Roberto Gerlein Echeverría
Roberto Víctor Gerlein Echeverría (born 18 November 1938) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party politician, he is the longest-serving and most senior Member of the Senate of Colombia having been first elected in 1974. During his long political career, he has also served as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives (1968–1974), as the 10th Colombian Minister of Economic Development, and as the 42nd Governor of Atlántico.[1][2]
Roberto Gerlein Echeverría | |
|---|---|
| Senator of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 20 July 1976 | |
| 10th Minister of Economic Development of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1982 – 1983 | |
| President | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Melo Guevara |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Marín Bernal |
| 42nd Governor of Atlántico | |
| In office 1974–1975 | |
| President | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Preceded by | José Tcherassi Guzmán |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Maldonado de Castro |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1968 – 20 July 1974 | |
| Constituency | Atlántico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1938 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative (2006–present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Movement (1998–2006) |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia DaMarco Besada (m. 1964) |
| Relations | Jorge Alberto Gerlein Echeverría (brother) |
| Children | María Alexandra Gerlein DaMarco |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1961; LLD, 1963) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Selected works
- Roberto, Gerlein Echeverría (1963). Apuntes Sobre el Juicio Ejecutivo (Thesis) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Editorial Minerva. OCLC 183904558.
- Roberto, Gerlein Echeverría (1978). La Estructura del Poder en Colombia (Non-fiction) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ediciones Tercer Mundo. OCLC 4575227.
See also
- Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala
- José Name Terán
References
- "Roberto Gerlein Echeverria - Comisión I" [Roberto Gerlein Echeverria - 1st Commission] (in Spanish). Colombian Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- "Senador Roberto Victor Gerlein Echeverria" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
Further reading
- Davis, Robert H (May 1981). "Review of 'La Estructura del Poder en Colombia'". The Hispanic American Historical Review. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 61 (2): 356–357. doi:10.2307/2513881. ISSN 0018-2168. JSTOR 2513881. OCLC 486452517.
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