Luis Carlos Galán
Former Member of the Senate of Colombia
Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento was a Colombian liberal politician and journalist who ran for the Presidency of Colombia on two occasions, the first time for the political movement New Liberalism that he founded in 1979. Wikipedia
Born: September 29, 1943, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Assassinated: August 18, 1989, Soacha, Colombia
Children: Carlos Fernando Galán Pachón, Juan Manuel Galán, Luis Alfonso Galán Corredor, and more
Spouse: Gloria Pachón Castro (m. 1971–1989)
Party: New Liberalism
Siblings: Antonio Galán Sarmiento and Augusto Galán
Previous offices: Member of the Senate of Colombia (1978–1989) and Minister of Education of Colombia (1970–1972)