Jorge Iván Ospina
Mayor of Cali
Assumed office
1 January 2020
Preceded byMaurice Armitage
Succeeded byAlejandro Eder (elected)
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011
Preceded bySabas Tafur
Succeeded byRodrigo Guerrero
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2014 – 15 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Jorge Iván Ospina Gómez

(1965-10-01) 1 October 1965
Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political partyGreen Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Havana
ProfessionSurgeon
Politician

Jorge Iván Ospina Gómez (born 1 October 1965) is a former Colombian Senator and current mayor of Santiago de Cali, the third largest city in Colombia and the economic hub for Southwestern Colombia.[1] Ospina is also a doctor who has worked in the hospital of the University of Valle, known as the Hospital Universitario del Valle Evaristo Garcia.[2] Ospina's father, Ivan Marino Ospina, was a guerrilla fighter and co-founder of the revolutionary group 19th of April Movement (M-19). Ospina was sworn in as mayor on 1 January 2019 and will stay in position until 1 January 2024.

Election

Ospina defeated Francisco Lloreda in the Colombian elections, which were held on October 28, 2007. Ospina won with 44% of the vote, leaving Lloreda with 39%, and the remaining 17% being distributed amongst the other 6 candidates.

References

  1. ↑ "Reference at www.elpais.com.co". Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "El médico Jorge Iván Ospina gana la alcaldía de Cali". 28 October 2007.
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