Sabas Pretelt de la Vega
| Sabas Pretelt de la Vega | |
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Minister Pretelt in Brazil on August 2006
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| Colombia Ambassador to Italy | |
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In office October 4, 2006 – September 8, 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Luis Camilo Osorio Izasa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Prieto Montoya |
| Colombia Ambassador to Greece | |
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In office 2006 – September 8, 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Luis Camilo Osorio Izasa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Prieto Montoya |
| Colombia Ambassador to San Marino | |
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In office February 20, 2007 – September 8, 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Luis Camilo Osorio Izasa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Prieto Montoya |
| Colombia Ambassador to Malta | |
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In office May 10, 2007 – September 8, 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Luis Camilo Osorio Izasa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Prieto Montoya |
| Colombia Ambassador to Cyprus | |
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In office September 4, 2007 – September 8, 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Luis Camilo Osorio Izasa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Prieto Montoya |
| 2nd Minister of the Interior and Justice | |
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In office November, 2003 – August 22, 2006 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Deputy | Luis Hernando Angarita Figueredo |
| Preceded by | Fernando Londoño Hoyos |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Holguín Sardi |
| Personal details | |
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April 11, 1946 Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Pilar Arango Ribeck (divorced) Ana Luisa de Zubiría (m. 2006) |
| Children | María Vanessa Pretelt Arango Verónica Pretelt Arango Mauricio Pretelt Arango Santiago Pretelt Rodriguez |
| Alma mater |
University of the Andes University of Valle |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sabas Pretelt de la Vega (born April 11, 1946) is a Colombian economist and businessman, who served as Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice, and Ambassador to the Colombian missions in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, San Marino, and Malta. He is sentenced to six years and eight months in prison in April 2015 for corruption.
Sabas Pratelt de la Vega was born in Cartagena de Indias in the Department of Bolívar, Colombia on April 11, 1946. He had three children with his ex-wife Pilar Arango Ribeck: María Vanessa, Verónica, and Mauricio. Pretelt married fellow Colombian economist Ana Luisa de Zubiría on September 11, 2006, the private ceremony took place in the home of his sister Mercé Pretelt de la Vega, and the godparents were President of Fedegán José Félix Lafaurie and the Attorney General of Colombia Mario Germán Iguarán Arana, the nupcials were hastened due to Pretelt's diplomatic appointment in Italy and left that same day to Rome.
He graduated from the Liceo de Cervantes, he also graduated from the Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia) as humanist and from the Universidad del Valle as an economist. He has a master's degree in Business Administration and has been a Professor at several Colombian universities.
Sabas Pretelt de la Vega was the Colombian minister of the Interior and Justice between November 2003 and September 2006. Mr. Pretelt de la Vega was a member of President Álvaro Uribe's cabinet as Minister of Interior and Justice, being the first non-lawyer to occupy that position. He is credited for bringing significant legislative achievements to effectively improve the fight against drug trafficking and the country’s stability. During this tenure as Minister, he served several times as Minister in charge of the presidential office. His successor is Carlos Holguín Sardi, since 2006.
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