Noemí Sanín Posada
| Noemí Sanín Posada | |
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Sanín at the World Economic Forum in 2010.
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| 28th Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom | |
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In office 19 November 2007 – 23 July 2009 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Carlos Eduardo Medellín Becerra |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera |
| 22nd Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom | |
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In office 17 October 1994 – 15 November 1995 |
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| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Preceded by | Luis Prieto Ocampo |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Lemos Simmonds |
| Colombia Ambassador to Spain | |
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In office 2002 – 19 November 2007 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Villegas Mejía |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Rodado Noriega |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia | |
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In office 8 November 1991 – 7 August 1994 |
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| President | César Gaviria Trujillo |
| Preceded by | Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña |
| Colombia Ambassador to Venezuela | |
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In office 1990 – 8 November 1991 |
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| President | César Gaviria Trujillo |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Vasco Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña |
| 28th Minister of Communications of Colombia | |
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In office 1983 – 7 August 1986 |
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| President | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
| Preceded by | Antonio Abello Roca |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Lemos Simmonds |
| Personal details | |
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Marta Noemí del Espíritu Santo Sanín Posada 6 June 1949 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian-Spanish |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Yes Colombia |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Domestic partner | Javier Aguirre (2002–present) |
| Children | María Jimena Durán Sanín |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Marta Noemí del Espíritu Santo Sanín Posada (born 6 June 1949) is a Colombian-born politician and diplomat. She was the Conservative party candidate in the 2010 Colombian presidential election.
A lawyer from Pontifical Xavierian University and 2001 Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, she has served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, Ambassador of Colombia to Spain, Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, and Minister of Communications of Colombia.
Before running in 2010 as a Conservative, Sanín ran as an independent candidate during the 1998 presidential election, and again during the 2002 presidential election, backed both times by the Yes Colombia movement.
Sanín studied law at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá. She later studied post graduate studies in Commercial law and finance and worked for several entities in the financial sector in both state and private sectors.
In 1998 Sanín moved to the United States and established herself in Boston, where she attended Harvard University as a Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Fellow.
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