Juan Fernando Cristo
Colombian lawyer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (born 11 July 1964) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who was a Colombian Senator from 1998-2014 Minister of the Interior from 2014-2017.[1] In this capacity, he played a key role in negotiating and implementing the peace accords signed with FARC.[2]
Juan Fernando Cristo | |
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Minister of Interior | |
In office 7 August 2014 – 25 May 2017 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Aurelio Iragorri |
Succeeded by | Guillermo Rivera |
President of the Senate | |
In office 20 July 2013 – 20 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Roy Barreras |
Succeeded by | Jose David Name |
Senator of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1998 – 20 July 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964 (age 59) Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Alma mater | University of the Andes |
Juan Fernando Cristo is the son of Colombian senator Jorge Cristo Sahium, who was assassinated in 1997.[3] He studied law at the University of the Andes. Starting in 1993, he served Colombia as a diplomat for several years. After his father's assassination, he ran for the Colombian senate, an office he held from 1998-2014. During his last year in office, he was president of the Senate. From 2014-2017, he was the Minister of the Interior for the second government of Juan Manuel Santos.[4]
On May 25, 2017, Cristo announced his candidacy for Colombian's presidency in the 2018 election.[5] However, he lost the Liberal Party candidacy to Humberto de la Calle, who subsequently lost the general election to right-wing candidate Iván Duque Márquez.[4]