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Carlos Holguín Sardi
Carlos Holguín Sardi
Minister of the Interior and Justice
	In office; 22 August 2006 – 20 June 2008
President	Álvaro Uribe
Preceded by	Sabas Pretelt de la Vega
Succeeded by	Fabio Valencia Cossio
Senator of Colombia
	In office; 20 July 1998 – 20 July 2006
	In office; 20 July 1982 – 20 July 1990
64th Governor of Valle del Cauca
	In office; 1 January 1991 – 1 January 1995
Preceded by	Luis Fernando Cruz Gómez
Succeeded by	Germán Villegas Villegas
President of the Senate
	In office; 20 July 1983 – 20 July 1984
Preceded by	Bernardo Guerra Serna
Succeeded by	José Name Terán
54th Governor of Valle del Cauca
	In office; 6 September 1976 – 1 September 1978
President	Alfonso López Michelsen
Preceded by	Raúl Orejuela Bueno
Succeeded by	Jaime Arizabaleta Calderón
Minister of Communications
	In office; 13 April 1973 – 7 August 1974
President	Misael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded by	Juan Bautista Fernandez
Succeeded by	Jaime Garcia Parra
Mayor of Santiago de Cali
	In office; September 1970 – 13 April 1973
Preceded by	José Vicente Borrero
Succeeded by	Alfredo Carvajal
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
	In office; 20 July 1966 – 20 July 1970
Constituency	Cuaca Valley
Personal details
Born	Carlos Holguín Sardi; 16 September 1940 (age 84); Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Blanca Lilia Molina (divorced); Amparo Bouzas Quintero;
Children	Mónica María Holguín Molina; Carlos José Holguín Molina; Diana Patricia Holguín Molina;
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University
Profession	Lawyer

Carlos Holguín Sardi (born 16 December 1940) was the 64th and 54th Governor of Valle del Cauca. A Conservative party politician, he served as the 3rd Minister of the Interior and Justice of Colombia from 2006 to 2008, and as the 20th Minister of Communications of Colombia from 1973 to 1974.

When he was just 25, he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for Valle del Cauca and served from 1966 to 1970. He was elected again to Congress in 1982 as Senator of Colombia and served from 1982 to 1990, and again from 1998 to 2006.