Jorge Holguín

Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino (30 October 1848 – 2 March 1928) was a Colombian politician and military officer, two time Acting President of Colombia: June–August 1909 as interim president, and from November 1921 to August 1922. He also served a term as Minister of Foreign Affairs in which he signed the Holguín-Avebury treaty.

Biography
He was born October 30, 1848 in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Republic of New Granada. His brother was Carlos Holguín Mallarino. He became a businessman, soldier, journalist, writer, and politician. He served in both the Colombian Civil War of 1876 and the Colombian Civil War of 1895.

He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1897 until 1898, and again from August 7, 1918 – September 16, 1918. He was Minister of Finance from August 7, 1904 – December 15, 1904, and March 11, 1909 – March 22, 1909. He was Minister of War from March 22, 1909 – June 7, 1909 and President of Colombia from November 11, 1921 – August 7, 1922. He died in 1928 in Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Personal life
He was Roman Catholic. His wife Cecilia Arboleda Mosquera was mother of his 12 children. He is related to María Ángela Holguín.