Claudia Blum
| Claudia Blum Capurro | |
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| 26th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
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In office 11 September 2006 – 22 November 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | María Ángela Holguín |
| Succeeded by | Néstor Osorio Londoño |
| President of the Senate of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 2005 – 20 July 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo |
| Succeeded by | Dilian Francisca Toro |
| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 1990 – 20 July 2006 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 August 1948 Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Radical Change |
| Other political affiliations |
New Democratic Force (1991) Colombian Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Francisco José Barberi Ospina |
| Children | Mauricio Barberi Blum Andrea Barberi Blum |
| Residence | New York City, New York, United States |
| Alma mater |
University of Valle Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Profession | Psychologist |
Claudia Blum Capurro (born 9 August 1948) is a Colombian psychologist and politician. A veteran Senator, she became the first woman to serve as President of the Senate of Colombia. She also served as the 26th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations.
Claudia was born in Cali, Colombia on August 9, 1948 to Harold Blum Mejía and Liliam Capurro Borrero. She first went to school in Cali to the prestigious bilingual school Colegio Colombo Británico until her family moved to Boston, United States, where she finished her high school education. She returned to Colombia to study Psychology at the University of Valle and moved on to obtain her Masters in Political Studies from the Pontifical Xavierian University. She has also carried out advanced studies in negotiation and conflict resolution at the Harvard Law School.
She grew up in a Conservative leaning household but she quickly moved to the left as she became interested in politics and was influenced by the Liberal politician Luis Carlos Galán. In 1982 her father, Harold Blum Mejía was killed by the rebel forces FARC-EP which prompted most of her family to leave the country, she however chose to stay and continue her political aspirations.
She is married to the well-known businessman Francisco José Barberi Ospina CEO of Tecnoquímicas, the biggest pharmaceutical company of Colombia and one of the 50 biggest business groups of the country. Together they have two children Mauricio and Andrea Barberi Blum.
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