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Horacio Serpa Uribe | |
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 Serpa campaigning in 2006 | |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2014 – 20 July 2018 | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Governor of Santander | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 1 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo Heliodoro Aguilar Naranjo |
| Succeeded by | Richard Alfonso Aguilar Villa |
| Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States | |
| In office 10 March 2003 – 24 September 2004 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | Humberto de la Calle Lombana |
| Succeeded by | Alvaro Tirado Mejía |
| 1st Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| President | Ernesto Samper |
| Preceded by | Fabio Villegas Ramírez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Holmes Trujillo García |
| Co-President of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia | |
| In office 5 February 1991 – 4 July 1991 Serving with Álvaro Gómez Hurtado and Antonio Navarro Wolff | |
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| Succeeded by |
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| Inspector General of Colombia | |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Gómez Méndez |
| Minister of Government | |
| In office 1990–1990 | |
| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Preceded by | Carlos A Lemos Simmonds |
| Succeeded by | Julio César Sánchez García |
| Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 1974–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Rogelio Ayala |
| Constituency | Santander |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Horacio Serpa Uribe 4 January 1943 Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia |
| Died | 31 October 2020 (aged 77) Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Rosa Moncada Ruiz(1974—present) |
| Children | Sandra Serpa Moncada Rosa Serpa Moncada Horacio Serpa Moncada |
| Alma mater | University of Atlantico |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Horacio Serpa Uribe (4 January 1943 – 31 October 2020)[1] was a Colombian lawyer, politician and senator. Serpa ran as the Colombian Liberal Party candidate for president on three occasions; in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He previously served as congressman for Santander as senator, Inspector General of Colombia, president of the National Constituent Assembly, Minister of the Interior, and as ambassador to the Organization of American States. He was also involved in the 8000 process scandal in which money from the Cali Cartel entered the presidential campaign of Liberal candidate Ernesto Samper. In 2007 Serpa ran for the governorship of Santander Department and was elected on 28 October in the regional elections.
- ^ "Falleció a los 77 años el excandidato a la presidencia Horacio Serpa". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2020.