Abelardo de la Espriella

Lawyer

Appears in 1 story

Born: July 31, 1978 (age 47 years), Bogotá, Colombia

Spouse: Ana Lucía Pineda (m. 2008)

Education: Sergio Arboleda University, Universidad Externado de Colombia, and Universidad del Rosario - Sede Claustro

Parents: Abelardo De La Espriella Juris and María Eugenia Otero

Party: Unaffiliated

Height: 5′ 7″

Stories

Colombia reshuffles Congress and narrows presidential field ahead of May vote

Rule Changes

President-elect of Colombia; to be inaugurated August 7, 2026

Colombia's 10-month election cycle ended June 21 when conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella defeated leftist senator Iván Cepeda in the presidential runoff, 49.65% to 48.70% — a margin of fewer than 250,000 votes. His 12.9 million votes set a record for any Colombian presidential candidate. He takes office August 7.

Updated Jun 22