José Antonio Name Terán (1 January 1936-5 September 2011) was a lawyer and former Senator of Colombia. Considered a Liberal

Colombian Liberal Party

The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After...

 caudillo

Caudillo

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, he was one of the longest serving senators in Congress

Congress of Colombia

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 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

Chamber of Representatives of Colombia

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, and a Deputy to the Atlántico Departamental Assembly.

In 2007 Name ran for Governor of Atlántico

Governor of Atlántico

The Governor of the Department of Atlantico heads the executive branch of the government of the Colombian Department of Atlántico. He or she is the highest ranking official in the department and is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Eduardo Verano De la Rosa, a Liberal and...

 as a Party of the U candidate, obtaining 213,270 votes (28.76% of the total) during the Colombian regional elections

Colombian regional election, 2007

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, but lost against Eduardo Verano De la Rosa

Eduardo Verano De la Rosa

Eduardo Ignacio Verano de la Rosa is a Colombian politician, businessman, and active member of the Colombian Liberal Party. On October 28, 2007 Verano was elected Governor of Atlántico Department.-Early years and education:...

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Personal life

He died in Bogotá, D.C., on 5 September 2011 of a prolonged respiratory tract infection

Respiratory tract infection

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