The legacy of Germán Vargas Lleras: a career marked by infrastructure, housing, and legislative reform

May 9, 2026

TL;DR

Vargas Lleras served as Vice President (2014-2017), overseeing infrastructure projects with 60 trillion pesos in investments, including roads, airports, ports, and railways.
As Minister of Housing (2012-2013), he launched the 100,000 free housing program for vulnerable populations.
His legislative career includes authoring the Anti-Corruption Statute, the Single Disciplinary Code, and laws against forced disappearance, genocide, and forced displacement.
He also promoted the reinstatement of military jurisdiction, extradition, and administrative expropriation, and authored the Law of Victims and Land Restitution.
Vargas Lleras founded and led the Cambio Radical party, achieving the highest Senate vote count in Colombia in 2006.

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