Humberto De la Calle
| Humberto de la Calle Lombana | |
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| 5th Vice President of Colombia | |
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In office 7 August 1994 – 10 September 1997 |
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| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Preceded by | Ramón González Valencia |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Lemos Simmonds |
| Minister of Interior and Justice | |
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In office 2000–2001 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Néstor Humberto Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Armando Estrada Villa |
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In office 1990–1993 |
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| President | César Gaviria Trujillo |
| Preceded by | Julio César Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | Fabio Villegas Ramírez |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Colombia | |
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In office 1986–1987 |
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| Nominated by | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
| Colombia Ambassador to Spain | |
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In office 15 October 1998 – 1998 |
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| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Preceded by | María Emma Mejía Vélez |
| 24th Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom | |
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In office 15 October 1998 – 2000 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Carlos Lemos Simmonds |
| Succeeded by | Victor Guillermo Ricardo Piñeros |
| Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States | |
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In office 15 March 2001 – 10 March 2003 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero |
| Succeeded by | Horacio Serpa Uribe |
| Personal details | |
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14 July 1946 Manzanares, Caldas |
| Political party | Colombian Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalba Restrepo |
| Alma mater | University of Caldas |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Humberto de la Calle Lombana (born 14 July 1946 in Manzanares, Caldas) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as Vice President of Colombia from 1994 to 1997. De La Calle served in the cabinet as Interior Minister under two Presidents, Andres Pastrana and Cesar Gaviria. He also served as Ambassador to the Spain and the United Kingdom. After 2003, De La Calle worked at his own Law firm which specialises in advising and representing International clients in Colombia. In October 2012 he was appointed by President Juan Manuel Santos as the chief negotiator in Colombian peace process with the FARC.
During his high school years, De La Calle was a known activist of Nadaism and an admirer of Colombian poet Gonzalo Arango. He studied at the University of Caldas where he earned a Law degree and met his future wife and mother of his 3 children. De La Calle then went onto study International Law at the Inter-American Judicial Committee in 1979.
De la Calle became a professor while practicing his law profession under private law firms. He started teaching in 1978 and became Dean in the universities of Caldas and Manizales until 1980. He also taught in prestigious universities from Bogotá, such as Andes University and Our Lady of the Rosary University.
For almost a decade De la Calle served in the Judicial Branch; he was appointed National Register of the Civil State in the late 1980s during the administration of President Belisario Betancur. In 1986 De la Calle also served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.
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