Germán Vargas Lleras, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Germán Vargas Lleras

Colombian politician

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1962

Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Germán Vargas Lleras (Spanish pronunciation: [xe?'mam 'ba??az '?e?as]; born February 19, 1962) is a Colombian politician who recently served as Vice President of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.
A member of the Radical Change political party, he served four consecutive terms in the Senate, having been elected in 1994.
German Vargas also served in the Cabinet as the Minister of Interior and then as the Minister of Housing, City and Territory.
He was elected Vice President of Colombia in 2014, running alongside Juan Manuel Santos who was seeking re-election for a second term as President.
On 15 March 2017, Vargas Lleras resigned as Vice President in order to be eligible to run for President in the 2018 Presidential elections.