Jorge Enrique Robledo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Robledo.
Jorge Robledo
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2002 – July 2022
Personal details
Born (1950-02-11) February 11, 1950 (age 74)
Ibagué, Tolima
Colombia
Political partyAlternative Democratic Pole
Alma materUniversity of Los Andes
ProfessionArchitect
Politician
Lecturer

Jorge Enrique Robledo Castillo (born 11 February 1950) is a Colombian politician, architect, professor, and author.[1] He served as a member of the Senate of Colombia from 2002 until 2022, when he decided to leave his position in congress to pursue the office of president of Colombia,[2] ultimately losing to Gustavo Petro. On 21 June 2023, Robledo announced that he was running for mayor of Bogotá in the October 2023 elections.[3][needs update]

Early life and education

Robledo was born 11 February 1950 in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. His family later moved to Manizales, Colombia where Robledo spent the rest of his childhood and later attended the Universidad de Los Andes to study architecture.[1]

Political career

Robledo is a member of the Dignidad [es] political party. He was formerly[when?] a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole and was the Senate Leader for the party in congress. In his 4th term in office, Robledo received the highest vote of all Senators in the 2014 parliamentary elections (191,910 votes).[4]

In October 2016, Robledo announced that he would run for president in 2018.[5] He will be a candidate in the 2022 Presidential primary elections held by the Center Hope Coalition, vying to represent the Coalition in the first round of the Colombian Presidential general election.[citation needed]

Policies

Senator Robledo is known for his economic nationalist policies and his persistent criticism of neoliberalism and the dependency on foreign investment as the main economic driver of economic growth. He has also focused heavily on national sovereignty, industrialization, workers' rights, and the improvement of healthcare. Robledo maintains strong relations with Colombia's agricultural interest groups. He is a critic of Colombia's free trade deals with respect to food security and agricultural production.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (30 December 2013). "'Soy un echador de tiza': Jorge Enrique Robledo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (5 October 2021). "Quién es Jorge Enrique Robledo, el senador que busca la Presidencia en 2022". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ Castillo, Por María Alejandra (21 June 2023). "Jorge Enrique Robledo reveló cómo sería su relación con Gustavo Petro si llega a la Alcaldía de Bogotá". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Cuatro senadores con la más alta votación de sus partidos". 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Jorge Robledo presentó su precandidatura a la Presidencia". 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ^ "El libre comercio y los TLC están destruyendo la seguridad alimentaria: Senador Robledo • Jorge Robledo". 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.