| Gina María Parody d'Echeona | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 19 January 2009 |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2006 |
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| Constituency | Bogotá, D.C. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1973 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Social National Unity (2006-2010) Radical Change (2002-2006) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www.ginaparody.com |
Gina María Parody d'Echeona (born November 13, 1973)[1] is a Colombian lawyer politician, having served in both the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia.
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Parody studied law at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá obtaining a specialization in conflict resolution. She also studied criminology at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain and political theory at Columbia University in the United States.[2]
Upon her return to Colombia, Parody worked as adviser to María Isabel Rueda between 1998 and 2000. She later joined the political campaign for the presidency of Álvaro Uribe in the presidential elections of 2002. Uribe suggested her to run as an independent candidate for the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia in representation of Bogota for the legislative elections of 2002. Parody achieved the second highest voting turnout in Bogota, only surpassed by Gustavo Petro.
In congress, Parody was notable for her defense of the politics of President Uribe. She was elected President of the First Commission of the Chamber of Representatives.[3]
In the legislative elections of 2006 Parody decided to join the Social National Unity Party and ran for a seat in the senate. Parody was elected and attempted to nominated herself as candidate for President of the Congress of Colombia and senate, but her party selected Dilian Francisca Toro. She was elected instead as President of the First Commission of the senate. Because of the disorder within the party, Parody organized a dissidence along senate colleagues Martha Lucía Ramírez and Armando Benedetti and chamber representative Nicolás Uribe.
In January 2009, Gina Parody announced that she was resigning her seat in the Colombian Congress. Parody's replacement is Marcos Cortés.[4]
In May 2011, Parody announced her candidacy for Mayor of Bogota. Because she is running her candidacy without the support of any political party, she is collecting signatures to run as a citizen movement affiliate[5]