Francisco José Lloreda Mera
| Francisco José Lloreda Mera | |
|---|---|
| High Presidential Advisor for Coexistence and Citizen Security | |
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Assumed office 19 January 2011 |
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| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Colombia Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
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In office 2 July 2008 – 7 December 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Fernández de Soto Valderrama |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez |
| 77th Minister of National Education of Colombia | |
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In office 18 July 2000 – 7 August 2002 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Germán Bula Escobar |
| Succeeded by | Cecilia María Vélez White |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 November 1965 Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Spouse(s) | María Cecilia Cabal Castro (2000-present) |
| Relations | Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo (father) |
| Children | Camilo Lloreda Cabal Andrea Lloreda Cabal |
| Alma mater |
Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1990) Columbia University (MPA, 1994) University of Oxford (MSc, 2003; PhD, 2010) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Francisco José Lloreda Mera (born 13 November 1965) is a Colombian lawyer, politician, writer, editor and newspaper director. He is serving as High Presidential Advisor for Coexistence and Citizen Security in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. He previously served the government as Ambassador of Colombia to the Netherlands and as Minister of National Education of Colombia.
He has been a writer, editor, and director of the newspaper El País, founded in 1949 by his paternal grandfather Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo and great-uncles. His grandfather was director of El Pais for 25 years, followed by his father.
Francisco José and his fraternal twin brother Rodrigo were born on 13 November 1965 in Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca to Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo and Aura Lucía Mera, both from well-to-do families. His father directed El Pais, the newspaper founded by his own father. Entering public service, the elder Lloreda would become Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defence. His mother was a journalist and was appointed as Director of Colcultura.
In August 1981 at the age of 15, Lloreda was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma on his leg; he was taken to New York City where he underwent chemotherapy and received a hip replacement at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. After his successful recovery, Lloreda published his first book two years later, Mis Memorias del Memorial (My Memories of Memorial) (1983), in which he recounts his experience as a cancer patient and survivor. He completed his secondary studies at the Anglo Colombian School in 1985.
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