López family
| López family | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Bogotá, D.C. |
| Place of origin | Honda Bogotá, D.C. Valencia |
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| Connected families | Michelsen family Pumarejo family Caballero family Santos family Lleras family Holguín family |
The López family is a Colombian political family that that has played a prominent role in Colombian politics since the 1950s, foremost as the first family of Colombia from 1934 to 1938, 1942 to 1945 and again from 1974 to 1978, during the respective presidencies of Alfonso López Pumarejo and Alfonso López Michelsen. They also played prominent roles in areas of Colombian diplomtic, art, journalism, and business. The López family is one of six families to have produced two presidents of Colombia by the same surname; the others were the Santos, Pastrana, Holguín, Ospina and Lleras families.
Best known for their involvement in politics, family members have held various national and state offices spanning across four generations, including that of Colombian Ambassador (Alfonso López Caballero; senator Clara López; President Alfonso López Michelsen and Alfonso López Pumarejo). Other family members include the businessman and banker Pedro Aquilino López; the economist Juan Manuel López Caballero and Minister María Mercedes Cuellar.
The López family is of primarily Spanish descent from the region of Valencia.