandoned both the Andean Community and the Parliament in 2006. Chile joined the Parliament in 2015, despite not being a full member of the Andean Community.
The Andean Parliament has its headquarters in Bogotá and is administered by the Secretary General. In addition, each country has national headquarters that serve as liaison and coordination bodies.
The main functions of the Andean Parliament include legislative harmonization in its member countries, permanent and active representation of the peoples of the region, guaranteeing their participation and strengthening of the integration process, and parliamentary management through the political control of institutions of the Andean Integration System (SAI).[1]
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