Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
| Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | |
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| 15th Colombia Ambassador to France | |
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In office 1991–1993 |
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| President | César Gaviria |
| Preceded by | Alfonso López Caballero |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Gómez Martínez |
| Colombia Ambassador to United States | |
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In office March 9, 1983 – December 17, 1985 |
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| President | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
| Preceded by | Jorge Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo |
| Colombia Ambassador to Italy | |
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In office 1953–1953 |
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| President | Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez |
| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 1951–1952 |
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| Constituency | Cundinamarca |
| Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives | |
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In office 1949–1951 |
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In office 1944–1946 |
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| Colombia Ambassador to Switzerland | |
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In office 1947–1948 |
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| President | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
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May 8, 1919 Bogotá, DC, Colombia |
| Died | November 2, 1995 (aged 76) Bogotá, DC, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Margarita Escobar López (1946-1995) |
| Relations | Laureano Gómez (father) |
| Children | Mauricio Gómez Escobar Mercedes Gómez Escobar Álvaro José Gómez Escobar |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Álvaro Gómez Hurtado (May 8, 1919 - November 2, 1995) was a Colombian lawyer, politician, journalist and active member of the Colombian Conservative Party. Gómez was a son of the former President of Colombia, Laureano Gómez. He is mostly remembered for being one of the writers of the Colombian Constitution of 1991 and for running three times for the presidency, but without success. He served separate appointments as ambassador to Italy, the United States and France, beginning in the 1980s.
Álvaro Gómez was born as the second of four children to Laureano Gómez, a newspaper publisher who later became president of Colombia. His mother was María Hurtado Cajiao. His siblings are Cecilia, Rafael and Enrique. The family grew up in La Candelaria, a traditional neighborhood of Bogotá. The children attended private schools in Brussels, Belgium and Buenos Aires, Argentina while their father served as a diplomat. After his family's return to Bogotá, Gómez went to the Colegio de San Bartolomé, a preparatory school, graduating in 1936.
He studied law at the Pontifical Xavierian University and graduated as a lawyer in 1941. His thesis was entitled Influencias del Estoicismo en el Derecho Romano ("The Influence of Stoicism in Roman Law").
He began writing for the newspaper El Siglo, which was owned by his father. He later founded a weekly business magazine called Síntesis Económica (Economic Synthesis) and created and produced a television news show called Noticiero 24 Horas ("24 Hours News").
Gómez Hurtado's first political office was as elected councilman for the city of Bogotá. He next ran for the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia and was elected for a four-year term. After finishing his term, he was elected to the Senate.
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