José Name Terán Explained

José Name Terán
Term Start:20 July 2003
Term End:20 July 2006
Term Start2:20 July 1978
Term End2:16 October 2002
Office3:President of the Senate
Term Start3:20 July 1984
Term End3:20 July 1985
Predecessor3:Carlos Holguín Sardi
Successor3:Álvaro Villegas Moreno
Office4:Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Term Start4:20 July 1974
Term End4:20 July 1978
Constituency4:Atlántico
Term Start5:20 July 1964
Term End5:20 July 1968
Constituency5:Atlántico
Birth Name:José Antonio Name Terán
Birth Date:1 January 1936
Birth Place:Sincelejo, Bolívar, Colombia
Death Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Social Party of National Unity (2006-present)
Otherparty:Liberal (1964-2006)
Spouse:Yolanda Cardozo
Children:José David Name Cardozo
Margarita Name Cardozo
Relations:Iván Name Vásquez (nephew)
Alma Mater:University of Atlántico (LLB)
Profession:Lawyer

José Antonio Name Terán (5 February 1936 – 5 September 2011) was a lawyer and former Senator of Colombia. Considered a Liberal caudillo, he was one of the longest serving senators in Congress and one of the most influential politicians of the Caribbean Region of Colombia. He also served in Colombia as Minister of Labour, Member of the Chamber of Representatives, and a Deputy to the Atlántico Departmental Assembly.[1]

In 2007, Name ran for Governor of Atlántico as a Party of the U candidate, obtaining 213,270 votes (28.76% of the total) during the Colombian regional elections, but lost against Eduardo Verano De la Rosa.[2]

Personal life

He died in Bogotá, D.C., on 5 September 2011, aged 75,[3] from a prolonged respiratory tract infection.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Antonio Name Terán . Congreso Visible . Spanish . 2010-11-04 .
  2. Web site: Elecciones 2007 . . 2007 . 2010-11-05 . Spanish .
  3. Murió el excongresista José Name Terán . Former Congressman José Name Terán Died . . 2011-09-05 . 2011-09-05 . Spanish .