Gina Parody
| Gina María Parody d'Echeona | |
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| Education Minister of Colombia | |
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In office 20 August 2014 – 15 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | María Fernanda Campo Saavedra |
| Succeeded by | Yaneth Giha Tovar |
| Director of the National Learning Service of Colombia | |
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In office 6 March 2013 – 20 August 2014 |
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| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Luis Alfonso Hoyos Aristizábal |
| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 2006 – 19 January 2009 |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2006 |
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| Constituency | Bogotá, D.C. |
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13 November 1973 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Social National Unity (2006-2010) Radical Change (2002-2006) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
Gina María Parody d'Echeona (born November 13, 1973) is the current Minister of Education of Colombia. Born in Bogotá in 1973, Parody graduated as a lawyer from Pontifical Xavierian University and became a politician. She has served as Director of the National Learning Service (SENA) and also in the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia.
Parody studied law at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá obtaining a specialization in conflict resolution. She also studied criminology at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain and political theory at Columbia University in the United States.
Upon her return to Colombia, Parody worked as adviser to María Isabel Rueda between 1998 and 2000. She later joined the political campaign for the presidency of Álvaro Uribe in the presidential elections of 2002. Uribe suggested her to run as an independent candidate for the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia in representation of Bogota for the legislative elections of 2002. Parody achieved the second highest voting turnout in Bogota, only surpassed by Gustavo Petro.
In congress, Parody was notable for her defense of the politics of President Uribe. She was elected President of the First Commission of the Chamber of Representatives.
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