Carlos Fernando Galán
Carlos Fernando Galán Pachón (born June 4, 1977) is a Colombian politician and journalist. The youngest son of the presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento, assassinated in 1989, and brother of the senator Juan Manuel Galán. Galán has been a Bogotá Councilor and a Senator of the Republic of Colombia, a position he resigned after resigning from the Radical Change Party due to ideological differences, the main of them, the support that his party decided to give Iván Duque for the 2018 presidential elections.
Carlos Fernando Galán | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Bogotá | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Claudia López |
| President of Council of Bogotá | |
| In office January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nelly Patricia Mosquera |
| Succeeded by | María Fernanda Rojas |
| Councilor of Bogotá | |
| In office January 1, 2020 – December 11, 2020 | |
| In office January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011 | |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office July 20, 2014 – June 5, 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Fernando Galán Pachón June 4, 1977 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | New Liberalism (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2018–2021) Radical Change (2007–2018) Colombian Liberal Party (2002–2007) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Juan Manuel Galán (brother) |
| Parent(s) | Luis Carlos Galán (father) Gloria Pachón (mother) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Externado de Colombia (PhD) Georgetown University (BSFS) |
| Profession | Politician, journalist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Colombia |
| Branch/service | Colombian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1990-1992 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
He was candidate for mayor of Bogotá in 2019 for the independent movement Bogotá para la Gente, obtaining more than one million votes, and coming in second place.
He is the current Mayor of Bogotá following the 2023 regional elections.