Roberto Gerlein Echeverría
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Roberto Víctor Gerlein Echeverría (born 18 November 1938) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party
politician, he is the longest serving and most senior Member of the Senate of Colombia
having being first elected in 1974. During his long political career, he has also served as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives
(1968-1974), as the 10th Colombian Minister of Economic Development
, and as the 42nd Governor of Atlántico
.
Colombian Conservative Party
The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia...
politician, he is the longest serving and most senior Member of the Senate of Colombia
Senate of Colombia
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia...
having being first elected in 1974. During his long political career, he has also served as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Chamber of Representatives
There are at several political assemblies known as the Chamber of Representatives. Each one forms the lower house of a bicameral legislature.*French Chamber of Representatives, the lower body of the French Parliament during the Hundred Days...
(1968-1974), as the 10th Colombian Minister of Economic Development
Ministry of Economic Development (Colombia)
The Ministry of Economic Development or Mindesa, was a national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia concerned with promoting and fomenting economic growth and development, and of regulating housing, and public services....
, and as the 42nd Governor of Atlántico
Governor of Atlántico
The Governor of the Department of Atlantico heads the executive branch of the government of the Colombian Department of Atlántico. He or she is the highest ranking official in the department and is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Eduardo Verano De la Rosa, a Liberal and...
.