Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero
| Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero | |
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| Governor of Antioquia | |
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In office 1 January 2008 – 1 January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Aníbal Gaviria |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Fajardo |
| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2006 |
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In office 20 July 1990 – 31 July 1991 |
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| President of the Senate of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos García Orjuela |
| Succeeded by | Germán Vargas Lleras |
| Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States | |
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In office October 1998 – 15 March 2001 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Fernando Cepeda Ulloa |
| Succeeded by | Humberto De la Calle Lombana |
| Mayor of Medellín | |
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In office 1 January 1992 – 1 January 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Omar Flórez Vélez |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Gabriel Naranjo Pérez |
| 3rd Colombian Minister of Foreign Trade | |
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In office 26 December 1995 – 6 February 1996 |
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| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Preceded by | Daniel Mazuera Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Morris Harf Meyer |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
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In office 1 July 1982 – 20 July 1990 |
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| Constituency | Antioquia Department |
| Personal details | |
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19 April 1948 Sonsón, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Team Colombia (2002-2004) |
| Spouse(s) | María Eugenia Maya Molina |
| Children | Alfredo Ramos - Esteban Ramos |
| Alma mater | University of Medellín |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero (born April 19, 1948) is a Colombian politician. Most recently, he was the Governor of the Department of Antioquia from 2008-2011. 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. As of August 2013 Luis Alfredo Ramos is in prison under investigation of the supreme court of Colombia, accused for criminal nexus with paramilitary groups in Antioquia
Ramos was born in the municipality and town of Sonsón in the Department of Antioquia on April 19, 1948. Ramos studied law at the Universidad de Medellín and specialized in International Business from Harvard University in the United States.
In 1972 Ramos is appointed head of the Conservative party post that he held for four years until 1976, he was also elected deputy of the Department Assembly of Antioquia for the period of 1974 and 1976. In 1976 was appointed General Controller of Antioquia serving until 1978 when he was appointed Secretary of Finance of the City of Medellín until 1980.
Between 1982 and 1990 served as congressman in the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia. In 1990 and 1991 was Senator of Colombia but with the dissolution of Congress by President César Gaviria and the introduction of a Constituent Assembly for a new Constitution Ramos decided not to run again.
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