Alejandro Char Chaljub
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Alejandro "Álex" Char Chaljub (born 16 April 1966) is the current Mayor of Barranquilla
. A Civil Engineer and a politician with the Radical Change
Party, he ran in 2000 for the Governorship of the Department of Atlántico
, but initial ballot results gave victory to his contender Ventura Díaz Mejía. After a lengthy and often criticized process, the Administrative Supreme Court of Colombia reviewed the election results and found Char to be rightful winner of the race and allowed him to serve the remaining period of his term in 2003.
In 2007 he was elected Mayor or Barranquilla with 221,625 votes equivalent to 58.38% of the total vote, the biggest margin of votes in the Mayoral election history of Barranquilla, and according to a Invamer/Gallup poll, Char had a 75% approval rating in April 2008, the best ranked mayor of Colombia, a statistic that grew to an 80% approval rating at the end of 2008.
Senator of Colombia and former Minister of Economic Development
, and Ambassador of Colombia to Portugal
, and his wife Adela Chaljub Char. His brother, Arturo Char Chaljub
was also Senator of Colombia, as is his cousin David Char Navas
. Many of his relatives, are shareholders of the Junior Barranquilla, the city's foremost soccer team. He married Katia Nule Marino on 2 September 1999, also of Arab descent and a former winner of the Miss Carnival of Barranquilla pageant, she is the daughter of former Ministry of Mines and Energy
and Minister of Communications
Guido Alberto Nule Amín, and of Ginger Marino Mendoza, a lawyer and activist. Together they have two children, Alejandro and Mariana.
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
. A Civil Engineer and a politician with the Radical Change
Radical Change
Radical Change is a conservative liberal political party in Colombia.At the last legislative elections in Colombia on March 12, 2006, the party became one of the most important in the new congress, receiving 15 seats in the lower house and 20 in the upper house...
Party, he ran in 2000 for the Governorship of the Department of Atlántico
Atlántico Department
Atlántico is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its south, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River...
, but initial ballot results gave victory to his contender Ventura Díaz Mejía. After a lengthy and often criticized process, the Administrative Supreme Court of Colombia reviewed the election results and found Char to be rightful winner of the race and allowed him to serve the remaining period of his term in 2003.
In 2007 he was elected Mayor or Barranquilla with 221,625 votes equivalent to 58.38% of the total vote, the biggest margin of votes in the Mayoral election history of Barranquilla, and according to a Invamer/Gallup poll, Char had a 75% approval rating in April 2008, the best ranked mayor of Colombia, a statistic that grew to an 80% approval rating at the end of 2008.
Family
Alejandro comes from a well established and influential, Arab-Colombian family, he is the son of Fuad Char Abdala, a LiberalColombian Liberal Party
The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After...
Senator of Colombia and former Minister of Economic Development
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism or MCIT, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia concerned with promoting economic growth though trade, tourism and industrial growth.-Ministers:...
, and Ambassador of Colombia to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, and his wife Adela Chaljub Char. His brother, Arturo Char Chaljub
Arturo Char Chaljub
Arturo Char Chaljub is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London.-Family:...
was also Senator of Colombia, as is his cousin David Char Navas
David Char Navas
David Char Navas is a Colombian politician who served as Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia from 2002 to 2006 and as Senator of Colombia from 2006 to 2008...
. Many of his relatives, are shareholders of the Junior Barranquilla, the city's foremost soccer team. He married Katia Nule Marino on 2 September 1999, also of Arab descent and a former winner of the Miss Carnival of Barranquilla pageant, she is the daughter of former Ministry of Mines and Energy
Ministry of Mines and Energy (Colombia)
The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Colombia is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia that oversees the regulation of the mining and mineral industry and the electricity sector in Colombia, it is similar in its duties to other energy ministries of other countries.-List of...
and Minister of Communications
Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications
Ministry of Information Technology and Communications , is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for overseeing the information and communication technologies, telecommunications and broadcasting industries....
Guido Alberto Nule Amín, and of Ginger Marino Mendoza, a lawyer and activist. Together they have two children, Alejandro and Mariana.