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Born in Medellin, Antioquia, on July 4, 1952, son of the landowner and Alberto Uribe and Laura Velez
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He attended high school in religious schools
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In 1977 he graduated in law and political science from the University of Antioquia in Medellin
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He is married to Lina María Moreno Mejía and has two sons, Tomás Uribe and Jerónimo Uribe
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Elected mayor of Medellin in 1982, councilor in 1984 and 1988, served as senator from 1986 to 1994
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In 1993 he attended Harvard University, receiving a Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management at Harvard Extension School and Certificate in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at Harvard Law School
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He was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995 to 1997 term. During his term, Uribe has put in practice what he has termed the model for a communitarian state
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The May 26, 2002 Alvaro Uribe became the first presidential candidate who was victorious in the first round, with 52.8% of votes
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In 2004, Uribe successfully sought a Congressional amendment to the Colombian Constitution of 1991 which allowed him to run for a second term as president.
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Uribe, who had served in the Senate previously prior to his election and re-election as president in 2002 and 2006, respectively, is both the first two-term president and first former head of state in Colombian history to become a senator after occupying the presidency
