Emma Claudia de Castellanos | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 20 July 2010 | |
| In office 12 December 1991 – 20 July 1994 | |
| Colombia Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office 6 October 2004 – 30 May 2005 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | Jorge Enrique Garavito Durán |
| Succeeded by | Mario Galofre Cano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claudia Yadira Inés Rodríguez de Castellanos Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Social Party of National Unity (2010-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Change (2006-2010) |
| Spouse | César Castellanos Domínguez |
| Children | Johanna Castellanos, Lorena Castellanos, Manuela Castellanos, Sara Castellanos, Matías Castellanos |
| Alma mater | Gran Colombia University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Emma Claudia Castellanos (formerly called Claudia Yadira Inés Rodríguez de Castellanos) is a Colombian Evangelical pastor of the International Charismatic Mission megachurch and politician. She is married to the also Evangelical pastor César Castellanos Domínguez. She was twice elected to the Senate of Colombia, first from 1991 to 1994, and again from 2006 to 2010; she also was appointed as Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil by her political sponsor at the time, from 2004 to 2005.
Controversies
She has been the subject of controversy in her political career for being constantly absent in Congress[1] and was disciplinary investigated by the Attorney General's Office "for not supporting in a timely manner the excuse presented", "for failing to attend without a valid excuse" and "for not attending and not presenting an excuse to sessions".[2]
Regarding her diplomatic work as ambassador in Brazil, her subordinates at the Embassy gave complaints before the Attorney General's Office of her abandoning diplomatic obligations and dedicating herself to church duties instead; during the eight months in which she remained as ambassador, she accumulated a dossier of complaints that was delivered to the Foreign Ministry,[3][4] however, in 2013 she received a medal by then-Senator Claudia Wilches, whom he politically sponsors and is part of the team of pastors of the International Charismatic Mission.[5]
In 2007 she was investigated for an unjustified increase in her assets due to inconsistencies found by the Prosecutor's Office in the accounting of the senator and her husband, Pastor César Castellanos; she could not justify part of the money that they found for the couple and that was in her name; the case was referred to the Supreme Court.[6]
Selected works
- Rodríguez de Castellanos, Claudia (2005). La Mujer en el Ministerio (in Spanish). Hollywood, FL: G12 Editores. ISBN 9781932285598. OCLC 792930797.
References
- ↑ "Claudia Rodríguez es la senadora más ausentista [Claudia Rodríguez is the most absent senator]". www.wradio.com.co (in Spanish). 2009-11-26. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ Espectador, El (2017-12-30). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ "Embajadora de Colombia en Brasil se dedicaba mucho a su iglesia y muy poco a la labor diplomática [Ambassador of Colombia in Brazil dedicated a lot to her church and very little to diplomatic work]". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 August 2005.
- ↑ "Descaches de la diplomacia [Mistakes of Dimplomacy]". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2005-08-28. Archived from the original on 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ Prensa senadora Claudia Wilches. "Senado, condecoró a la exsenadora Claudia Rodríguez de Castellanos [Senate, decorated the former senator Claudia Rodríguez de Castellanos]". Prensa Senado. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09.
- ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2007-01-04). "La senadora Claudia Rodríguez es investigada por un incremento injustificado de su patrimonio [Senator Claudia Rodríguez is investigated for an unjustified increase in her assets]". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2021-02-21.