José Fernando Bautista
José Fernando Bautista | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| In office 6 December 2010 – 12 May 2011 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | María Luisa Chiappe |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Cure Cure |
| 4th President of the Agrarian Bank of Colombia | |
| In office 31 August 2006 – 27 July 2007 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | César Pardo |
| Succeeded by | David Guerrero |
| Mayor of Cúcuta | |
| In office 2 August 1999 – 14 November 2000 | |
| Governor | Jorge Alberto García |
| Preceded by | José Gélvez Albarracín |
| Succeeded by | Betty Parada Montes |
| 42nd Minister of Communications | |
| In office 26 August 1997 – 7 August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Saulo Arboleda Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Claudia de Francisco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Fernando Bautista Quintero 1963 Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia |
| Died | 8 August 2024 (aged 60–61) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Party of the U (2005–2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until 2005) |
| Domestic partner |
Ángela Sofía Garzón Caicedo
(m. 2007–2012) |
| Alma mater | Free University of Colombia (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
José Fernando Bautista Quintero (1963 – 8 August 2024) was a Colombian lawyer and politician. Bautista was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela by President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón to mend relations with the administration of President Hugo Chávez Frías after the 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic crisis that had driven the two neighbouring nations to the brink of armed conflict. He also served as the President of the Agrarian Bank of Colombia, Minister of Communications, Mayor of Cúcuta, and Colombian Consul in Pretoria, and São Paulo.