Juan Manuel Santos
Authored for Print issue Vol 71.1 Democracy published in 2017-18
Juan Manuel Santos is the President of the Republic of Colombia, in office since 2010. He was the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to bring the more than 50-year-long civil war in his country to an end. He is an economist by profession, with a BA in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Kansas and postgraduate studies in Economics and Economic Development at the London School of Economics. He pursued his MPA at Harvard University. Prior to becoming the 32nd President of Colombia, he was Minister of Foreign Trade, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, and Minister of National Defense. He is the author of several books, including The Third Way and An Alternative for Colombia.