| Germán Zea Hernández | |
| Office: | Minister of Government |
| Term Start: | 7 August 1978 |
| Term End: | 15 May 1981 |
| President: | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| Predecessor: | Alfredo Araújo Grau |
| Successor: | Jorge Mario Eastman Robledo |
| Order2: | 15th |
| Office2: | Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations |
| Term Start2: | 1975 |
| Term End2: | 1977 |
| President2: | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Predecessor2: | Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe |
| Successor2: | José Fernando Botero |
| Office3: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start3: | 7 August 1966 |
| Term End3: | 9 August 1968 |
| President3: | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| Predecessor3: | Cástor Jaramillo Arrubla |
| Successor3: | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Order4: | 9th |
| Office4: | Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations |
| Term Start4: | 1961 |
| Term End4: | 1965 |
| President4: | Guillermo León Valencia Muñóz |
| Predecessor4: | Alfonso Araújo Gaviria |
| Successor4: | Alfonso Patiño Rosselli |
| Office5: | Minister of Justice and Law |
| Term Start5: | 7 August 1958 |
| Term End5: | 5 May 1960 |
| President5: | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| Predecessor5: | Rodrigo Noguera Laborde |
| Successor5: | Alfredo Araújo Grau |
| Office6: | Governor of Cundinamarca |
| Term Start6: | 8 November 1943 |
| Term End6: | 23 March 1944 |
| President6: | Darío Echandía Olaya |
| Predecessor6: | Agustín Aljure |
| Successor6: | Parmenio Cárdenas |
| Office7: | Comptroller General |
| Term Start7: | May 1941 |
| Term End7: | October 1941 |
| President7: | Eduardo Santos Montejo |
| Predecessor7: | Alfonso Romero Aguirre |
| Successor7: | Leopoldo Lascarro Batista |
| Office8: | Mayor of Bogotá |
| Term Start8: | October 1938 |
| Term End8: | April 1941 |
| President8: | Eduardo Santos Montejo |
| Predecessor8: | Gustavo Santos |
| Successor8: | Julio Pardo Dávila |
| Birth Name: | Germán Zea Hernández |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Death Place: | Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Spouse: | Beatriz Gutiérrez Muñoz |
| Children: | Gloria Zea Soto Luis Germán Zea Gutiérrez Juan Manuel Zea Gutiérrez |
| Relations: | Fernando Botero Zea (grandson) |
| Alma Mater: | Free University of Colombia (LLD) |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
Germán Zea Hernández (15 April 1905 — 8 February 1989) was a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Liberal Party politician, he served twice as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and occupied the Ministries of Government, Justice, and Foreign Affairs, was appointed 11th Comptroller General of Colombia, Mayor of Bogotá, and Governor of Cundinamarca, and served in both Chambers of Congress as Senator and Representative.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Germán was born on 15 April 1905 in Bogotá to Luis Zea Uribe and Clorinda Hernández Ospina.[8] He married Beatriz Gutiérrez Muñoz, with whom he had two sons, Luis Germán and Juan Manuel, but he also had a daughter out of wedlock with Carlota Soto named Gloria Zea[9] whom married painter Fernando Botero and had a second marriage with Colombian dynasty billionaire Andrés Uribe Campuzano [10] and creator of the Modern Art Museum of Bogota and one of the main figures of culture and arts in Colombia.
Germán raised Gloria in his household with his wife Beatriz.[11]