Manuel Antonio Virgüez

Manuel Antonio Virgüez Piraquive (born 10 May 1969) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Senator of Colombia as member of the MIRA party from 2006 to 2014.[1][2]

Manuel Antonio Virgüez Piraquive
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2006 (2006-07-20) – 20 June 2014 (2014-06-20)
Personal details
Born (1969-05-10) 10 May 1969
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyIndependent Movement of Absolute Renovation
Alma materUniversidad del Norte
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.manuelvirguez.com
Military service
Allegiance Colombia
Branch/serviceColombian Navy
Years of service1987-2004
RankNon-commissioned officer
Battles/warsColombian conflict (1964–present)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Virgüez and the second or maternal family name is Piraquive.

Career

Virgüez attended Rafael Núñez University in Cartagena, where he graduated in Law. He completed post-graduate studies in Negotiations and Conflict Management from Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, and in Political Studies at Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá.[3]

He joined the Colombian Navy where he served as a non-commissioned naval diver for 18 years.

Virgüez was Caribbean region coordinator of the MIRA party. In the 2006 parliamentary elections, as the second-in-line of the closed-electoral list of the MIRA party, headed by Senator Alexandra Moreno Piraquive. The party received 237,512 votes, which earned them both seats in the Senate. During the second semester of 2008, he was elected Chair of the Fourth Commission of the Senate.

Virgüez was re-elected in the 2010 parliamentary elections, as the second-in-line of the closed-electoral list of the MIRA party, headed by Senator Moreno. The party received 324,109 votes in the parliamentary elections, which earned them three seats in the Senate, Virgüez taking one of these.[4]

Political positions

Virgüez has been a strong supported of the military, and has presented several bills related to the military service and the social and economic order.[3]

References
  1. Senado de la República de Colombia. "Congreso de la República de Colombia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  2. "Senadores Periodo Constitucional 2006 - 2010" (in Spanish). 21 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. "Manuel Virgüez Senador de la República". July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  4. Colombia, National Electoral Council. "Votación Candidatos Senado" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2013.


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