Luis Roberto García Díaz-Granados was a Colombian politician and two time

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of the

Department of Cesar Caesar Department ( es, Departamento del Cesar, links=no) or simply Caesar () is a departments of Colombia, department of Colombia located in the north of the country in the Caribbean Region of Colombia, Caribbean region, bordering to the north ...

. He also served as Viceminister of Labor and Social Safety under the administration of President

Julio César Turbay Ayala Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United St ...

Governor of Cesar

García's first term was as

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governor appointed by President

Carlos Lleras Restrepo Carlos Alberto Lleras Restrepo (12 April 1908 – 27 September 1994) was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served the 22nd President of Colombia from 1966 to 1970. Biographic data Lleras was born in Bogotá, on 12 April 1908. He was th ...

to replace his predecessor

Alfonso López Michelsen Alfonso López Michelsen (30 June 1913 – 11 July 2007) was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the 24th President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was nicknamed "El Pollo" (The Chicken), a popular Colombian idiom for people with ...

for whom García worked with, as his Secretary of Government. He served as interim governor between August 15, 1968, and September 20 of the same year. His second term was a full term appointment between August 14, 1974, and March 13, 1975, appointed by his predecessor and then President of Colombia Alfonso López Michelsen.

(1974–1975) Cabinet

*Secretary of Government: Gustavo Casado *Secretary of Finance: Eugenio Felipe Sanchez *Secretary of Development: Lucas Monsalvo Villazon *Secretary of Education: Amadeo Rodriguez Queruz *Chief of Planning: Luis Eduardo Vides Gomez *Chief of Judicial Bureau: Alfonso Daza Fuentes *Secretary General: Mendelson Ruiz Vence

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