Roberto Gerlein Echeverría | |
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Senator of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1976 – 20 July 2018 | |
10th Minister of Economic Development of Colombia | |
In office 7 August 1982 – 1983 | |
President | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
Preceded by | Gabriel Melo Guevara |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo Marín Bernal |
42nd Governor of Atlántico | |
In office 1974–1975 | |
President | Alfonso López Michelsen |
Preceded by | José Tcherassi Guzmán |
Succeeded by | Rafael Maldonado de Castro |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1968 – 20 July 1974 | |
Constituency | Atlántico |
Personal details | |
Born | Roberto Víctor Gerlein Echeverría 18 November 1938 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
Died | 23 December 2021 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia | (aged 83)
Political party | Conservative (after 2006) |
Other political affiliations | National Movement (1998–2006) |
Spouse |
Lydia DaMarco Besada
(
m. 1964) |
Relations | Jorge Alberto Gerlein Echeverría (brother) |
Children | María Alexandra Gerlein DaMarco |
Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University ( LLB, LLD) |
Roberto Víctor Gerlein Echeverría (18 November 1938 – 23 December 2021) was a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party politician, he was the longest-serving and most senior Member of the Senate of Colombia having been first elected in 1974. During his long political career, he served also as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives (1968–1974), as the 10th Colombian Minister of Economic Development, and as the 42nd Governor of Atlántico. [1] [2] He died in Barranquilla on 23 December 2021, at the age of 83. [3]
Roberto Gerlein Echeverría | |
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![]() | |
Senator of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1976 – 20 July 2018 | |
10th Minister of Economic Development of Colombia | |
In office 7 August 1982 – 1983 | |
President | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
Preceded by | Gabriel Melo Guevara |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo Marín Bernal |
42nd Governor of Atlántico | |
In office 1974–1975 | |
President | Alfonso López Michelsen |
Preceded by | José Tcherassi Guzmán |
Succeeded by | Rafael Maldonado de Castro |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1968 – 20 July 1974 | |
Constituency | Atlántico |
Personal details | |
Born | Roberto Víctor Gerlein Echeverría 18 November 1938 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
Died | 23 December 2021 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia | (aged 83)
Political party | Conservative (after 2006) |
Other political affiliations | National Movement (1998–2006) |
Spouse |
Lydia DaMarco Besada
(
m. 1964) |
Relations | Jorge Alberto Gerlein Echeverría (brother) |
Children | María Alexandra Gerlein DaMarco |
Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University ( LLB, LLD) |
Roberto Víctor Gerlein Echeverría (18 November 1938 – 23 December 2021) was a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party politician, he was the longest-serving and most senior Member of the Senate of Colombia having been first elected in 1974. During his long political career, he served also as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives (1968–1974), as the 10th Colombian Minister of Economic Development, and as the 42nd Governor of Atlántico. [1] [2] He died in Barranquilla on 23 December 2021, at the age of 83. [3]