Horacio Serpa

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Horacio Serpa Uribe
Serpa campaigning in 2006
Senator of Colombia
In office 20 July 2014 (2014-07-20) – 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
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
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(2020-10-31) (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.