Juan Fernando Cristo | |
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Minister of Interior | |
Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
President | Gustavo Petro |
Preceded by | Luis Fernando Velasco |
In office 7 August 2014 – 25 May 2017 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Aurelio Iragorri |
Succeeded by | Guillermo Rivera |
Senator of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1998 – 20 July 2014 | |
President of the Senate | |
In office 20 July 2013 – 20 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Roy Barreras |
Succeeded by | Jose David Name |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos 11 July 1964 Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Alma mater | University of the Andes |
Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (born 11 July 1964) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as a Colombian Senator from 1998 to 2014, and was Minister of the Interior under Juan Manuel Santos from 2014 to 2017.[1] In this capacity, he played a key role in negotiating and implementing the peace accords signed with FARC.[2] He was reappointed Minister of the Interior in 2024 by President Gustavo Petro.