Augusto Espinosa Valderrama | |
Ambassador From: | Colombia |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Term Start: | 29 November 1982 |
Term End: | 16 January 1985 |
President: | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
Predecessor: | Diego Andrés Restrepo Londoño |
Successor: | Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez |
Office2: | Senator of Colombia |
Term Start2: | 20 July 1978 |
Term End2: | 29 November 1982 |
Term Start3: | 20 July 1962 |
Term End3: | 14 September 1970 |
Term Start4: | 20 July 1958 |
Term End4: | 7 August 1958 |
Office5: | Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia |
Term Start5: | 20 July 1974 |
Term End5: | 20 July 1978 |
Constituency5: | Santander Department |
Office6: | Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations |
Term Start6: | 14 September 1970 |
Term End6: | 13 September 1973 |
President6: | Misael Pastrana Borrero |
Predecessor6: | Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez |
Successor6: | Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe |
Office7: | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Colombia)Colombian Minister of Agriculture |
Term Start7: | 7 August 1958 |
Term End7: | 23 March 1959 |
President7: | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
Predecessor7: | Jorge Mejía Salazar |
Successor7: | Gilberto Arango Londoño |
Office8: | President of the Senate of Colombia |
Term Start8: | 20 July 1963 |
Term End8: | 20 July 1964 |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1919 |
Birth Place: | Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia |
Death Date: | 1986 (aged 74) |
Nationality: | Colombian |
Party: | Liberal |
Spouse: | Myriam Silva |
Relations: | Abdón Espinosa Valderrama (brother) |
Children: |
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Alma Mater: | National University of Colombia (LLD) |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Augusto Espinosa Valderrama (5 June 1919 – 1986) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Liberal Party Representative, Senator and President of the Senate in the Congress of Colombia. He also served as the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and as the Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.[1] [2]