Ivan Marulanda
| Iván Marulanda | |
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| Ambassador of Colombia to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture | |
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In office 1991–1992 | |
| President | Cesar Gaviria |
| Member of Constituent Assembly of Colombia | |
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In office 5 February 1991 – 1 June 1991 | |
| President | Cesar Gaviria |
| Senator of the Republic of Colombia | |
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In office 1986–1990 | |
| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| City Councillor of Medellin | |
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In office 1 January 1984 – 1 January 1985 | |
| Mayor of Pereira | |
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In office 1 January 1974 – 1 January 1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 June 1946 Pereira, Risaralda |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | University of Antioquia |
| Profession | Economist, Politician |
Luis Iván Marulanda Gómez (born June 4, 1946) is Colombian politician and economist. A member of the Colombian Liberal Party, he was elected Senator in 1986 and served one term. He was the nominee of his party for Vice President of Colombia in the 2006 Presidential election. [1]
Marulanda was Born in Pereira, Risaralda, and graduated with an economics degree from the University of Antioquia. He served as the Mayor of Pereira in 1974 and then went onto become the general secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development. During this period he became involved directly with Luis Carlos Galan and his New Liberalism movement. As part of New Liberalism, he was the campaign director of the movement in Antioquia was elected city councillor of Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia and the capital of Antioquia. In his role as campaign director for Antioquia, he was the person who warned Galan that Pablo Escobar wanted to infiltrate the movement in order to become a politician, this led to Luis Carlos Galan denouncing Escobar on the stage and denying Escobar membership of the movement.[2] In 1986, he was elected Senator alongside Luis Carlos Galan. In 1987, the New Liberalism movement decided to rejoin the Liberal Party. He was elected a member of the Constituent assembly in 1991, charged with drafting the Colombian Constitution of 1991 after president Cesar Gaviria and Congress decided to dissolve the Constitution of 1886.[3]
After the new constitution was drafted and the constituent assembly dissolved, Ivan Marulanda was appointed by Cesar Gaviria as an Ambassador to the United Nations in 1991. He also held the diplomatic post of Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture between 1992-1994. [2]
In 2002, he became part of the National Council of the Liberal Party and in 2006 he was chosen as the Liberal nominee for Vice President, running alongside Horacio Serpa. They finished third, behind incumbent president Alvaro Uribe and the newly formed left wing party Alternative Democratic Pole. He was a candidate for president in the 2010 election but lost out on Liberal Party nomination to former Defence Minister and Senator Rafael Pardo.
Marulanda recently served as an adviser to Sergio Fajardo during his tenure as governor of Antioquia from 2012-2016.
References
- ↑ "Iván Marulanda Gómez | Iván Marulanda". Ivanmarulanda.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- 1 2 "Iván Marulanda Gómez no claudica - Archivo Digital de Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo desde 1.990". Eltiempo.com. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ↑ "El ex constituyente Iván Marulanda Gómez es la fórmula vicepresidencial de Horacio Serpa | Actualidad | W Radio Colombia". Wradio.com.co. 2006-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-27.