Ana Paola Agudelo García

Ana Paola Agudelo García (born 5 May 1983) is a Colombian economist and politician member of the MIRA Party. She was elected to the Congress of Colombia as Representative of the Colombian expatriates for the 2014-2018 term[1][2] with 4663 votes.[3] In 2018 she was elected Senator with over 70,000 votes.[4]

Ana Paola Agudelo García
Member of the Senate of Colombia
Assumed office
20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
20 July 2014 (2014-07-20) – 20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)
ConstituencyColombian expatriates
Personal details
Born (1983-05-08) 8 May 1983
Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia
Citizenship Colombia Spain
NationalityColombian
Political partyIndependent Movement of Absolute Renovation
Alma materUniversity of Tolima
OccupationEconomist and politician.
Websiteanapaolaagudelo.com
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Agudelo and the second or maternal family name is García.

Political career

Ana Paola Agudelo has been a member of the MIRA party during her entire political career. As Representative for the Colombian Expatriates she was member of the Congressional Constitutional Second Commission (also known as the International Affairs Commission) and member of the Legal Commission on Human Rights and Audiences.[2] She was temporarily replaced by Jorge Muñoz by the end of 2015[5] due to maternity leave. During her campaign to Senate she was the first candidate of the closed list of her party, being the only female candidate holding the first position of a list of candidates among all the political parties running for Senate.[6] As Senator she is a member of the Congressional Constitutional Second Commission.[7]

Much of her work as Congresswoman has been towards improving the quality of life of the Colombian expatriates. Therefore, she has promoted better access conditions to the National Savings Fund for Colombian expatriates[6] and she included a proposition so that the expatriates could obtain the military passbook without being present in Colombia.[8][9] Moreover, she has worked towards the creation of migration policies[10] and she has pushed[11][12][13] for the signing of a repatriation of prisoners treaty with China. In 2015 Ana Paola Agudelo cited the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Justice, María Ángela Holguín and Yesid Reyes, respectively, before the Congress to a debate regarding the application of the repatriation treaties. This event was pivotal in the first repatriation of a Colombian prisoner,[14] Harold Carrillo Sánchez, from China, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment. [15]

Personal life

Ana Paola Agudelo was born in Ibagué.[16] She graduated in Foreign Languages and International Business at the University of Tolima in Colombia. She did a Master in Social Economy at the University of Valencia in Spain. In 2016 she obtained a specialization in Public Management and Fiscal Control at Del Rosario University in Colombia. Currently she is doing a PhD in Social Economy and non-profit organizations at University of Valencia.[17]

Awards

She was outstanding graduate in the category of Public Management from University of Tolima. The University of Valencia awarded her an acknowledgment due to her professional commitment. She received the Order of Military Merit Antonio Nariño in the grade Grand Officer from the National Army of Colombia. She received the Simona Duque de Alzate Medal from the National Army of Colombia due to her contributions to the Law 1861 of 2017, which reformed the rules of enlisting and the processing of the military passbook.[18] She is a member of the Special class of professionals of the Colombian Air Force Reserve.[17]

References
  1. El Hispano News (2014-03-14). "Ana Paola Agudelo será la representante de los Colombianos en el Exterior" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  2. Chamber of Representatives. "Ex-Representante Ana Paola Agudelo García" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  3. National Civil Registry. "Corporación Cámara -preconteo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  4. Colombia.com. "Elecciones 2018 Resultados" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. Congreso Visible. "Senator Ana Paola Agudelo García". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  6. Observatorio Nacional de Colombia. "¿Quién es Ana Paola Agudelo García, la única mujer cabeza de lista al Senado en Colombia?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  7. Senado de la República. "Comisión Segunda" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  8. Portal periodístico CostaNoticias. "Ana Paola Agudelo De Partido MIRA Recibió Condecoración Por Sus Aportes A Ley De Reclutamiento" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  9. Reporteros Asociados del Mundo. "La amnistía para obtener la libreta militar también se aplicará para los colombianos en el exterior" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  10. CostaNoticias. "Iniciativa de la senadora Ana Paola Agudelo para la creación de políticas migratorias fue radicada por el canciller Carlos Holmes Trujillo en el Senado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  11. LA FM. "Piden a MinJusticia que acelere convenio de repatriación entre Colombia y China" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  12. Radio SantaFe. "Ana Paola Agudelo trabaja por inclusión de colombianos en el exterior y migrantes en PND" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  13. SCRIBD. "Carta de Min Justicia: Respuesta a familiares presos en China y Representante Ana Paola Agudelo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  14. Semana. "Termina el vía crucis de Harold Carrillo en China" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  15. CostaNoticias News (2015-11-28). "Fue necesario debate de MIRA, para que colombiano preso en China fuera repatriado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  16. MIRA Party. "Ana Paola Agudelo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  17. Personal website of Ana Paola Agudelo. "¿Quién es Ana Paola Agudelo?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  18. Portal periodístico Eje 21. "Congresista Agudelo recibe condecoración por sus aportes a Ley de Reclutamiento" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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