Juan Manuel Santos

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician. He became the President of Colombia on 7 August 2010. Santos replaces Álvaro Uribe as president.

His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos GColIH GCB GColL
32nd President of Colombia
In office 7 August 2010 – 7 August 2018
Vice President	Angelino Garzón Germán Vargas Lleras Oscar Naranjo
Preceded by	Álvaro Uribe
Succeeded by	Iván Duque Márquez
President pro tempore of the Pacific Alliance
In office 30 June 2017 – 24 July 2018
Preceded by	Michelle Bachelet
Succeeded by	Martin Vizcarra
In office 23 May 2013 – 20 June 2014
Preceded by	Sebastián Piñera
Succeeded by	Enrique Peña Nieto
Minister of National Defense
In office 19 July 2006 – 18 May 2009
President	Álvaro Uribe
Preceded by	Camilo Ospina Bernal
Succeeded by	Freddy Padilla de León (acting)
Minister of Finance and Public Credit
In office 7 August 2000 – 7 August 2002
President	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by	Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar
Succeeded by	Roberto Junguito Bonnet
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office 18 November 1991 – 7 August 1994
President	César Gaviria
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Daniel Mazuera Gómez
Presidential Designate of Colombia
In office 1993–1994
President	César Gaviria
Preceded by	Humberto De la Calle
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (1951-08-10) 10 August 1951 Bogotá, Colombia
Political party	Liberal Party (Before 2005) Social Party of National Unity (2005–present)
Spouse(s)	Silvia Amaya Londoño (divorced) María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera ​ ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	Martín María Antonia Esteban
Alma mater	University of Kansas London School of Economics Tufts University Harvard University
Awards	Nobel Peace Prize (2016)
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Military service
Allegiance	Colombia
Branch/service	Colombian Navy
Years of service	1967–1971

Santos has distanced himself from Uribe. Santos intends work on the social need of the country. He also wants to improve relations Colombia's neighbors.

Since winning the presidency in a June 20 landslide, Santos has marked distance between himself and Uribe, signaling the arrival of a leader who, unlike his predecessor, intends to focus on a social agenda and the country's frayed relations with its neighbors. During his inauguration speech, he said

"I will preside over a government of national unity that will bring social prosperity for all Colombians... If we want to have economic and social development, we need to build unity among us."

Santos was schooled in the United States and is familiar with technology. He was a defense minister in the Uribe government. Santos has become well known around the world for trying to end the long conflict in Colombia. In 2016, after a lot of negotiations, he announced a peace deal with the FARC militia, which has been at war with the Colombian government since the 1960s. By June 2016, a peace deal had been reached, and some people have said Santos and the other negotiators may win a Nobel Peace Prize if the peace deal holds. Uribe is against the deal, which he thinks is too easy on FARC.

He is 65 years old, and is from one of the most politically influential families of Colombia. He is married to Maria and has three children.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016

He left office on 7 August 2018 and was replaced by conservative Iván Duque Márquez.

References

• Forero, Juan (2010-08-08). "Juan Manuel Santos takes oath as Colombia's new president". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-13. I will preside over a government of national unity that will bring social prosperity for all Colombians,