Ernesto Samper

Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 3 August 1950) is a Colombian politician. He served as the 29th President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998, representing the Liberal Party.

His Excellency Ernesto Samper Pizano
29th President of Colombia
In office 7 August 1994 (1994-08-07) – 7 August 1998 (1998-08-07)
Vice President	Humberto De la Calle Lombana (1994-1996) Carlos Lemos Simmonds (1996-1998)
Preceded by	César Gaviria Trujillo
Succeeded by	Andrés Pastrana Arango
4th Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
Preceded by	Alí Rodríguez Araque
17th Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
In office 18 October 1995 (1995-10-18) – 7 August 1998 (1998-08-07)
Preceded by	Suharto
Succeeded by	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Colombia Ambassador to Spain
In office 1991 (1991) – 1993 (1993)
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by	William Jaramillo Gómez
Succeeded by	María Emma Mejía Vélez
1st Minister of Economic Development of Colombia
In office 7 August 1990 (1990-08-07) – 28 October 1991 (1991-10-28)
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Succeeded by	Jorge Ospina Sardi
Senator of Colombia
In office 20 July 1986 (1986-07-20) – 20 July 1990 (1990-07-20)
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-03) 3 August 1950 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Silvia Arbeláez (1972–1975) Jacquin Strouss Lucena (1979–present)
Children	Andrés Samper Arbeláez Felipe Samper Strouss Miguel Samper Strouss
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University (Lic, 1973) Columbia University (BA, 1979)
Profession	Economist

Ernesto Samper Media

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  Samper naming Olga Duque de Ospina as education minister in 1994

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  Samper meeting with Venezuelan president Rafael Caldera in 1994

Other websites

• Biography by Fundación CIDOB Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)