Carlos Holguín Sardi

Carlos Holguín Sardi
3rd Minister of the Interior and Justice of Colombia
In office 22 August 2006 (2006-08-22) – 20 June 2008 (2008-06-20)
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Sabas Pretelt de la Vega
Succeeded by	Fabio Valencia Cossio
Senator of Colombia
In office 20 July 1998 (1998-07-20) – 20 July 2006 (2006-07-20)
In office 20 July 1982 (1982-07-20) – 20 July 1990 (1990-07-20)
64th Governor of Valle del Cauca
In office 1 January 1991 (1991-01-01) – 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)
Preceded by	Luis Fernando Cruz Gómez
Succeeded by	Germán Villegas Villegas
President of the Senate of Colombia
In office 20 July 1983 (1983-07-20) – 20 July 1984 (1984-07-20)
Preceded by	Bernardo Guerra Serna
Succeeded by	José Name Terán
54th Governor of Valle del Cauca
In office 6 September 1976 (1976-09-06) – 1 September 1978 (1978-09-01)
President	Alfonso López Michelsen
Preceded by	Raúl Orejuela Bueno
Succeeded by	Jaime Arizabaleta Calderón
20th Minister of Communications of Colombia
In office 13 April 1973 (1973-04-13) – 7 August 1974 (1974-08-07)
President	Misael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded by	Juan Bautista Fernandez Renowitzky
Succeeded by	Jaime Garcia Parra
Mayor of Santiago de Cali
In office September 1970 – 13 April 1973 (1973-04-13)
Preceded by	José Vicente Borrero Velasco
Succeeded by	Alfredo Carvajal Sinisterra
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office 20 July 1966 (1966-07-20) – 20 July 1970 (1970-07-20)
Constituency	Valle del Cauca Department
Personal details
Born	(1940-09-16) 16 September 1940 (age 76) Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Blanca Lilia Molina (divorced) Amparo Bouzas Quintero
Children	Mónica María Holguín Molina Carlos José Holguín Molina Diana Patricia Holguín Molina
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Carlos Holguín Sardi (born 16 December 1940) was the 64th and 54th Governor of Valle del Cauca. A Conservative party politician, he served as the 3rd Minister of the Interior and Justice of Colombia from 2006 to 2008, and as the 20th Minister of Communications of Colombia from 1973 to 1974.

When he was just 25, he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for Valle del Cauca and served from 1966 to 1970. He was elected again to Congress in 1982 as Senator of Colombia and served from 1982 to 1990, and again from 1998 to 2006.

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