Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus (born 1 February 1957) is a Colombian politician, lawyer, economist and diplomat who served as vice president of Colombia from 1998 to 2002 under the administration of Andrés Pastrana Arango, during which time he also served concurrently as High Commissioner for Human Rights of Colombia and as Minister of National Defence between 2001 and 2002.

[1] In addition to his academic studies, Bell was one of the founding members and part of the faculty of the University of the North in Barranquilla.

Bell began his work in journalism in El Heraldo, and quickly rose to become one of the most influential journalists in northern Colombia.

While working as Executive Editor of El Heraldo, Bell suffered an assassination attempt but escaped unharmed.

[2] On 7 March 2011, Bell was sworn in by President Santos on as Ambassador to Cuba in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño.