Roy Barreras

Roy Leonardo Barreras Montealegre (born 27 November 1963) is a Colombian politician and 2018 presidential candidate, he had served as senator from 2010 to 2023 and President of the Senate of Colombia from July 2022 to May 2023. In addition to senator, Barreras served as chairman of former governing party, the Union Party for the People. He entered politics in 2006 when he was elected as a member of the Chamber of Representatives.

Roy Barreras
Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom
Assumed office
4 August 2023
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byÁlvaro Gómez Jaramillo
President of the Senate
In office
20 July 2022  4 May 2023
Preceded byJuan Diego Gómez
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Pinto (acting)
In office
20 July 2012  20 July 2013
Preceded byJuan Manuel Corzo
Succeeded byJuan Fernando Cristo
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2010  4 May 2023
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 2006  20 July 2010
ConstituencyCauca Valley
Personal details
Born
Roy Leonardo Barreras Montealegre

(1963-11-27) 27 November 1963
Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political partyUnion Party for the People (2009-2020)
Radical Change (2006-2009)
Colombian Liberal Party (2000-2006)
Alianza Democratica Amplia (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Historic Pact for Colombia (2021-present)
Spouse
Claudia González
(m. 2023)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Valle
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Alfonso X El Sabio University
ProfessionMedical doctor
Politician
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