Colombian politician, lawyer, economist and diplomat
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bell and the second or maternal family name is Lemus.
Gustavo Bell
Gustavo Bell in 2018
7th Vice President of Colombia
In office 7 August 1998 – 7 August 2002
President
Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by
Carlos Lemos Simmonds
Succeeded by
Francisco Santos Calderón
Colombian Ambassador to Cuba
In office 7 March 2011 – 19 March 2017
President
Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by
Julio Londoño Paredes
Succeeded by
Araceli Morales López
Minister of National Defence
In office 11 June 2001 – 7 August 2002
President
Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by
Luis Fernando Ramírez
Succeeded by
Marta Lucía Ramírez
53rd Governor of Atlántico
In office 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1993
Preceded by
Arnold Gómez Mendoza
Succeeded by
Nelson Polo Hernández
Personal details
Born
Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus
(1957-02-01) 1 February 1957 (age 67) Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Political party
Conservative
Other political affiliations
Great Alliance for Change (1998)
Spouse
María Mercedes de la Espriella
Children
María Alexandra Bell de la Espriella
Alma mater
Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, MSc) St Antony's College, Oxford (PhD)
Profession
Lawyer, Economist, Historian
Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus (born 1 February 1957) is a Colombian politician, lawyer, economist and diplomat who served as vice president of Colombia from 1998 to 2002 under the administration of Andrés Pastrana Arango, during which time he also served concurrently as High Commissioner for Human Rights of Colombia and as Minister of National Defence between 2001 and 2002. He also served as the Colombian ambassador to Cuba from 2011 to 2017. In 1992, as the 53rd Governor of Atlántico, he became the first popularly elected Governor of the Department following the enactment of the 1991 Colombian Constitution.
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