Alfonso Araújo Gaviria

Alfonso Araújo Gaviria
Ambassador Alfonso Araújo (left) as he presented his credentials to Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld during a brief ceremony at UN Headquarters.
Ambassador Alfonso Araújo (left) as he presented his credentials to Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld during a ceremony at UN Headquarters.
8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
4 September 1957  4 February 1961
President Gabriel París Gordillo
Preceded by Francisco José Urrutia Holguín
Succeeded by Germán Zea Hernández
3rd Colombia Ambassador to Brazil
In office
1944–1946
President Alberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded by Carlos Lozano y Lozano
21st Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
In office
7 August 1942  23 August 1943
President Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Succeeded by Arcesio Londoño Palacio
Minister of Government of Colombia
In office
1 February 1940  17 May 1940
President Eduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded by Carlos Lozano y Lozano
Succeeded by Jorge Gartner de la Cuesta
15th Minister of National Education of Colombia
In office
7 August 1938  1 February 1940
President Eduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded by José Joaquín Castro Martínez
Succeeded by Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Venezuela
In office
1937–1938
President Alfonso López Pumarejo
38th Minister of Public Works of Colombia
In office
28 July 1931  7 August 1934
President Enrique Olaya Herrera
Preceded by Germán Uribe Hoyos
Succeeded by César García Alvarez
Personal details
Born 28 July 1902
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died 4 February 1961 (aged 58)
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality Colombian
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Emma Ortiz Márquez
Children
Alma mater Externado University (JD, 1923)
Profession Lawyer
Religion Roman Catholic
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is Gaviria.

Alfonso Araújo Gaviria (28 July 1902 — 4 February 1961) was a Colombian lawyer, diplomat, and Liberal party politician, who served as the 8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, the 3rd Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, the 21st Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the 15th Minister of National Education, and the 38th Minister of Public Works of Colombia, as well as Minister of Government, and Envoy of Colombia to Venezuela.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Alfonso was born on 28 July 1902 in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia to Simón Araújo Vélez and Ifigénia Gaviria Cobaleda. He graduated Juris Doctor from the Externado University in 1923.[5] He married Emma Ortiz Márquez and had four children: Emma, Helena, María Mercedes, and Roberto.[6]

References

  1. "Alfoso Araujo, 58, U.N. Aide". The New York Times (Obituary) (New York City). 1961-02-05. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  2. González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  3. González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  4. González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2]. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  5. Otero Muñoz, Gustavo (1948). El Banco de la República: 1923-1948 (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic. p. 271. OCLC 1693599.
  6. Restrepo Sáenz, José María; Rivas, Raimundo; Restrepo Posada, José (1995) [1991]. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá (in Spanish) 6. Grupo de investigaciones Genealógicas José Maria Restrepo Sáenz. p. 280. OCLC 28546996.