Alfonso Gómez Méndez
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Alfonso Gómez Méndez is an Colombia
n lawyer and politician. He is a presidential precandidate of the Liberal Party of Colombia.
Gómez Méndez was born in a poor family but he could attend the primary and high school in Chaparral due to a scholarship because his academic capabilities; on the same way he attended the Universidad Externado
and he graduated as a lawyer in 1973. He has studied two specializations in Penal Law (Bonn University) and in Constitutional Law (Paris University). During his professional career Gómez Méndez worked as penal judge, junior legal advisor of the Presidente of the Republic, professor and acting Supreme Court Justice in 1983.
In 1985 Gómez is elected as member of the House of Representatives for the constituency of Tolima and supported by the left-wing of the Liberal Party. Between 1989 and 1990 Mr. Gómez Méndez was the National Prosecutor of Colombia. Later, between 1991 and 1993, he was ambassador to Austria; when he back to Colombia in 1994, he was defeated as candidate to senator by a short margin.
In 1997, Gómez Méndez was elected by the Supreme Court as the Attorney General of Colombia (1997-2001), make him a prominent political and public figure in the country. During his tenure as Attorney General, he could establish a serie of tools to make the human rights
and the international humanitarian law
an elemental issue on the judiciary system.
Gómez Méndez was elected as Vicepresident of the Socialist International
in 2008. In 2009, he has presented him as a presidential candidate to the primaries of the Liberal Party (27 September 2009); he has one of the biggest chance to win, and if he get the plurality of votes he will participate on the presidential election (first round) in May 2010.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n lawyer and politician. He is a presidential precandidate of the Liberal Party of Colombia.
Gómez Méndez was born in a poor family but he could attend the primary and high school in Chaparral due to a scholarship because his academic capabilities; on the same way he attended the Universidad Externado
Universidad Externado de Colombia
The Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia, is a private university which grants 4 and 5 year primary and professional degrees as well as advanced 2-year Magister degrees. Instruction is primarily in Spanish. The dean is Dr...
and he graduated as a lawyer in 1973. He has studied two specializations in Penal Law (Bonn University) and in Constitutional Law (Paris University). During his professional career Gómez Méndez worked as penal judge, junior legal advisor of the Presidente of the Republic, professor and acting Supreme Court Justice in 1983.
In 1985 Gómez is elected as member of the House of Representatives for the constituency of Tolima and supported by the left-wing of the Liberal Party. Between 1989 and 1990 Mr. Gómez Méndez was the National Prosecutor of Colombia. Later, between 1991 and 1993, he was ambassador to Austria; when he back to Colombia in 1994, he was defeated as candidate to senator by a short margin.
In 1997, Gómez Méndez was elected by the Supreme Court as the Attorney General of Colombia (1997-2001), make him a prominent political and public figure in the country. During his tenure as Attorney General, he could establish a serie of tools to make the human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and the international humanitarian law
International humanitarian law
International humanitarian law , often referred to as the laws of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus that comprises "the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law." It...
an elemental issue on the judiciary system.
Gómez Méndez was elected as Vicepresident of the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
in 2008. In 2009, he has presented him as a presidential candidate to the primaries of the Liberal Party (27 September 2009); he has one of the biggest chance to win, and if he get the plurality of votes he will participate on the presidential election (first round) in May 2010.