Jorge Iván Ospina
Mayor of Cali
In office
1 January 2020 – 31 December 2023
Preceded byMaurice Armitage
Succeeded byAlejandro Eder
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 former 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 stayed in position until 31 December 2023.

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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