Ernesto Samper

His Excellency

Ernesto Samper Pizano
His Excellency; Ernesto Samper Pizano
29th President of Colombia
	In office; 7 August 1994 – 7 August 1998
Vice President	Humberto De la Calle Lombana (1994-1996); Carlos Lemos Simmonds (1996-1998);
Preceded by	César Gaviria Trujillo
Succeeded by	Andrés Pastrana Arango
4th Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 August 2014
Preceded by	Alí Rodríguez Araque
17th Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
	In office; 18 October 1995 – 7 August 1998
Preceded by	Suharto
Succeeded by	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Colombia Ambassador to Spain
	In office; 1991–1993
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by	William Jaramillo Gómez
Succeeded by	María Emma Mejía Vélez
1st Minister of Economic Development of Colombia
	In office; 7 August 1990 – 28 October 1991
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Succeeded by	Jorge Ospina Sardi
Senator of Colombia
	In office; 20 July 1986 – 20 July 1990
Personal details
Born	3 August 1950; Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Silvia Arbeláez (1972–1975); Jacquin Strouss Lucena (1979–present);
Children	Andrés Samper Arbeláez; Felipe Samper Strouss; Miguel Samper Strouss;
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University (Lic, 1973); Columbia University (BA, 1979);
Profession	Economist

Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 3 August 1950)^[1] is a Colombian politician. He served as the 29th President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998, representing the Liberal Party.

References

↑ Samper Pizano, Ernesto (1992). Apertura & modernización [Opening and Modernization] (in Spanish). OCLC 253941439.

Other websites

Biography by Fundación CIDOB Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

[apertura-1] Samper Pizano, Ernesto (1992). Apertura & modernización [Opening and Modernization] (in Spanish). OCLC 253941439.

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