José Fernando Bautista Quintero
José Fernando Bautista Quintero is a Colombian lawyer and politician. Bautista was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela by President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón to mend relations with the administration of President Hugo Chávez Frías after the 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic crisis that had driven the two neighbouring nations to the brink of armed conflict. He has also served as the President of the Agrarian Bank of Colombia, Minister of Communications, Mayor of Cúcuta, and Colombian Consul in Pretoria, and São Paulo.
José Fernando Bautista Quintero | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| In office 6 December 2010 – 12 May 2011 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | María Luisa Chiappe |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Cure Cure |
| 4th President of the Agrarian Bank of Colombia | |
| In office 31 August 2006 – 27 July 2007 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | César Pardo |
| Succeeded by | David Guerrero |
| Mayor of Cúcuta | |
| In office 2 August 1999 – 14 November 2000 | |
| Governor | Jorge Alberto García |
| Preceded by | José Gélvez Albarracín |
| Succeeded by | Betty Parada Montes |
| 42nd Minister of Communications | |
| In office 26 August 1997 – 7 August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Saulo Arboleda Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Claudia de Francisco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia |
| Political party | Party of the U (2005–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until 2005) |
| Domestic partner |
Ángela Sofía Garzón Caicedo
(m. 2007–2012) |
| Alma mater | Free University of Colombia (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Minister of Communications
In 1996 while serving as General Secretary of the Colombian Liberal Party, President Ernesto Samper Pizano appointed Bautista as Deputy Minister of Communications, officially being sworn in on 27 August 1996.[1] The next year on 26 August 1997,[2] Bautista was appointed Minister of Communications replacing his former boss Saulo Arboleda Gómez.[3][4]
Personal life
He was born in Cúcuta[5] to Jorge Bautista Hernández and Blanca Quintero Mora.
References
- "Al Mediodia de Hoy" [At Noon Today]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1996-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- "Hoy a las 11 AM" [Today at 11AM]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1997-08-26. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- "Sentencia nº 2406 de Seccion Quinta, 4 de Septiembre de 2000" [Sentence No. 2406 of the Fifth Circuit] (in Spanish). Council of State of Colombia. 2000-09-04. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- "Gobierno Bolivariano recibe Cartas Credenciales de 18 embajadores" [Boliviarian Government receives Letters of Credence of 18 ambassadors] (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- "Nuevo Embajador de Colombia en Venezuela dijo sentirse honrado por su nombramiento" [New ambassador of Colombia in Venezuela: said to be honorable for his new job]. El País (in Spanish). 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-06-30.