Alberto Lleras Camargo

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His Excellency Alberto Lleras Camargo
20th President of Colombia
In office 7 August 1958 (1958-08-07) – 7 August 1962 (1962-08-07)
Preceded by	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Succeeded by	Guillermo León Valencia
1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States
In office 30 April 1948 (1948-04-30) – 1 August 1954 (1954-08-01)
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Carlos Dávila
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 February 1945 (1945-02-12) – 2 August 1945 (1945-08-02) Acting President:7 August 1945 - 7 August 1946
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Darío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded by	Francisco Umaña Bernal
Minister of Government
In office 8 October 1943 (1943-10-08) – 12 February 1945 (1945-02-12)
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Darío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded by	Antonio Rocha Alvira
In office 27 February 1937 (1937-02-27) – 7 August 1938 (1938-08-07)
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Darío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded by	Carlos Lozano y Lozano
In office 10 October 1935 (1935-10-10) – 12 January 1937 (1937-01-12)
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Darío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded by	Darío Echandía Olaya
3rd Colombia Ambassador to the United States
In office 6 May 1943 (1943-05-06) – 8 October 1943 (1943-10-08)
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Gabriel Turbay Abunader
Succeeded by	Gabriel Turbay Abunader
Minister of National Education
In office 28 January 1937 (1937-01-28) – 27 February 1937 (1937-02-27)
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Darío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded by	Tulio Enrique Tascón Pérez
Personal details
Born	Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906-07-03)3 July 1906 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died	4 January 1990(1990-01-04) (aged 83) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Bertha Puga Martínez (1931–1990)
Children	Alberto Lleras Puga Ximena Lleras Hi Marcela Lleras Puga Consuelo Lleras Puga
Alma mater	Del Rosario University

Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) was President of Colombia twice (1945-1946, 1958–1962), and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1948–1954). A journalist and liberal party politician, he also served as Minister of Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and as Minister of National Education in the administrations of President Alfonso López Pumarejo.^[1] He briefly attended the National University of Colombia in Bogotá to study politics, but dropped out later to pursue journalism.

Lleras Camargo served as congressman of Colombia.^[2] He was also a cousin of later president Carlos Lleras Restrepo. He died in 1990 after suffering a long illness.^[3]