Telésforo_Pedraza_Ortega
Telésforo Pedraza Ortega
Colombian politician (1945–2023)
Telésforo Pedraza Ortega (24 July 1945 – 17 May 2023) was a Colombian politician, diplomat and lawyer.
Telésforo Pedraza Ortega | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for Bogotá | |
| In office 12 November 2009 – 20 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra Rocío Ceballos Arévalo |
| In office 11 April 2005 – 20 July 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Martínez |
| In office 20 July 2002 – 31 December 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Martínez |
| Ambassador of Colombia to Netherlands in The Hague | |
| In office 14 January 1999 – 19 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1945-07-24)24 July 1945 Tunja, Colombia |
| Died | 17 May 2023(2023-05-17) (aged 77) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Political party | Colombian Conservative Party |
| Education | Free University of Colombia |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, diplomat |
Born in Tunja, Boyacá, Pedraza studied law at the Free University of Colombia. A Colombian Conservative Party member, Pedraza served as Councilor of Bogotá,[1] Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the same city on five occasions (2002–2004; 2005–2006; 2009–2010; 2010–2014; 2014–2018), Senator and Secretary of Education of Bogotá.[2][3] He lost the leadership of the Conservative Party list in Bogotá in the 2018 legislative elections,[4] and lost the re-election.[5]
Pedraza was Ambassador to Netherlands and consul in Romania and Sweden.[2]
- "Telésforo Pedraza". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 14 February 1998. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Perfil del ExRepresentante Telésforo Pedraza Ortega" [Profile of the ExRepresentative Telésforo Pedraza Ortega]. Congreso Visible. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- Martínez, José Luis (9 July 2018). "Por su trabajo y dedicación por Bogotá, Peñalosa condecoró al representante Telésforo Pedraza" [For his work and dedication to Bogotá, Peñalosa honored representative Telésforo Pedraza]. Government of Bogotá (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Directivas azules buscan impedir que Telésforo Pedraza encabece lista a la Cámara por Bogotá, por un dirigente del Tolima". Chamber of Representatives of Colombia. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Estos son los congresistas que más periodos acumulan en el Capitolio" [These are the congressmen who accumulate the most terms on the Congress]. RCN (in Spanish). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Fallece Telésforo Pedraza, excongresista del Partido Conservador". El Tiempo. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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