Gustavo Bell Lemus
| Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus | |
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| Colombia Ambassador to Cuba | |
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Assumed office 7 March 2011 |
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| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Julio Londoño Paredes |
| 7th Vice President of Colombia | |
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In office 7 August 1998 – 7 August 2002 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Carlos Lemos Simmonds |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Santos Calderón |
| Colombian Minister of National Defence | |
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In office 11 June 2001 – 7 August 2002 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Luis Fernando Ramírez Acuña |
| Succeeded by | Marta Lucía Ramírez |
| 53rd Governor of Atlántico | |
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In office 1 January 1992 – 1 January 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Arnold Gómez Mendoza |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Polo Hernández |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 February 1957 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | María Mercedes de la Espriella |
| Children | María Alexandra Bell de la Espriella |
| Alma mater |
Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, MSc) St Antony's College, Oxford (PhD) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Economist, Historian |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus (born 1 February 1957) is the current Ambassador of Colombia to Cuba. A lawyer, economist and historian, he served as the seventh Vice President of Colombia between 1998 and 2002 under the administration of Andrés Pastrana Arango, during which time he also served concurrently as High Commissioner for Human Rights of Colombia and as Minister of National Defence between 2001 and 2002. In 1992, as the 53rd Governor of Atlántico, he became the first popularly elected Governor of the Department following the enactment of the 1991 Colombian Constitution.
Bell attended the Pontifical Xavierian University where he obtained a double degree in Laws and Socioeconomics. He completed graduate studies at the University of the Andes on a Constitutional Bicentenary scholarship from the Bank of the Republic [Colombia], the Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos at Seville on a research scholarship from Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and St Antony's College, Oxford on a British Council scholarship, where he also obtained a Ph.D in Modern History.
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