Juan Fernando Cristo

Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (born 11 July 1964) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who was a Colombian Senator from 1998-2014 Minister of the Interior from 2014-2017.[1] In this capacity, he played a key role in negotiating and implementing the peace accords signed with FARC.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cristo and the second or maternal family name is Bustos.
Juan Fernando Cristo
Minister of Interior
In office
7 August 2014 – 25 May 2017
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byAurelio Iragorri
Succeeded byGuillermo Rivera
President of the Senate
In office
20 July 2013 – 20 July 2014
Preceded byRoy Barreras
Succeeded byJose David Name
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 1998 – 20 July 2014
Personal details
Born
Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos

(1964-07-11) 11 July 1964
Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materUniversity of the Andes

Juan Fernando Cristo is the son of Colombian senator Jorge Cristo Sahium, who was assassinated in 1997.[3] He studied law at the University of the Andes. Starting in 1993, he served Colombia as a diplomat for several years. After his father's assassination, he ran for the Colombian senate, an office he held from 1998-2014. During his last year in office, he was president of the Senate. From 2014-2017, he was the Minister of the Interior for the second government of Juan Manuel Santos.[4]

On May 25, 2017, Cristo announced his candidacy for Colombian's presidency in the 2018 election.[5] However, he lost the Liberal Party candidacy to Humberto de la Calle, who subsequently lost the general election to right-wing candidate Iván Duque Márquez.[4]

References
  1. "Perfil | Ministerio del Interior". Mininterior.gov.co. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. Redacción Política (2016-12-13). "'Fast track' no es un capricho del Gobierno: Juan Fernando Cristo" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. "Juan Fernando Cristo: No he perdonado pues nadie me ha pedido perdón - Especiales Semana". Juan Fernando Cristo: No he perdonado pues nadie me ha pedido perdón - Especiales Semana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. Vacía, La Silla. "Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos". Súper Amigos - La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. "Colombia's 2018 Presidential Election: Candidate Overview". Colombia Focus. Retrieved 8 July 2017.


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