Colombian legislative election, 2006
Encyclopedia
On March 12, 2006 Colombia
ns went to the polls to elect Senate
and Chamber of Representatives. Presidential primaries were also held for the Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic Pole
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
ns went to the polls to elect Senate
Senate of Colombia
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia...
and Chamber of Representatives. Presidential primaries were also held for the Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic Pole
Alternative Democratic Pole
The Alternative Democratic Pole is a political alliance in Colombia, formed by the Independent Democratic Pole and the Democratic Alternative in December 2005...
.
Senate Members
| circumscription | Party | Senator |
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| National | Partido Social de Unidad Nacional (U) |
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| Colombian Conservative Party Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... (C) |
Milton Rodriguez Milton Fabián Rodríguez Suárez is a Colombian footballer.-Club career:Rodríguez began his professional career with Cortuluá in 1997. In two years at the club the left-footed striker scored 22 goals in 45 appearances. In 1999 he moved to Independiente Santa Fe and continued his goal scoring prowess... ) Hernán Andrade Hernán Andrade Yañez is a retired racewalker from Mexico.He competed, but was disqualified, in the 50 kilometres races at the 1987 World Race Walking Cup 1988 Olympic Games. He competed at the 1991 World Race Walking Cup, but did not finish.He set his personal best in the men's 50 km walk... Juan Manuel Corzo Román Juan Manuel Corzo Román is the current President of the Senate of Colombia. A Conservative party politician, he was first elected to Congress as Representative for the Department of North Santander in 1998... Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo is a Colombian industrial engineer specialized in business administration and constitutional law... |
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| Colombian Liberal Party Colombian 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... (L) |
Piedad Córdoba Piedad Esneda Córdoba Ruiz , better known by her nom de guerre Teodora de Bolívar or Gaitán is a former Liberal Senator of Colombia who served for four terms from 1994 to 2010, and a former Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia... Cecilia López Montaño Cecilia Matilde López Montaño has been in public service in Colombia for over twenty years thanks to a solid professional background. Senator López is a well-known economist and Colombian politician. She has always been an active member of the Liberal Party and as such, has been appointed to... Mauricio Jaramillo Mauricio Jaramillo is the nom de guerre of Jaime Alberto Parra or Wilson Valderrama Cano a high-ranking guerrilla commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , also known as El Médico .Jaramillo became a member of the FARC Secretariat in March, 2008, replacing Iván Ríos.According to... |
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| Radical Change Party 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... (CR) |
Germán Vargas Lleras Germán Vargas Lleras is a Colombian lawyer and politician currently serving as Minister of the Interior of Colombia. From 1994 to 2008 he served as Senator of Colombia for four consecutive terms, and during the Colombian presidential election of 2010 he ran as a candidate for the Radical Change... Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez Castañeda is a Colombian lawyer and politician. She served as Senator of Colombia and Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, having served in both chambers as President.-Career:... |
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| Alternative Democratic Pole Alternative Democratic Pole The Alternative Democratic Pole is a political alliance in Colombia, formed by the Independent Democratic Pole and the Democratic Alternative in December 2005... (PDA) |
Gustavo Petro Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician of the Political Independent movement Progresistas . As a young man he fought with the 19th of April Movement, which later evolved into the Alianza Democrática M-19. He then became active in newly-established Alianza Democrática M-19... Alexander López Alexander Agustín "Alex" Lopez is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Olimpia and the Honduran national team.-Early career:... |
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| Partido Convergencia Ciudadana |
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| Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia |
Álvaro Araújo Castro Álvaro Araújo Castro is a Colombian economist and former actor and Senator of Colombia. A Liberal politician, and leader of the ALAS-Team Colombia political movement, he was arrested and jailed in 2007 for participating in parapolitics... ) |
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| Partido Colombia Democrática |
Mario Uribe Escobar Mario de Jesús Uribe Escobar is a Colombian politician and lawyer. Uribe-Escobar graduated in Law from the Autonomous University of Medellín and the University of Antioquia.-Political career:... ) |
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| Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta (MIRA) MIRA MIRA may refer to:* Margin Infused Relaxed Algorithm* Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia* Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy* Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta* Motor Industry Research Association... |
Carlos Alberto Baena Carlos Alberto Baena López is a Colombian politician and lawyer, currently serving as Senator of Colombia. Baena co-led the founding of the MIRA Movement, of which he has been the Chairperson of. He has previously served as Councillor for Bogotá from 2001 to 2009.-External links:*... |
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| Movimiento Colombia Viva |
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| Indigenous | Alianza Social Indígena (ASI) |
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| Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia (AICO) |
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- Of the 102 elected congressman and women that took office on July 20, 2006. 52 were reelected for another term, 25 had previously served in the Chamber of Representatives of ColombiaChamber of Representatives of ColombiaThe Chamber of Representatives is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia.The Chamber has 166 elected members for four-year terms.-How the Chamber is elected:...
in the 2002-2006 term, 3 returned to the senate after a few years of absence and 22 were elected to congress for the first time.
See also
- Spanish language Wikinews article