Rosemberg Pabón
| Rosemberg Pabón Pabón | |
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| Director of the National Administrative Department of Solidary Economy | |
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In office September 6, 2006 – 2 November 2011 |
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| President |
Álvaro Uribe (2006-2010) Juan Manuel Santos (2010-present) |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Sarmiento Narváez |
| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office July 20, 2004 – November 1, 2004 |
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In office July 22, 2003 – October 22, 2003 |
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| Mayor of Yumbo | |
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In office January 1, 1998 – November 17, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Alberto Moreno Herrera |
| Succeeded by | Alba Leticia Chávez Jiménez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1947 Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Citizens' Convergence |
| Other political affiliations |
M-19 (1970-2000) Alternative Way (2002) Independent Democratic Pole (2003-2005) |
| Alma mater | Santiago de Cali University (B.Sc) University of the Andes (M.Sc) |
| Profession | Political Scientist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Rosemberg Pabón Pabón (born January 1, 1947) is a Colombian political scientist who since 2006 serves as Director of the National Administrative Department of Solidary Economy (DanSocial). A former leader of the M-19 guerrilla movement, he commanded the 1980 Dominican Embassy siege in Bogotá. After the Government reached a peace deal with the M-19, Pabón returned to the country, re-entered society and entered politics, first as a Delegate to the National Constituent Assembly in 1991, then as Mayor of Yumbo from 1998 to 2000, and as Senator for Congress in 2003 and 2004.
Pabón lived in exile in Cuba, after the siege, for several years, remaining a member of the M-19. He returned to Colombia after M-19 signed a peace treaty with the Colombian government in March 1990.
In 1997, Pabón successfully ran for Mayor of the Municipality of Yumbo as a M-19 candidate for the 1998-2000 period. His first concern as Mayor was to dissipate the public sector strike that had taken place under the administration of the previous mayor Carlos Alberto Moreno Herrera.
In 2000, Rosemberg resigned as Mayor of Yumbo to stand for as a candidate in the nearby elections for Mayor of Santiago de Cali. He temporarily steeped down leaving Abraham Rubio Quiroga as interim Mayor of Yumbo before the next elections, and was finally replaced by Alba Leticia Chávez Jiménez. His run for Mayor of Cali, however, proved unsuccessful, losing to John Maro Rodríguez Flórez.
His administration was criticized for misuse of the public coffers, leaving a COP$5,200 millions of deficit and impeding the pay of thousands of public sector employees.
In 2002, Pabón ran for the Senate of Colombia as third in line from the Alternative Way Senate list of Antonio Navarro Wolff, another former M-19 member, however Navarro's list only managed to get enough votes for two seats. In 2004, Pabón replaced Navarro in the Senate from July 20 to November 1, an opportunity that repeated itself again from July 22 to October 22, 2003 when he replaced Gerardo Antonio Jumi Tapias.
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