Jorge Enrique Robledo
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Jorge Robledo | |
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Senator of Colombia | |
Assumed office July 20, 2002 | |
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Born | Ibagué, Tolima Colombia | February 11, 1950
Political party | Alternative Democratic Pole |
Alma mater | University of Los Andes |
Profession | Architect Politician Lecturer |
Jorge Enrique Robledo Castillo (Born February 11, 1950) is a Colombian architect and politician currently serving as Senator. Robledo is a member of Dignity, a political party. He was formerly a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole and was the Senate Leader for the party in congress. In his 4th term in office, Senator Robledo received the highest vote of all Senators in the 2014 parliamentary elections (191,910 votes)[1] For five consecutive years, Robledo has been voted the best Senator in Colombia by popular opinion polls from all sectors.[2]
In October 2016, Robledo announced that he would run for President in 2018.[3]
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, and is a critic of Colombia's free trade deals with respect to food security and agricultural production.[4]
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.
References
- ^ "Cuatro senadores con la más alta votación de sus partidos".
- ^ "Por quinta vez consecutiva Jorge Enrique Robledo es elegido como el mejor senador del país por el Panel de Opinión de Cifras y Conceptos • Jorge Robledo". October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Jorge Robledo presentó su precandidatura a la Presidencia". October 26, 2016.
- ^ "El libre comercio y los TLC están destruyendo la seguridad alimentaria: Senador Robledo • Jorge Robledo". May 13, 2015.
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