Laura Sarabia
Director of the DAPS
Assumed office
September 4, 2023
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byCielo Rusinque
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office
August 7, 2022  June 2, 2023
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byMaría Paula Correa
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born
Laura Camila Sarabia Torres

(1994-03-20) March 20, 1994
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyIndependent
RelationsMarried
ResidenceBogotá
Alma materUniversidad Militar Nueva Granada
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitical science

Laura Camila Sarabia Torres (March 20, 1994) is a Colombian political scientist. She formerly served as Chief of Staff of the Presidency position from which she was removed on 2 June 2023, following accusations against her of facilitating illegal interceptions of phone conversations of a nanny under her employment. She formerly worked as a UTL for the ex senator Armando Benedetti[1][2][3] also involved in the political scandal.

Career

Sarabia is a graduate of the Nueva Granada Military University in international relations and has a specialization in political,[4] marketing and campaign strategies, she served as strategic chief of the presidential campaign of Gustavo Petro,[5] on July 25 she was appointed to the position of chief of staff position from which she was removed on 2 June 2023, following the revelation of evidence allegedly implicating her in illegal phone interceptions.

Sarabia was one of two political allies that were involved in the Petro administration that resigned following the scandal, including Armando Benedetti.[6]

References

  1. "La confesión de Laura Sarabia: La mano derecha de Petro destapa su dolor". las2orillas.com. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "Petro nombró al director del Dapre y a la jefa del gabinete de la Presidencia: ¿quiénes son?". elpais.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. "Cronología del escándalo de Armando Benedetti y Laura Sarabia". caracol.com.co. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. Rincón, Santiago (8 August 2022). "La politóloga Laura Sarabia será jefe de gabinete del presidente Gustavo Petro". bluradio.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. "Jefe de Gabinete". petro.presidencia.gov.co. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. Taylor, Luke (4 June 2023). "Colombian president's allies resign amid illegal wiretapping scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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