Gina Parody
Gina María Parody d'Echeona | |
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| Education Minister of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2014 | |
| Director of the National Learning Service of Colombia | |
| In office 6 March 2013 – 20 August 2014 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Luis Alfonso Hoyos Aristizábal |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 19 January 2009 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2006 | |
| Constituency | Bogotá, D.C. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1973 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Social National Unity (2006-2010) Radical Change (2002-2006) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
Gina María Parody d'Echeona (born November 13, 1973)[1] is the current Minister of Education of Colombia. Born in Bogotá in 1973, Parody graduated as a lawyer from Pontifical Xavierian University and became a politician. She has served as Director of the National Learning Service (SENA) and also in the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia.
Career
Parody studied law at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá obtaining a specialization in conflict resolution. She also studied criminology at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain and political theory at Columbia University in the United States.[2]
Upon her return to Colombia, Parody worked as adviser to María Isabel Rueda between 1998 and 2000. She later joined the political campaign for the presidency of Álvaro Uribe in the presidential elections of 2002. Uribe suggested her to run as an independent candidate for the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia in representation of Bogota for the legislative elections of 2002. Parody achieved the second highest voting turnout in Bogota, only surpassed by Gustavo Petro.
Representative 2002-2006
In congress, Parody was notable for her defense of the politics of President Uribe. She was elected President of the First Commission of the Chamber of Representatives.[3]
Senator 2006-2009
In the legislative elections of 2006 Parody decided to join the Social National Unity Party and ran for a seat in the senate. Parody was elected and attempted to nominated herself as candidate for President of the Congress of Colombia and senate, but her party selected Dilian Francisca Toro. She was elected instead as President of the First Commission of the senate. Because of the disorder within the party, Parody organized a dissidence along senate colleagues Marta Lucía Ramírez and Armando Benedetti and chamber representative Nicolás Uribe.
In January 2009, Gina Parody announced that she was resigning her seat in the Colombian Congress. Parody's replacement is Marcos Cortés.[4]
2011 Bogota's Mayor Candidacy
In May 2011, Parody announced her candidacy for Mayor of Bogota. Because she ran without the support of any political party, she collected signatures to run as a citizen movement affiliate[5] She was defeated by Gustavo Petro.
2014 Ministry of Education
In August 20, 2014, Parody was appointed as the new Education Minister by President Juan Manuel Santos,[6] replacing María Fernanda Campo Saavedra.
The Secretary of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen recently made public their personal relationship [7]
References
- ^ "Gina Parody oficializó su renuncia". Vanguardia Liberal. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Template:Cite she studied in Sabanah university inalde school of businessweb
- ^ "Gina María Parody D'Echeona" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Marcos Cortés: el santandereano que reemplazará a Gina Parody" (in Spanish). Bucaramanga - Colombia: Vanguardia.com. January 20, 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Gina Parody lanzó su candidatura a la Alcaldía de Bogotá" (in Spanish). Bogotá - Colombia: eltiempo.com. May 16, 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/cvn/1665/w3-article-344684.html
- ^ [1]