Gustavo Balcázar Monzón
| Gustavo Balcázar Monzón | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 1982 – 20 July 1994 | |
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In office 20 July 1966 – 18 January 1979 | |
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In office 20 July 1962 – 8 September 1962 | |
| 15th Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom | |
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In office 18 January 1979 – 21 September 1981 | |
| President | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| Preceded by | Jaime García Parra |
| Succeeded by | Diego Andrés Restrepo Londoño |
| 16th Colombian Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 6 October 1964 – 1 September 1965 | |
| President | Guillermo León Valencia |
| Preceded by | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Succeeded by | José Mejía Salazar |
| 48th Governor of Valle del Cauca | |
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In office 8 September 1962 – 17 October 1964 | |
| President | Guillermo León Valencia |
| Preceded by | Carlos Humberto Morales |
| Succeeded by | Humberto González Narváez |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 1958 – 20 July 1962 | |
| Constituency | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 August 1927 Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Bolivia Ramos (divorced) Nydia Quintero Turbay (1984-present) |
| Children |
María Isabel Balcázar Ramos Iliana Balcázar Ramos |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, LLM, LLD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gustavo Balcázar Monzón (born 10 August 1927)[1] is a Colombian lawyer and retired politician. A member of the Colombian Liberal Party, he served as Member of both the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, presiding over both chambers of Congress. He also served in the administrations of President Guillermo León Valencia as the 48th Governor of Valle del Cauca, and as the 16th Minister of Agriculture,[2] and in the administration of President Julio César Turbay Ayala as the 18th Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom,[3] and Non-Resident Ambassador to Algeria.[4]
Personal life
He was born on 10 August 1927 in Santiago de Cali, to Ricardo Balcázar and Leonor Monzón and married Bolivia Ramos, with whom he had two daughters, María Isabel and Iliana.[1] Already divorced, he remarried to Nydia Quintero Turbay, former First Lady of Colombia, in a civil ceremony in 1984.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Balcázar Pasa a Agricultura" [Balcázar Transfers to Agriculture]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1964-10-07. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ↑ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "Guillermo León Valencia". Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2]. Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ↑ "List of Former Colombian Ambassadors to the United Kingdom". Colombian Embassy to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ↑ Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 1980). "Lista de los Jefes de las Misiones Diplomaticas y Consulares de Colombia" [List of the Chiefs of Diplomatic and Consular Missions of Colombia]. Memoria (1978-1979) (National government publication) (in Spanish). p. 340. LCCN 10006960.
- ↑ Ríos Peñaloza, Gilma (1996-08-01). "Primeras Damas del Siglo XX" [First Ladies of the 20th Century]. Credencial Historia (in Spanish). Bogotá: Luis Ángel Arango Library (80). Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-04-17.