Miguel Ángel Pinto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinto and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

The Honourable Miguel Ángel Pinto
President of the Senate
Acting
In office May 4, 2023 – June 6, 2023
Preceded by	Roy Barreras
Succeeded by	Alexander López Maya
Vice President of the Senate
In office July 20, 2022 – July 20, 2023 Serving with Honorio Henríquez
President	Roy Barreras
Preceded by	Maritza Martinez Aristizábal
Succeeded by	María José Pizarro
Senator of Colombia
Incumbent
Assumed office July 20, 2018
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office July 20, 2016 – July 20, 2017
Preceded by	Alfredo Deluque
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Lara Bonilla
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office October 27, 2011 – July 20, 2018
Constituency	Santander
Personal details
Born	Miguel Ángel Pinto Hernández (1961-11-14) November 14, 1961 Bucaramanga, Colombia
Political party	Liberal (2000-present)
Alma mater	Autonomous University of Bucaramanga
Profession	Medical doctor Politician

Miguel Ángel Pinto Hernández (born November 14, 1961) is a Colombian politician, lawyer and specialist in administrative law, member of the Liberal party.

Pinto has served as a Colombian Congressman, having served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives between 2011 and 2018, representing the department of Santander, in 2016 he was elected as president of the Chamber of Representatives, a position he served until July 20, 2017, in 2018 he became elected Senator, during the 2018 Parliamentary election, later he would be re-elected again, during the 2022 Parliamentary election on July 20, 2022, he would be elected as vice president of the Senate, a position that he shared with Senator Honorio Henríquez, Later on May 4, 2023, he would act as acting president of the Senate, after the removal of his predecessor Roy Barreras when he was found in double militancy, a position in which he would serve until June 6, when Alexander López Maya was elected as his successor.

Chamber of Representatives

Pinto arrived at the Chamber of Representatives in October 2011, replacing Jesús Arenas, who lost the investiture of Congressman, after being found in double militancy, by the Supreme Court of Justice. Pinto, who had not obtained enough votes in the 2010 Parliamentary election, was later re-elected in 2014, as an electoral partner of Senator Horacio Serpa, thanks to his popularity in Congress, he was later elected as president of the First constitutional commission of the Chamber of Representatives, and then president of the Chamber of Representatives.

In 2018 after his election as senator with a vote of 90 thousand votes, which allowed him to be elected president of the Senate Ethics Commission and then President of the First Commission. He was re-elected during the 2022 Parliamentary election on July 20, 2022, he would be elected vice president of the Senate, a position he shared with Senator Honorio Henríquez, later on May 4, 2023, he would act as acting president of the Senate, after the dismissal. of his predecessor Roy Barreras found in double militancy, a position in which he would serve until June 6, when Alexander López Maya was chosen as his successor.