Jorge Iván Ospina

Jorge Iván Ospina (born October 1965 in Cali, Colombia) 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 located in 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).

Jorge Ivan Ospina
Mayor of Santiago de Cali
Assumed office
1 January 2020
Preceded byMaurice Armitage
In office
1 January 2008  31 December 2011
Preceded bySabas Ramiro Tafur Reyes
Succeeded byRodrigo Guerrero Velasco
Senator of Colombia
Assumed office
20 July 2014
Personal details
Born (1965-10-01) 1 October 1965
Cali, Colombia
Political partyGreen Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Havana
ProfessionSurgeon
Politician

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 other 17% being distributed amongst the other 6 candidates.

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