Andrés Pastrana Arango

Andrés Pastrana Arango (born 17 August 1954) is a Colombian politician who was the 30th President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002, following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana Borrero, who was president from 1970 to 1974.

Andrés Pastrana Arango
Pastrana in 2001
30th President of Colombia
In office
7 August 1998  7 August 2002
Vice PresidentGustavo Bell Lemus
Preceded byErnesto Samper
Succeeded byÁlvaro Uribe
30th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
In office
24 October 2005  11 July 2006
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe
Preceded byLuis Alberto Moreno
Succeeded byCarolina Barco Isakson
18th Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office
7 August 1998  2 September 1998
Preceded byErnesto Samper Pizano
Succeeded byNelson Mandela
18th Mayor of Bogotá
In office
1 January 1988  1 January 1990
Preceded byJulio César Sánchez
Succeeded byJuan Martín Caycedo Ferrer
Personal details
Born (1954-08-17) 17 August 1954
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Great Alliance for Change
Spouse
Nohra Puyana Bickenbach
(m. 1981)
RelationsMisael Pastrana Borrero (father)
María Cristina Arango Vega (mother)
Children
  • Santiago Pastrana Puyana
  • Laura Pastrana Puyana
  • Valentina Pastrana Puyana
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer
Signature
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