of the Department of Santander by popular vote in the regional elections. He took office on 1 January 2008. See also Ernesto Samper 8000 Process Cali Cartel References External links Presidential campaign 2002 1943 births 2020 deaths Candidates for President of Colombia 20th-century Colombian judges Colombian Liberal Party politicians Colombian Ministers of Government Colombian Ministers of the Interior Colombian political scientists Free University of Colombia faculty Governors of Santander Department Inspectors General of Colombia Mayors of places in Colombia Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Members of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia Members of the Senate of Colombia People from Bucaramanga Permanent Representatives of Colombia to the Organization of American States Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia University of Atlántico alumni