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Colombian politician (1936–2011) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Name and the second or maternal family name is Terán.
José Name Terán
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2003 – 20 July 2006
In office
20 July 1978 – 16 October 2002
President of the Senate
In office
20 July 1984 – 20 July 1985
Preceded byCarlos Holguín Sardi
Succeeded byÁlvaro Villegas Moreno
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 1974 – 20 July 1978
ConstituencyAtlántico
In office
20 July 1964 – 20 July 1968
ConstituencyAtlántico
Personal details
BornJosé Antonio Name Terán
(1936-01-01)1 January 1936
Sincelejo, Bolívar, Colombia
Died5 September 2011(2011-09-05) (aged 75)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partySocial Party of National Unity (2006-present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (1964-2006)
SpouseYolanda Cardozo
RelationsIván Name Vásquez (nephew)
ChildrenJosé David Name Cardozo
Margarita Name Cardozo
Alma materUniversity of Atlántico (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

José Antonio Name Terán (5 February 1936 – 5 September 2011) was a lawyer and former Senator of Colombia. Considered a Liberal caudillo, he was one of the longest serving senators in Congress and one of the most influential politicians of the Caribbean Region of Colombia. He also served in Colombia as Minister of Labour, Member of the Chamber of Representatives, and a Deputy to the Atlántico Departmental Assembly.

In 2007, Name ran for Governor of Atlántico as a Union Party for the People candidate, obtaining 213,270 votes (28.76% of the total) during the 2007 Colombian regional and municipal elections, but lost against Eduardo Verano De la Rosa.

Personal life

He died in Bogotá, on 5 September 2011, aged 75, from a prolonged respiratory tract infection.

See also

References

  1. "José Antonio Name Terán" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. "Elecciones 2007" (in Spanish). Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. "Murió el excongresista José Name Terán" [Former Congressman José Name Terán Died]. Semana (in Spanish). 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.


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