Germán Vargas Lleras

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birth_place = Bogotá
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residence = Bogotá
office = Senator of Colombia
term_start = July 20, 1994
term_end = July 20, 2010
party = Radical Change party
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occupation = lawyer, politician
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Germán Vargas Lleras (born February 19, 1962 in Bogotá) is a Colombian politician and lawyer. Vargas-Lleras is a senator and congressman in Colombia, representing the Radical Change political party which he also leads. Colombian media like "El Espectador" and "El Tiempo" consider him as one of the possible presidential candidates for the presidential elections of 2010. [ [http://www.elespectador.com/ElEspectador/Secciones/Detalles.aspx?idNoticia=17426&idSeccion=21 es icon El Espectador: The President should define himself] ] [ [http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/2007-11-04/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3801528.html es icon El Tiempo: Hecatomb: this are the factors that play in favor and against president Alvaro Uribe] ]

Early years

Vargas is grandson of former president of Colombia Carlos Lleras Restrepo. He studied law at the "Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario" in Bogotá.

Political career

Vargas Lleras initiated his political career as councilman of the municipality of Bojacá in the Department of Cundinamarca. In 1989 was appointed Private Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Later elected once again as councilman, this time representing the city of Bogotá for which he served two consecutive terms.

enator of Colombia

In 1994 and 1998 he ran for the senate and resulted elected in representation of the Colombian Liberal Party until 2002 when he founded the Colombia Always political movement also resulting reelected for the senate in this year. His political movement later joined the Radical Change political party. In 2003 he was elected President of the Congress of Colombia [ [http://www.usofficeoncolombia.com/InfoBrief/072803.htm US Office on Colombia: Senator Germán Vargas Lleras is elected as president of the Senate] ] In 2006 he was reelected once again as senator of Colombia in the legislative elections of 2006.

In his terms as senator Vargas Lleras has focused on national security issues and topics related to the Colombian armed conflict. On October 10, 2005 Vargas Lleras suffered an assassination attempt when a car bomb went off near the convoy that transported him. [ [http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/211164.asp es icon Caracol Radio: Germán Vargas Lleras assured that he will continue his political and legislative activities] ] [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/10/mil-051026-voa02.htm globalseciruty.org: Colombia's FARC Rebels Deny Attempt on Senator's Life] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.terra.com.co/elecciones_2002/congreso_2002_2006/12-07-2002/nota62497.html Votebien.com 2002 - German Vargas Lleras]
* [http://www.terra.com.co/elecciones_2006/partidos/12-01-2006/nota271290.html Votebien.com, 2006 - German Vargas Lleras]