Óscar Naranjo

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Óscar Naranjo
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11th Vice President of Colombia
In office
29 March 2017 (2017-03-29) – 7 August 2018
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byGermán Vargas Lleras
Succeeded byMarta Lucía Ramírez
General of the National Police of Colombia
In office
17 May 2007 – 12 June 2012
PresidentAlvaro Uribe
Juan Manuel Santos
Personal details
Born
Óscar Adolfo Naranjo Trujillo

(1956-12-22) 22 December 1956 (age 67)
Bogota, Colombia
Political partySocial Party of National Unity
Alma materUniversity of La Sabana
Escuela de Guerra Superior
Military service
Allegiance Colombia
Branch/serviceNational Police of Colombia
RankGeneral
CommandsNational Police of Colombia
Battles/warsColombian Internal Conflict
War on Drugs

Óscar Adolfo Naranjo Trujillo (born 22 December 1956) is a Colombian politician and a former General of the National Police of Colombia. He served as the Vice President of Colombia from 29 March 2017 until 7 August 2018 (under the mandate of President Juan Manuel Santos).[1]

Career

Naranjo was Director General of the Police from 2007 until his retirement in 2012. [2] He also held the position of Director of Police Intelligence and was Police Commander of Bolivar.[citation needed]

After he retired from the police in 2012, Naranjo was appointed as a peace negotiator by President Santos in the Colombian peace negotiations with the FARC.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Óscar Naranjo ya es vicepresidente de Colombia". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "General José Roberto León Riaño, nuevo director de la Policía Nacional". Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Vice President of Colombia
2017–2018
Succeeded by