David Barguil
David Barguil | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office July 20, 2018 – July 20, 2022 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2018 | |
| Constituency | Córdoba |
| President of the Conservative Party | |
| In office August 27, 2014 – December 27, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ómar Yepes |
| Succeeded by | Hernán Andrade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Alejandro Barguil Assis June 23, 1981 Cereté, Córdoba, Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative (2010-present) |
| Spouse |
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| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Externado de Colombia |
| Website | Senate website |
David Alejandro Barguil Assis (born June 23, 1981) is a Colombian politician, Master of Finance and member of the Conservative Party.
Barguil has served as a Colombian Congressman, having served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 2010 to 2018, representing the department of Córdoba and more recently as a Senator of Colombia from 2018 to 2022, obtaining in the latter the highest vote in the 2018 Parliamentary election and the highest election of a congressman from the Conservative Party.
On August 27, 2014, he was unanimously elected as the President of the National Board of the Conservative Party, a position he held until December 27, 2016, being the youngest president in the history of that group, with 33 years at that time.
On October 20, 2021, his candidacy for the presidency of Colombia was announced as a pre-candidate of the Conservative Party, being later unanimously ratified as the official candidate of the Conservative Party for the 2022 Parliamentary election, in which he received the third highest vote of his coalition Team for Colombia during the 2022 Colombian presidential primaries.