Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero | |
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| Governor of Antioquia | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 1 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Aníbal Gaviria |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Fajardo |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2006 | |
| In office 20 July 1990 – 31 July 1991 | |
| President of the Senate of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos García Orjuela |
| Succeeded by | Germán Vargas Lleras |
| Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States | |
| In office October 1998 – 15 March 2001 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Fernando Cepeda Ulloa |
| Succeeded by | Humberto De la Calle Lombana |
| Mayor of Medellín | |
| In office 1 January 1992 – 1 January 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Omar Flórez Vélez |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Gabriel Naranjo Pérez |
| 3rd Colombian Minister of Foreign Trade | |
| In office 26 December 1995 – 6 February 1996 | |
| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Preceded by | Daniel Mazuera Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Morris Harf Meyer |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 1 July 1982 – 20 July 1990 | |
| Constituency | Antioquia Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1948 Sonsón, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Team Colombia (2002-2004) |
| Spouse | María Eugenia Maya Molina |
| Children | Alfredo Ramos - Esteban Ramos |
| Alma mater | University of Medellín |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero (born April 19, 1948) is a Colombian politician.[1] Most recently, he was the Governor of the Department of Antioquia from 2008 to 2011.
A lawyer and a Conservative politician, Ramos has served as Councillor and Mayor of Medellín, Deputy to the Antioquia Departmental Assembly, Representative and Senator to the Congress of Colombia, and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States among other political posts.
In August 2013 Luis Alfredo Ramos was imprisoned under investigation of the supreme court of Colombia, accused for criminal nexus with paramilitary groups in Antioquia but was later released in November 2016.[2][3]
- ^ "Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero - Ex gobernador de Antioquia condenado por parapolítica (Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero - Former governor of Antioquia convicted of parapolitics)". La Silla Vacía - www.lasillavacia.com (in Spanish). Colombia: La Silla Vacía. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "A juicio Luis Alfredo Ramos por parapolítica". 24 April 2014.
- ^ ""Me da pesar tirarle tan duro a Ramos": Alias "Guerrero" | revista contorno judicial". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-23.