Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento (born 2 October 1949)[1] is a Colombian lawyer and politician.
Alfonso Valdivieso | |
|---|---|
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2008 – 20 July 2010 | |
| In office 20 July 1986 – 1 February 1992 | |
| 24th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
| In office 18 September 1998 – 14 January 2003 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana |
| Preceded by | Julio Londoño |
| Succeeded by | María Ángela Holguín |
| 2nd Attorney General of Colombia | |
| In office 17 August 1994 – 8 May 1997 | |
| Nominated by | César Gaviria |
| Preceded by | Gustavo de Greiff |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Gómez Méndez |
| Colombia Ambassador to Israel | |
| In office 1 February 1992 – 20 March 1993 | |
| President | César Gaviria |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Samper |
| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 16 August 1990 – 16 November 1991 | |
| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Preceded by | Manuel Becerra |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Holmes Trujillo |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 20 July 1982 – 20 July 1986 | |
| Constituency | Santander |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1949 Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia |
| Political party | Radical Change (2006-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal New Liberalism |
| Spouse | Marta Cecilia León (1983-present) |
| Relations | Luis Carlos Galán (cousin) |
| Children | Sergio Valdivieso Camilo Valdivieso |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB) Boston University (MA) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Economist |
Biography
editAlfonso Sarmiento was born in Bucaramanga, Santander to Roberto Valdivieso Serrano and Mercedes Sarmiento Suárez.[2] He attended Divino Niño school and San Pedro Claver school. After graduating from Instituto Tecnológico Santandereano, he moved to Bogotá. He attended Pontifical Xavierian University where he graduated in Law with a concentration in Socio-Political Sciences. Afterwards he moved to the United States where he received a Master of Arts in Global Development Economics (MA GDE) from Boston University, and advanced studies in Urban and Regional Development at Toronto University.[3][4]
He is the cousin of the late liberal leader Luis Carlos Galán, who was assassinated when he was 39 years old and relative of politicians Juan Manuel Galán, Carlos Fernando Galán and, Claudio Galán.
Political and diplomatic career
editAs the 2nd Attorney General of Colombia, he brought charges and stood against the administration of Ernesto Samper Pizano during the Proceso 8000. He served as the 24th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and as Ambassador of Colombia to Israel. A Radical Change party politician, he was elected Representative and Senator in the Congress of Colombia, and served as Minister of National Education under the administration of Virgilio Barco Vargas.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Osorio Osma, Ramiro (1996). Genealogías de Santander [Genealogies of Santander] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Giro. ISBN 978-958-9004-47-0. OCLC 253327151.
- ^ Hoyos, José Fernando (1997-05-17). "Alfonso Valdivieso, El Animal Político" [Alfonso Valdivieso, The Political Animal]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "El poder en Colombia: Los Cien Personajes Mas Influyentes de Colombia" [Power In Colombia: The Hundred Most Influential Characters in Colombia]. Dinero (in Spanish). 1995-01-05. ISSN 0798-3522. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
Further reading
edit- Donadío, Alberto (1996). Yo, El Fiscal [I, The Attorney General] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Intermedio Editores. ISBN 978-958-28-0905-8. OCLC 252965072.