José Name Terán

José Name Terán
Senator of Colombia
In office 20 July 2003 – 20 July 2006
In office 20 July 1978 – 16 October 2002
President of the Senate of Colombia
In office 20 July 1984 – 20 July 1985
Preceded by	Carlos Holguín Sardi
Succeeded by	Álvaro Villegas Moreno
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office 20 July 1974 – 20 July 1978
Constituency	Atlántico Department
In office 20 July 1964 – 20 July 1968
Constituency	Atlántico Department
Personal details
Born	(1936-01-01)1 January 1936 Sincelejo, Bolívar, Colombia
Died	Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Social Party of National Unity (2006-present)
Other political affiliations	Liberal (1964-2006)
Spouse(s)	Yolanda Cardozo
Relations	Iván Name Vásquez (nephew)
Children	José David Name Cardozo Margarita Name Cardozo
Alma mater	University of Atlántico (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Name and the second or maternal family name is Terán.

José Antonio Name Terán (1 January 1936 – 5 September 2011) was a lawyer and former Senator of Colombia. Considered a Liberal caudillo, he was one of the longest serving senators in Congress and one of the most influential politicians of the Caribbean Region of Colombia. He also served in Colombia as Minister of Labour, Member of the Chamber of Representatives, and a Deputy to the Atlántico Departmental Assembly.

In 2007 Name ran for Governor of Atlántico as a Party of the U candidate, obtaining 213,270 votes (28.76% of the total) during the Colombian regional elections, but lost against Eduardo Verano De la Rosa.

Personal life

He died in Bogotá, D.C., on 5 September 2011 of a prolonged respiratory tract infection.

See also

• Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala
• Roberto Gerlein Echeverría