Political Career
Lleras became involved in politics at an early age. In 1929, he is elected by the liberal party as delegate to the National Convention of Apulo. By age 21 he was a member in the national committee of the Colombian Liberal Party. Lleras is elected to the state senate of Cundinamarca, and later MP as congressman in the House of Representatives.
In 1932, during the so called “Liberal Republic”, Lleras is appointed General Comptroller of the country and in 1938 he is appointed as Minister of Finance (Ministro de Hacienda) during the presidency of Eduardo Santos. He is elected as Chairman of the Liberal Party several times and Senator of the Republic.
Lleras runs for president of Colombia for the first time in 1944, but his bid is unsuccessful. Later, on November 27, 1965, he accepts the nomination of the liberal party, and receives the endorsement of the conservative party. This makes him the official candidate of the “National Front”, and he wins the election in 1966.
After the presidency, Lleras founded and produced the political magazine “Nueva Frontera”.
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