Horacio Serpa

Horacio Serpa Uribe (4 January 1943 – 31 October 2020) was a Colombian lawyer, politician and senator. Serpa ran as the Colombian Liberal Party candidate for president on three occasions; in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He previously served as congressman for Santander as senator, Inspector General of Colombia, president of the National Constituent Assembly, Minister of the Interior, and as ambassador to the Organization of American States. He was also involved in the 8000 process scandal in which money from the Cali Cartel entered the presidential campaign of Liberal candidate Ernesto Samper. In 2007 Serpa ran for the governorship of Santander Department and was elected on 28 October in the regional elections. Provided by Wikipedia