List of Political Families - Colombia

Colombia

The Araújo Family

• Consuelo Araújo: Culture minister
  • Hernando Molina Araújo: Governor of Cesar Department, son of Consuelo Araujo
  • Álvaro Araújo Castro; senator, nephew of Consuelo Araujo
  • María Consuelo Araújo: Foreign minister, sister of Alvaro Araujo

The Barco Family (father-daughter)

• Virgilio Barco Vargas: President
  • Carolina Barco: Foreign Minister

The Lleras-Restrepo Family

• Lorenzo María Lleras: Foreign minister
• Sergio Camargo: President of Colombia
• Alberto Lleras Camargo: President of Colombia, grandson of Lorenzo María Lleras
• Carlos Lleras Restrepo: President of Colombia, great grandson of Lorenzo María Lleras
• Carlos Lleras de la Fuente: Ambassador to the USA, son of Carlos Lleras Restrepo
• Germán Vargas Lleras: President of the Senate, grandson of Carlos Lleras Restrepo

The López Family

• Ambrosio López: popular leader during the middle of s.XIX
• Pedro A. López: entrepreneur and Minister, son of Ambrosio López
• Alfonso López Pumarejo: Son of Pedro, President of Colombia (1934–1938 and 1942–1945).
• Alfonso López Michelsen: Son of Alfonso, President of Colombia (1974–78)
• Alfonso López Caballero: Son of López Michelsen, Ambassador, Minister of the Interior.
• María Mercedes Cuéllar López: Cousin of López Caballero, Minister of Economic Development.
• Clara López Obregón: Cousin of María Mercedes, President of the Alternative Democratic Pole Party.

The Pastrana Family (father-son)

• Misael Pastrana Borrero: President of Colombia
  • Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia

The Santos Family

• Antonia Santos Plata: Martyr of the Colombian Independence.
• Eduardo Santos Montejo: President of Colombia (1938–42), grandnephew of Antonia.
• Francisco Santos Calderón: Vice President of Colombia (2002–10), grandnephew of Eduardo.
• Juan Manuel Santos Calderón: President of Colombia (2010–present), Minister of Defence (2006–10), former Minister of Foreign Trade (1991–1994), and of Finance (2000–02), grandnephew of Eduardo, first cousin on both sides to Francisco.