Germán Vargas Lleras

His Excellency
Germán Vargas Lleras
His Excellency Germán Vargas Lleras
10th Vice President of Colombia
	In office; 7 August 2014 – 21 March 2017
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Angelino Garzón
Succeeded by	Óscar Naranjo
Minister of Housing, City and Territory
	In office; 17 May 2012 – 5 June 2013
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero
Succeeded by	Luis Felipe Henao Cardona
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 11 August 2011 – 17 May 2012
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Fernando Londoño
Succeeded by	Federico Renjifo Vélez
Minister of the Interior and Justice
	In office; 7 August 2010 – 11 August 2011
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Fabio Valencia Cossio
Succeeded by	Himself (Interior); Juan Carlos Esguerra (Justice and Law)
President of the Senate
	In office; 20 July 2003 – 20 July 2004
Preceded by	Luis Alfredo Ramos
Succeeded by	Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo
Senator of Colombia
	In office; 20 July 1994 – 3 August 2008
Personal details
Born	Germán Vargas Lleras; 19 February 1962; Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Liberal Party (Before 2002); Colombia Always (2002–2006); Radical Change (2006–present)
Spouse	Luz María Zapata Zapata (2010–present)
Children	1
Relatives	Carlos Lleras Restrepo (grandfather); Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras (grandmother)
Alma mater	Del Rosario University; Complutense University
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Website	Official website

Germán Vargas Lleras (Spanish pronunciation: [xeɾˈmam ˈbaɾɣas ˈʝeɾas]; born 19 February 1962) is a Colombian politician who recently served as Vice President of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. A member of the Radical Change political party, he served four consecutive terms in the Senate, having been elected in 1994. German Vargas also served in the Cabinet as the Minister of Interior and then as the Minister of Housing, City and Territory. He was elected Vice President of Colombia in 2014, running alongside Juan Manuel Santos who was seeking re-election for a second term as President. On 15 March 2017, Vargas Lleras resigned as Vice President in order to be eligible to run for President in the 2018 presidential elections. He finished in fourth place.

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