Álvaro Uribe

Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 4 July 1952) is a Colombian politician. He served as the 31st President of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010. He was named Mayor of Medellín in October 1982 by Belisario Betancur.

His Excellency Álvaro Uribe
31st President of Colombia
In office August 7, 2002 – August 7, 2010
Vice President	Francisco Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Succeeded by	Juan Manuel Santos
Senator of Colombia
In office July 20, 2014 – August 18, 2020
In office July 20, 1986 – July 20, 1994
Governor of Antioquia
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1998
Preceded by	Ramiro Valencia Cossio
Succeeded by	Alberto Builes Ortega
Mayor of Medellín
In office October 1982 – December 1982
Appointed by	Álvaro Villegas Moreno
Preceded by	Jose Jaime Nicholls Sánchez
Succeeded by	Juan Felipe Gaviria Gutierrez
Personal details
Born	Álvaro Uribe Vélez (1952-07-04) July 4, 1952 Medellín, Colombia
Political party	Liberal (1977–2001) Colombia First (2001–2010) Social Party of National Unity (2010–2013) Democratic Center (2013–present)
Spouse(s)	Lina María Moreno Mejía ​ ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Antioquia St Antony's College, Oxford Harvard University
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
Signature
Website	Official website

On 13 January 2009 the United States awarded President Uribe the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush.

In August 2010 he was appointed Vice-chairman of the UN panel investigating the Gaza flotilla raid. Uribe was critical of his successor Juan Manuel Santos's peace-talks with the FARC guerillas.