Juan Fernando Cristo

Juan Fernando Cristo
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of Interior
In office
3 July 2024 – 10 February 2025
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byLuis Fernando Velasco
Succeeded byArmando Benedetti
In office
7 August 2014 – 25 May 2017
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byAurelio Iragorri
Succeeded byGuillermo Rivera
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 1998 – 20 July 2014
President of the Senate
In office
20 July 2013 – 20 July 2014
Preceded byRoy Barreras
Succeeded byJose David Name
Personal details
BornJuan Fernando Cristo Bustos
(1964-07-11) 11 July 1964
PartyLiberal Party
Alma materUniversity of the Andes

Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (born 11 July 1964) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as a Colombian Senator from 1998 to 2014, and was Minister of the Interior under Juan Manuel Santos from 2014 to 2017. In this capacity, he played a key role in negotiating and implementing the peace accords signed with FARC. He was reappointed Minister of the Interior in 2024 by President Gustavo Petro.