Jorge Iván Ospina
Jorge Iván Ospina | |
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| Colombian Ambassador to Palestine | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Mayor of Cali | |
| In office 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Armitage |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Eder |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sabas Tafur |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Guerrero |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2014 – 15 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Iván Ospina Gómez 1 October 1965 Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
| Political party | Green Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Havana |
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Jorge Iván Ospina Gómez (born 1 October 1965) is a former Colombian Senator and former mayor of Santiago de Cali, the third-largest city in Colombia and the economic hub for Southwestern Colombia.[1] Ospina is also a doctor who has worked in the hospital of the University of Valle, known as the Hospital Universitario del Valle Evaristo Garcia.[2] Ospina's father, Ivan Marino Ospina, was a guerrilla fighter and co-founder of the revolutionary group 19th of April Movement (M-19). Ospina was sworn in as mayor on 1 January 2019 and stayed in position until 31 December 2023.
Election
Ospina defeated Francisco Lloreda in the 2007 Colombian regional and municipal elections, which were held on 28 October. Ospina won with 44% of the vote, leaving Lloreda with 39%, and the remaining 17% being distributed amongst the other 6 candidates.
References
- ^ "Sancionan al exalcalde de Cali Jorge Iván Ospina por irregularidades en contratación" [The former mayor of Cali Jorge Iván Ospina is sanctioned for irregularities in hiring]. El País (in Spanish). 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "El médico Jorge Iván Ospina gana la alcaldía de Cali" [Doctor Jorge Iván Ospina wins the mayorship of Cali]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 28 October 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2024.