Clara López
Colombian politician (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clara Eugenia López Obregón (born April 12, 1950) is a Colombian politician who was the Minister for Employment. She also served as Acting Mayor of Bogotá from 2011 to 2012. A Harvard-trained economist,[1] she was the Alternative Democratic Pole's nominee for President of Colombia in the 2014 election.[2][3]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Obregón.
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Clara López | |
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Minister of Labour | |
In office 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) – 5 May 2017 (2017-05-05) | |
Appointed by | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Luis Eduardo Garzón |
Acting Mayor of Bogotá | |
In office 8 June 2011 (2011-06-08) – 1 January 2012 (2012-01-01) | |
Appointed by | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Samuel Moreno |
Succeeded by | Gustavo Petro |
6th Auditor General of Colombia | |
In office 1 April 2003 (2003-04-01) – 1 April 2005 (2005-04-01) | |
Nominated by | Supreme Court of Justice |
Appointed by | Council of State |
Preceded by | César Augusto López |
Succeeded by | Piedad Zúñiga |
Personal details | |
Born | Clara Eugenia López Obregón (1950-04-12) 12 April 1950 (age 74) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
Political party | Alternative Democratic Pole (2005—present) |
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Spouses | Edmond Jacques Courtois Miller
(m. 1980–1983)Carlos Arturo Romero Jiménez
(m. 1985) |
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Profession | Economist, lawyer |
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López is also a University of Los Andes-trained lawyer with a doctorate from the University of Salamanca, and served as the sixth Auditor General of Colombia from 2003 to 2005.[citation needed]