Virgilio Barco Vargas

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Virgilio Barco Vargas
Barco in 1991
27th President of Colombia
In office 7 August 1986 (1986-08-07) – 7 August 1990 (1990-08-07)
Preceded by	Belisario Betancur
Succeeded by	César Gaviria
20th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office 9 November 1990 (1990-11-09) – 1992
President	César Gaviria
Preceded by	Fernando Cepeda Ulloa
Succeeded by	Luis Prieto Ocampo
18th Colombia Ambassador to the United States
In office 24 June 1977 (1977-06-24) – 11 December 1980 (1980-12-11)
President	Alfonso López Michelsen
Preceded by	Julio César Turbay
Succeeded by	Jorge Mario Eastman
6th Mayor of Bogotá
In office 1966–1969
President	Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Preceded by	Jorge Gaitán Cortés
Succeeded by	Emilio Urrea Delgado
Minister of Agriculture
In office 23 April 1963 (1963-04-23) – 6 October 1963 (1963-10-06)
President	Guillermo León Valencia
Preceded by	Cornelio Reyes Reyes
Succeeded by	Gustavo Balcázar Monzón
Minister of Finance and Public Credit
In office 7 August 1962 (1962-08-07) – 5 September 1962 (1962-09-05)
President	Guillermo León Valencia
Preceded by	Jorge Mejía Palacio
Succeeded by	Carlos Sanz de Santamaría
8th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office 16 June 1961 (1961-06-16) – 1962
President	Alberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded by	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Succeeded by	Alfredo Araújo Grau
Minister of Public Works
In office 7 August 1958 (1958-08-07) – 9 November 1960 (1960-11-09)
President	Alberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded by	Roberto Salazar Gómez
Succeeded by	Misael Pastrana Borrero
Personal details
Born	Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921-09-17)17 September 1921 Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia
Died	20 May 1997(1997-05-20) (aged 75) Bogotá, Colombia
Resting place	Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Carolina Isakson Proctor ​ ​ (m. 1950)​
Children	María Carolina Barco Isakson Julia Barco Isakson Diana Barco Isakson Virgilio Barco Isakson
Alma mater	National University of Colombia (Lic, 1942) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MScCE, 1943; PhD 1953) Boston University (MScS, 1952)
Profession	Civil engineer
Website	Official website

Virgilio Barco Vargas (17 September 1921 – 20 May 1997) was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as the 27th President of Colombia serving from 7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990.