Alfonso Araújo Gaviria

Alfonso Araújo Gaviria
Ambassador Alfonso Araújo (left) as he presented his credentials to Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld during a brief ceremony at UN Headquarters.
Ambassador Alfonso Araújo (left) as he presented his credentials to Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld during a ceremony at UN Headquarters.
8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
4 September 1957 – 4 February 1961
PresidentGabriel París Gordillo
Preceded byFrancisco José Urrutia Holguín
Succeeded byGermán Zea Hernández
3rd Colombia Ambassador to Brazil
In office
1944–1946
PresidentAlberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded byCarlos Lozano y Lozano
21st Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
In office
7 August 1942 – 23 August 1943
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byCarlos Lleras Restrepo
Succeeded byArcesio Londoño Palacio
Minister of Government of Colombia
In office
1 February 1940 – 17 May 1940
PresidentEduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded byCarlos Lozano y Lozano
Succeeded byJorge Gartner de la Cuesta
15th Minister of National Education of Colombia
In office
7 August 1938 – 1 February 1940
PresidentEduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded byJosé Joaquín Castro Martínez
Succeeded byJorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Venezuela
In office
1937–1938
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
38th Minister of Public Works of Colombia
In office
28 July 1931 – 7 August 1934
PresidentEnrique Olaya Herrera
Preceded byGermán Uribe Hoyos
Succeeded byCésar García Alvarez
Personal details
Born(1902-07-28)28 July 1902
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died4 February 1961(1961-02-04) (aged 58)
New York City, New York, United States
Political partyLiberal
SpouseEmma Ortiz Márquez
Children
Emma Araújo Ortiz
Helena Araújo Ortiz
María Mercedes Araújo Ortiz
Roberto Araújo Ortiz
Alma materExternado University (JD, 1923)
ProfessionLawyer
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is Gaviria.

Alfonso Araújo Gaviria (28 July 1902 — 4 February 1961) was a Colombian lawyer, diplomat, and Liberal party politician, who served as the 8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, the 3rd Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, the 21st Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the 15th Minister of National Education, and the 38th Minister of Public Works of Colombia, as well as Minister of Government, and Envoy of Colombia to Venezuela.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Alfonso was born on 28 July 1902 in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia to Simón Araújo Vélez and Ifigénia Gaviria Cobaleda. He graduated Juris Doctor from the Externado University in 1923.[5] He married Emma Ortiz Márquez and had four children: Emma, Helena, María Mercedes, and Roberto.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Alfoso Araujo, 58, U.N. Aide". The New York Times (Obituary). New York City. 1961-02-05. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  2. ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  3. ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  4. ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2]. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  5. ^ Otero Muñoz, Gustavo (1948). El Banco de la República: 1923-1948 (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic. p. 271. OCLC 1693599.
  6. ^ Restrepo Sáenz, José María; Rivas, Raimundo; Restrepo Posada, José (1995) [1991]. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá (in Spanish). Vol. 6. Grupo de investigaciones Genealógicas José Maria Restrepo Sáenz. p. 280. OCLC 28546996.