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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
Born
José 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.[1]

In 2007, Name ran for Governor of Atlántico as a Party of the U candidate, obtaining 213,270 votes (28.76% of the total) during the Colombian regional elections, but lost against Eduardo Verano De la Rosa.[2]

Personal life

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He died in Bogotá, D.C., on 5 September 2011, aged 75,[3] from a prolonged respiratory tract infection.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "José Antonio Name Terán" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Elecciones 2007" (in Spanish). Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Murió el excongresista José Name Terán" [Former Congressman José Name Terán Died]. Semana (in Spanish). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.