Carlos Eduardo Guevara Villabón

Carlos Eduardo Guevara Villabón (born 29 January 1977) is a Colombian Industrial engineer and politician. He was Councillor of the Bogotá City Council from 2009 to 2011 in replacement of Carlos Alberto Baena.[1] In 2011 he ran for Mayor of Bogotá, D.C. as candidate of the Mira party.[2] In 2014 he was elected to the Congress of Colombia as Representative of Bogotá for the 2014-2017 term.[3] In 2018 he was elected Senator with over 66,000 votes.[4] In this year he was also appointed Party Chairman in replacement of Carlos Alberto Baena.[5]

This article is about a Colombian politician. For other people, see Carlos Guevara (disambiguation).
Carlos Eduardo Guevara Villabón
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)
ConstituencyBogotá, D.C.
Member of the Bogotá City Council
In office
29 July 2009 (2009-07-29) – 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31)
Personal details
Born (1977-01-29) 29 January 1977
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
NationalityColombian
Political partyIndependent Movement of Absolute Renovation
Alma materDistrict University of Bogotá
ProfessionIndustrial engineer
Websitewww.carlosguevara.co
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guevara and the second or maternal family name is Villabón.

Political career

From his youth, Carlos Eduardo Guevara stood out for its participation in political affairs. He was Chairman of the Youth branch of the MIRA party, before becoming adviser to the Legislative Support Unit of the former Councillor and current Party Chairman, Carlos Alberto Baena. Due to his work and a sound support within the party, Guevara became one of the favorite pupils of Baena.[6]

In 2009 Guevara was appointed Councillor of Bogotá in replacement of Councillor Carlos Alberto Baena.[1] During his term as Councillor, he worked in projects related to the environment, infrastructure, transport and budget.[6] He paid special attention to environmental issues, so he was the author of initiatives to counteract Climate Change, such as those leading to the implementation of Green roofs in Bogotá D.C.[7][8]

In 2011 he ran for Mayor of Bogotá, D.C.,[9][10] obtaining over 59,000 votes or about 2.65% of the total votes.[11]

In 2014 he ran for Representative of Bogotá and obtained 16,045 votes,[12] which granted him a seat at the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for the 2014-2019 term.[7][13] As Representative of Bogotá, Guevara has been known for scrutinizing and debating government policies and laws that increase public services fees,[14][15] advocating for maintaining or reducing such fees based on citizens particular circumstances[16] and/or public utilities services companies' mismanagement.[17][18] He also co-authored, along with his parliamentary group,[19] Law 1773,[20] commonly known as Natalia Ponce Law, which increases the sentences related to Acid throwing to up to 50 years of prison.[21][22]

Personal life

Carlos Eduardo Guevara graduated in Industrial engineering at the District University of Bogotá. He took a specialization course in Public services and Environment at the Universidad Externado de Colombia, and a specialization course in Natural Environment at University of La Sabana. He did an internship at the Inter-American Development Bank, where he studied Political management and Governance.[6]

References
  1. El Espectador Newspaper (2009-07-29). "El concejal Carlos Baena renunció a su cargo para aspirar al Congreso" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. Radio Santa Fé (2011-08-04). "Mira inscribió su candidato a la Alcaldía de Bogotá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  3. National Civil Registry. "Congresistas electos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  4. Colombia.com. "Elecciones 2018 Resultados" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. MIRA Party. "Comunicado a la opinión pública" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. La Silla Vacía (2011-09-30). "Carlos Eduardo Guevara" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  7. Radio Santa Fé (2014-04-10). "Carlos Guevara recibió credencial como Representante a la Cámara por Bogotà" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  8. El Tiempo Newspaper (2011-10-27). "Carlos Guevara y su sueño de gobernar en Bogotá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  9. Caracol Radio (2011-03-07). "MIRA tendrá candidato propio a la Alcaldía de Bogotá y disputará seis gobernaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  10. Caracol Radio (2011-09-30). "Carlos Guevara Villabón, el reto del practicante". Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  11. Colombia.com. "Resultados ALCALDÍA Elecciones Regionales - Octubre 30 de 2011" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  12. National Civil Registry. "Corporación Cámara -preconteo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  13. Congreso Visible (2011-09-30). "Representante a la Cámara Carlos Eduardo Guevara" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  14. Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Channel (2015-11-04). Representante Guevara hará debate sobre incremento del servicio de energía en el país (Youtube website) (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Carlos Eduardo Guevara Youtube channel.
  15. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website (2015-10-27). "Pérdidas económicas de generadoras de energía la pagarán los usuarios" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  16. El Espacio Newspaper (2015-10-07). "Representante Carlos Guevara solicita al Gobierno Nacional NO cobrar cargo fijo en municipios afectados por Fenómeno del Niño" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  17. Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Channel (2015-11-04). Nota otro corrientazo NCR Nov 12 (Youtube website) (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Chamber of Representatives Youtube channel.
  18. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website (2015-10-27). "$26 billones entregaron usuarios a generadoras de energía y estas NO CUMPLIERON" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  19. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website (2015-05-06). "Apoyo a proyecto por ataques con ácido" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  20. Publicaciones Actualizables Legis. "LAW 1773 OF JANUARY 06 2016" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  21. RCN News (2015-11-26). Puntos clave de Ley que endurece penas para atacantes con ácido (Youtube website) (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation Youtube channel.
  22. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website (2015-11-26). ""Ley que castiga ataques con ácido es toda una realidad" Carlos Eduardo Guevara (Cubrimiento en Medios)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-27.
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