Jorge Iván Ospina

Jorge Ivan Ospina
Jorge Ivan Ospina
Mayor of Santiago de Cali
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2020
Preceded by	Maurice Armitage
	In office; 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011
Preceded by	Sabas Ramiro Tafur Reyes
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Guerrero Velasco
Senator of Colombia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 July 2014
Personal details
Born	1 October 1965; Cali, Colombia
Political party	Green Alliance
Alma mater	University of Havana
Profession	Surgeon; Politician

Jorge Iván Ospina (born October 1965 in Santiago de 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 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 28th, 2007. Ospina won with 44% of the vote, leaving Lloreda with 39%, and the remaining 17% being distributed amongst the other 6 candidates.

References

"Reference at www.elpais.com.co". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
"El médico Jorge Iván Ospina gana la alcaldía de Cali". 28 October 2007.

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[1] "Reference at www.elpais.com.co". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2016-12-26.

[2] "El médico Jorge Iván Ospina gana la alcaldía de Cali". 28 October 2007.