Zulema Jattin Corrales
| Zulema del Carmen Jattin Corrales | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 2006 – 13 May 2009 |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 1998 – 20 July 2006 |
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| Constituency | Córdoba Department |
| President of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 2004 – 20 July 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Alonso Acosta Osio |
| Succeeded by | Julio Gallardo Archbold |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
31 July 1969 Santa Cruz de Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Social Party of National Unity |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal Opening Movement (2002-2005) Liberal Party (1998-2002) |
| Spouse(s) | Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo (2002-2003) |
| Relations | Francisco José Jattin Safar (father) |
| Children | Zulema María Gómez Jattin |
| Alma mater |
Complutense University of Madrid (BA) Pontifical Xavierian University (MA) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Zulema del Carmen Jattin Corrales (born 31 July 1969) is a politician, and former Senator of Colombia and Chamber Representative for the Department of Córdoba.
She was elected Councilwoman for Santa Cruz de Lorica from 1990 to 1992, and went on to become the heiress to her father's political career, in 1998 when she was elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for the Liberal Party. Her father Francisco José Jattin Safar, had been a Chamber Representative from 1990 to 1996 when he lost his investiture for being linked in the Proceso 8000.
In 2004 she was elected President of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia beating her closest rival William Vélez Mesa, Representative for Antioquia. On 20 July she succeeded Alonso Acosta Osio in the Chamber, at the same time when across Congress, her ex-husband Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo, was taking office as President of the Senate.In 2006 she successfully ran for Senate.
In 2008 the Supreme Court of Colombia ran preliminary investigations into Jattin for links to Salvatore Mancuso and Rodrigo Tovar Pupo alias "Jorge 40", both paramilitary chiefs and drug traffickers extradited to the United States but could not find conclusive evidence to charge her for anything.
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