Jorge Iván Ospina

Jorge Iván Ospina
Colombian Ambassador to Palestine
Assumed office
26 May 2025
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byPosition established
Mayor of Cali
In office
1 January 2020 – 31 December 2023
Preceded byMaurice Armitage
Succeeded byAlejandro Eder
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011
Preceded bySabas Tafur
Succeeded byRodrigo Guerrero
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2014 – 15 May 2019
Personal details
BornJorge Iván Ospina Gómez
(1965-10-01) 1 October 1965
Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
PartyGreen Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Havana
Profession
  • Surgeon
  • politician

Jorge Iván Ospina Gómez (born 1 October 1965) is a former Colombian Senator and former mayor of Santiago de Cali, the third-largest city in Colombia and the economic hub for Southwestern Colombia. Ospina is also a doctor who has worked in the hospital of the University of Valle, known as the Hospital Universitario del Valle Evaristo Garcia. Ospina's father, Ivan Marino Ospina, was a guerrilla fighter and co-founder of the revolutionary group 19th of April Movement (M-19). Ospina was sworn in as mayor on 1 January 2019 and stayed in position until 31 December 2023.