Germán Zea Hernández | |
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 Official UN Portrait of Germán Zea Hernández. | |
| Minister of Government | |
| In office 7 August 1978 – 15 May 1981 | |
| President | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Araújo Grau |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Mario Eastman Robledo |
| 15th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| President | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Preceded by | Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe |
| Succeeded by | José Fernando Botero |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 August 1966 – 9 August 1968 | |
| President | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| Preceded by | Cástor Jaramillo Arrubla |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| 9th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
| In office 1961–1965 | |
| President | Guillermo León Valencia Muñóz |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Araújo Gaviria |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Patiño Rosselli |
| Minister of Justice and Law | |
| In office 7 August 1958 – 5 May 1960 | |
| President | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Noguera Laborde |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Araújo Grau |
| Governor of Cundinamarca | |
| In office 8 November 1943 – 23 March 1944 | |
| President | Darío Echandía Olaya |
| Preceded by | Agustín Aljure |
| Succeeded by | Parmenio Cárdenas |
| Comptroller General | |
| In office May 1941 – October 1941 | |
| President | Eduardo Santos Montejo |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Romero Aguirre |
| Succeeded by | Leopoldo Lascarro Batista |
| Mayor of Bogotá | |
| In office October 1938 – April 1941 | |
| President | Eduardo Santos Montejo |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Santos |
| Succeeded by | Julio Pardo Dávila |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Germán Zea Hernández 15 April 1905 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Died | 8 February 1989 (aged 83) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Beatriz Gutiérrez Muñoz |
| Relations | Fernando Botero Zea (grandson) |
| Children | Gloria Zea Soto Luis Germán Zea Gutiérrez Juan Manuel Zea Gutiérrez |
| Alma mater | Free University of Colombia (LLD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Germán Zea Hernández (15 April 1905 — 8 February 1989) was a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Liberal Party politician, he served twice as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and occupied the Ministries of Government, Justice, and Foreign Affairs, was appointed 11th Comptroller General of Colombia, Mayor of Bogotá, and Governor of Cundinamarca, and served in both Chambers of Congress as Senator and Representative.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Personal life
Germán was born on 15 April 1905 in Bogotá to Luis Zea Uribe and Clorinda Hernández Ospina.[8] He married Beatriz Gutiérrez Muñoz, with whom he had two sons, Luis Germán and Juan Manuel, but he also had a daughter out of wedlock with Carlota Soto named Gloria Zea[9] whom married painter Fernando Botero and had a second marriage with Colombian dynasty billionaire Andrés Uribe Campuzano ≤http://www.semana.com/especiales/articulo/gloria-zea/32761-3≥ and creator of the Modern Art Museum of Bogota and one of the main figures of culture and arts in Colombia.
Germán raised Gloria in his household with his wife Beatriz.[10]
References
- ↑ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "Julio César Turbay Ayala". Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2]. Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "Carlos Lleras Restrepo". Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2]. Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "Alberto Lleras Camargo". Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2]. Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ Velandia Rodríguez, Roberto (2007) [1979]. "Mandatarios del Departamento de Cundinamarca de 1470 al 2000" [Governors of the Department of Cundinamarca from 1470 to 2000]. Enciclopedia Histórica de Cundinamarca, Tomo I [Historical Encyclopaedia of Cundinamarca, Volume 1] (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Bogotá: Department of Cundinamarca, Secretariat of Education. ISBN 978-958-8040-17-2. OCLC 57622453. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ Posada Díaz, Jaime (2005-04-16). "Germán Zea, Uno de los Grandes" [Germán Zea, One of the Great Ones]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ Martin, Percy Alvin; Cardozo, Manoel, eds. (1971). "Zea Hernández, Germán". Who's Who in Latin America. Stanford University Press. OCLC 14752916. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ "Galería de Contralores" [Gallery of Comptrollers] (in Spanish). Office of the Comptroller General of Colombia. 2010-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ Restrepo Sáenz, José María; Rivas, Raimundo; Restrepo Posada, José (1995) [1991]. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá, Volume 4 [Genealogies of Bogotá, Volume 4] (in Spanish). Grupo de investigaciones Genealógicas José Maria Restrepo Sáenz. p. 95. OCLC 28546996. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ es:Gloria Zea
- ↑ García Vásquez, Julio César. Genealogía Colombiana, Volumen I [Colombian Genealogy, Volume I]. Interconexion Colombia. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
Further reading
- Zea Hernández, Germán (1974). El Concordato Ante el Senado [The Concordat Before the Senate] (Government publication) (in Spanish). Bogotá: National Printing Office. OCLC 13560006.
- Zea Hernández, Germán (1987). Selección de Discursos y Escritos Varios [Selected Speeches and Various Writings] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Scala Sociedad Fiduciaria. OCLC 20722663.