Juan Samy Merheg

Juan Samy Merheg
Senator of the Republic of Colombia
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 20, 2010
Personal details
Born
Juan Samy Merheg Marún

(1967-04-04) April 4, 1967 (age 57)
Pereira, Colombia
NationalityColombia
Political partyColombian Conservative Party
OccupationPolitician

Juan Samy Merheg Marún (born April 4, 1967) is a Colombian politician of Lebanese descent, current Senator of the Republic of Colombia. He is the brother of former congressman Habib Merheg.

Biography

He is considered one of the most important political bosses in the department. His party has traditionally governed with its former rival, the Liberal Party.[1][2]

He was first elected to the Senate in the 2010 elections, replacing his brother, who had resigned in 2009 for being implicated in the parapolitics process.[3] He was successively reelected in the 2014 elections and in the 2018 elections.[4][5]

In the Senate, he is a member of the Fourth Commission.[6] In 2018, he was one of the proponents of a bill to extend the presidential term so that it could be unified with that of governors and mayors. Although the bill obtained 67 votes in favor, it was shelved as it also obtained 55 against.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Los superpoderosos del Eje Cafetero versión 2019". lasillavacia.com (in Spanish). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ^ "Conservadores y liberales seguirán en el poder en Risaralda". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ ""Habib no está metido en este tema político": Juan Samy Merheg". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. ^ "Los candidatos cuestionados también lograron curules". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ^ Cedeño, Claudia Ardila (2018-03-11). "Risaralda tiene tres senadores". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  6. ^ "Merheg Marun Juan Samy". senado.gov.co. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. ^ "Unificar periodos de mandatarios: tormenta por proyecto no existente". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-12.