José David Name Cardozo | |
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President of the Senate and the Congress of Colombia | |
Assumed office 20 July 2014 |
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Preceded by | Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos |
Senator of Colombia | |
Assumed office 20 July 2006 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
18 November 1968
Nationality | Colombian |
Political party | Social Party of National Unity |
Spouse(s) | Astrid Correa |
Relations |
José Name Terán (father) Iván Name Vásquez (cousin) |
Alma mater | Autonomous University of the Caribbean |
Profession | Business Administrator |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
José David Name Cardozo (born 18 November 1968) is a Colombian senator. He is a member of the Party of the U, and is the son of former Senator José Name Terán. He became a senator in 2006 after serving as consul of Colombia in New York from 1999 to 2005.
Name is of Lebanese descent and belongs to a strong Lebanese community in Colombia's coast. Name studied business administration at the Autonomous University of the Caribbean in Barranquilla. In the Senate, Name was president of the Fifth Commission of Congress. In November 2008, he received death threats after he headed a campaign to restrict the consumption of tobacco in enclosed spaces.
Name was one of the twelve senators who voted for the TLC with Korea on December 3, 2014.