Jorge Ivan Ospina | |
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Senator of Colombia | |
Assumed office 20 July 12014 |
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Mayor of Santiago de Cali | |
In office 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011 |
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Preceded by | Sabas Ramiro Tafur Reyes |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo Guerrero Velasco |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cali, Colombia |
1 October 1965
Political party | Green Alliance |
Alma mater | University of Havana |
Profession |
Surgeon Politician |
Jorge Iván Ospina (born October 1965 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian Senator and former mayor of Santiago de Cali, the third largest city in Colombia and the economic hub for Southwestern Colombia. Ospina is also a doctor who has worked in the hospital located on the University of Valle, called, el hospital Universitario del Valle. Ospina's father, Ivan was a guerrilla fighter and co-founder of the revolutionary group 19th of April Movement (M-19).
Ospina defeated Francisco Lloreda in the Colombian elections which were on October 28, 2007. Ospina won with 44%, leaving Lloreda with 39%, and 17% distributed by the other 6 Mayor of Cali candidates.