Gustavo Balcázar Monzón
Gustavo Balcázar Monzón | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1982 – 20 July 1994 | |
| In office 20 July 1966 – 18 January 1979 | |
| In office 20 July 1962 – 8 September 1962 | |
| 15th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 18 January 1979 – 21 September 1981 | |
| President | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| Preceded by | Jaime García Parra |
| Succeeded by | Diego Andrés Restrepo Londoño |
| 16th Colombian Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 6 October 1964 – 1 September 1965 | |
| President | Guillermo León Valencia |
| Preceded by | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Succeeded by | José Mejía Salazar |
| 48th Governor of Valle del Cauca | |
| In office 8 September 1962 – 17 October 1964 | |
| President | Guillermo León Valencia |
| Preceded by | Carlos Humberto Morales |
| Succeeded by | Humberto González Narváez |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1958 – 20 July 1962 | |
| Constituency | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustavo Balcázar Monzón 10 August 1927 Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Bolivia Ramos (divorced) Nydia Quintero Turbay (1984–2025; her death) |
| Children | María Isabel Balcázar Ramos Iliana Balcázar Ramos |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, LLM, LLD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Gustavo Balcázar Monzón (born 10 August 1927) is a Colombian lawyer and retired politician. A member of the Colombian Liberal Party, he served as Member of both the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, presiding over both chambers of Congress. He also served in the administrations of President Guillermo León Valencia as the 48th Governor of Valle del Cauca, and as the 16th Minister of Agriculture, and in the administration of President Julio César Turbay Ayala as the 18th Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, and Non-Resident Ambassador to Algeria.