Germán Zea Hernández was a Colombian lawyer and politician. A 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...

 politician, he served twice as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations

Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations

The Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations is the Chief of Mission of the delegation of Colombia, and highest permanent representative of the Government of Colombia to the United Nations...

, and occupied the Ministries of Government, Justice

Ministry of the Interior and Justice

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, and Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)

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, was appointed 11th Comptroller General of Colombia

Comptroller General of Colombia

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, Mayor of Bogotá, and Governor of Cundinamarca

Cundinamarca Department

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, and served in both Chambers of Congress as Senator and Representative

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Personal life

Germán was born on 15 April 1905 in Bogotá to Luis Zea Uribe and Clorinda Hernández Ospina. He married Beatriz Gutiérrez Muñoz, with whom he had two sons, Luis Germán and Juan Manuel, but he also had a daughter out of wedlock with Carlota Soto named Gloria, whom he raised in his household with his wife Beatriz.

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