Óscar Naranjo

Óscar Naranjo
11th Vice President of Colombia
In office
29 March 2017  7 August 2018
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byGermán Vargas Lleras
Succeeded byMarta Lucía Ramírez
High Advisor for Post-Conflict, Human Rights and Security
In office
2 September 2014  24 November 2015
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRafael Pardo Rueda
General of the National Police
In office
17 May 2007  12 June 2012
PresidentAlvaro Uribe
Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded byJorge Daniel Castro
Succeeded byJosé Roberto León
Personal details
Born
Óscar Adolfo Naranjo Trujillo

(1956-12-22) 22 December 1956
Bogota, Colombia
Political partySocial Party of National Unity
Spouse
Claudia Luque
(m. 1981)
Children
  • Marina
  • María Claudia
Alma materUniversity of La Sabana
Escuela de Guerra Superior
Military service
AllegianceColombia
Branch/serviceNational Polica
Years of service1992–2012
RankGeneral
CommandsBogotá National Police
Battles/warsColombian Internal Conflict
War on Drugs

Óscar Adolfo Naranjo Trujillo (born 22 December 1956) is a Colombian politician, political scientist, administrator and retired general who served as the 11th Vice President of Colombia from 2017 to 2018 under President Juan Manuel Santos. A retired General Naranjo served as General of the National Police from 2007 to 2012 and would later serve as High Advisor for Post-Conflict, Human Rights and Security from 2014 to 2015.

Son of a General of the National Police, Francisco Naranjo. He married Claudia Luque in 1981 and obtained the title of political scientist from the University of La Sabana.