Telésforo Pedraza Ortega | |
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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 | Tunja, Colombia | 24 July 1945
Died | 17 May 2023 Bogotá, Colombia | (aged 77)
Political party | Colombian Conservative Party |
Education | Free University of Colombia |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer, diplomat |
Telésforo Pedraza Ortega (24 July 1945 – 17 May 2023) was a Colombian politician, diplomat and lawyer.
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]
Pedraza died in Bogotá on 17 May 2023, at the age of 77. [6]
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 | Tunja, Colombia | 24 July 1945
Died | 17 May 2023 Bogotá, Colombia | (aged 77)
Political party | Colombian Conservative Party |
Education | Free University of Colombia |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer, diplomat |
Telésforo Pedraza Ortega (24 July 1945 – 17 May 2023) was a Colombian politician, diplomat and lawyer.
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]
Pedraza died in Bogotá on 17 May 2023, at the age of 77. [6]