Víctor Mosquera Chaux
Víctor Mosquera Chaux | |
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24th Colombia Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 21 December 1987 (1987-12-21) – 25 November 1990 (1990-11-25) | |
President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
Preceded by | Francisco Posada de La Peña |
Succeeded by | Jaime García Parra |
10th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
In office 3 June 1967 (1967-06-03) – 21 April 1970 (1970-04-21) | |
President | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
Preceded by | Alfredo Araújo Grau |
Succeeded by | Camilo de Brigard Silva |
Governor of Cauca | |
In office 4 February 1959 (1959-02-04) – 11 July 1960 (1960-07-11) | |
President | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
Preceded by | Francisco Lemos Arboleda |
Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel Zúñiga |
Senator of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1970 (1970-07-20) – 20 July 1974 (1974-07-20) | |
In office 20 July 1962 (1962-07-20) – 3 June 1967 (1967-06-03) | |
In office 20 July 1958 (1958-07-20) – 4 February 1959 (1959-02-04) | |
Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 20 July 1947 (1947-07-20) – 9 November 1949 (1949-11-09) | |
Constituency | Cauca Department |
Personal details | |
Born | (1919-10-01)1 October 1919 Popayán, Cauca, Colombia |
Died | 5 November 1997(1997-11-05) (aged 78) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
Resting place | Templo de San Francisco Popayán, Cauca, Colombia |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Cecilia Paz Salazar |
Children | Olga Lucía Mosquera Paz |
Alma mater | University of Cauca |
Profession | Lawyer |
Víctor Mosquera Chaux (October 1, 1919 – November 5, 1997) was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat. A Liberal party politician, he served as Councilman of Popayán, Assemblymean of Cauca, Chamber Representative for Cauca, Senator of Colombia,[1] and Governor of Cauca.[2] He also served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States,[3] and Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.[4]
In February 1981, Mosquera held executive power for eight days as Presidential Designate, while President Julio César Turbay Ayala was indisposed for health reasons.[5]
References
- ^ "Nunca Acepto Ser Ministro" [He Never Accepted Being a Minister]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1997-11-11. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Información General [del Departamento del Cauca]" [General Information [of the Department of Cauca]] (DOC) (in Spanish). National Administrative Department of Statistics. 2001-09-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Diplomatic Representation for Republic of Colombia". Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States. 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "List of Colombian Ambassadors to the United Kingdom". Colombian Embassy to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ Cárdenas Madrid, Marlon Rafael (October 1997). "Designados presidenciales de Colombia 1844-1993" [Presidential Designates of Colombia 1844-1993]. Revista Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (94). Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
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