Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (Spanish pronunciation: [xwan maˈnwel ˈsantos kaldeˈɾon]; born 10 August 1951) is the 32nd and current President of Colombia in office since 2010. Previously he was Minister of Defence from 2006 to 2009.An economist by profession and a journalist by trade Santos is a member of the wealthy and influential Santos family who from 1913 to 2007 were the majority shareholders of the Editorial House El Tiempo until its sale in 2007 to Editorial Planeta.
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active years end date
1994-08-07, 2002-08-07, 2009-05-18
active years start date
1991-11-18, 2000-08-07, 2006-07-19, 2010-08-07
alma mater
Harvard University, University of Kansas, London School of Economics
birth date
1951-08-10
birth place
Colombia, Bogotá
LCCN Id
n96009966
office
Minister of National Defence, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Minister of Foreign Trade
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