María del Rosario Guerra
Colombian economist and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
María del Rosario Guerra de La Espriella (15 October 1961) is a Colombian economist, professor and politician who has served as Senator since 2014. She was elected under a newly created political party, the Democratic Center, which is led by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Guerra was the Minister of Communications under President Uribe from July 2006 until January 2010.[1] In March 2017, Guerra announced her candidacy for President of Colombia.[2]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is de La Espriella.
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María del Rosario Guerra | |
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Senator of Colombia | |
Assumed office 20 June 2014 | |
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications | |
In office 19 July 2006 – 31 January 2010 | |
President | Alvaro Uribe |
Preceded by | Martha Pinto de Hart |
Succeeded by | Daniel Enrique Medina V. |
Personal details | |
Born | María del Rosario Guerra de La Espriella (1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 62) Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia |
Political party | Democratic Center |
Spouse | Jens Mesa Dishington |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Universidad del Rosario (B.A) Harvard University (M.P.A) Cornell University (MSc) |
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