Lidio García

Lidio García
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García in 2025
President of the Senate
Assumed office
20 July 2025
Preceded byEfraín Cepeda
In office
20 July 2019 – 20 July 2020
Preceded byErnesto Macías Tovar
Succeeded byArturo Char
Senator of Colombia
Assumed office
4 November 2010
Vice President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 2008 – 20 July 2009
Serving with Óscar Suárez
PresidentGermán Varón
Preceded byJulián López
Succeeded byAlexandra Moreno Piraquive
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 2006 – 20 July 2010
ConstituencyBolívar
Member of the Departamental Assembly of Bolívar
In office
1 January 2001 – 3 April 2005
ConstituencyLiberal
In office
1 January 1997 – 31 December 2000
ConstituencyLiberal
Personal details
Born
Lidio Arturo García Turbay

(1971-01-10) 10 January 1971
El Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar, Colombia
Political partyLiberal (1994-present)

Lidio Arturo García Turbay (born 10 February 1971) is a Colombian politician serving as a member of the Senate since 2010.[1] He has served as president of the Senate since 2025, having previously served from 2019 to 2020.[2] From 2006 to 2010, he was a member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "¿Quién es Lidio García Turbay? Perfil y partido político del nuevo presidente del Senado" (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 21 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Este es Lidio García, nuevo presidente del Senado: discreto en el Congreso, pero afinado en la maquinaria y el vallenato" (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 July 2025.