José Antonio Murgas

{{Short description|Colombian politician (1930–2024)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = José Antonio Murgas Aponte

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|caption =

|office = Minister of Labour and Social Security

|term_start = 17 April 1973

|term_end = 7 August 1974

|president = Misael Pastrana Borrero

|predecessor = Crispín Villazón de Armas

|successor = María Elena Jiménez de Crovo

|office2 = Governor of the Department of Cesar

|term_start2 = 22 August 1970

|term_end2 = 17 June 1971

|predecessor2 = Alfonso Araújo Cotes

|successor2 = Manuel Germán Cuello

|president2 = Misael Pastrana Borrero

|party = Liberal

|birth_date = {{Birth year|1930}}

|birth_place =

|death_date = {{Death date and given age|2024|5|24|94|df=y}}

|death_place = Valledupar, Cesar Department, Colombia

|nationality = Colombia

|spouse = Margarita Puche Lacouture

|children = Carlos Murgas Puche

|occupation = Politician

}}

José Antonio Murgas (1930 – 24 May 2024) was a Colombian politician. He was minister of work and social security under the presidency of Misael Pastrana by Decree 739 of 17 April 1973, replacing Crispín Villazón de Armas.{{cite book|url=http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/todaslasartes/obrames/minisdos/minisdos12.htm|language=es|publisher=Luis Angel Arango Library|title=Ministros del Siglo XX|last=González Díaz|first=Andrés|accessdate=26 May 2009|volume=2nd}} Murgas was also appointed governor of the Department of Cesar between 22 August 1970 and 17 June 1971.{{cite web|title=Reseña Histórica de la Creación del Departamento del Cesar|url=http://66.132.149.121:8080/gobcesar/images/Historia%20del%20Departamento|publisher=Gobernación del Cesar|page=10|language=es|format=DOC|accessdate=22 May 2009}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Murgas was also the ambassador of Colombia to the United Nations.{{when|date=April 2023}}

Murgas died on 24 May 2024, at the age of 94.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/cesar/fallecio-el-exgobernador-del-cesar-jose-antonio-murgas-1096823|title=Falleció el exgobernador del Cesar José Antonio Murgas|first=Milagro Sanchez|last=Florez|date=24 May 2024|website=ELHERALDO.CO}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/fallecio-jose-antonio-murgas-exgobernador-departamento-cesar-CG24554868|title=José Antonio Murgas, el “padre del departamento del Cesar”, falleció a sus 94 años: este fue su legado|date=24 May 2024|website=www.elcolombiano.com}}