Carlos Gaviria Díaz
Carlos Emilio Gaviria Díaz (8 May 1937 – 31 March 2015) was a Colombian lawyer, professor and politician. He served as the 5th Chief Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, where he served as a Magistrate from 1993 to 2001. After retiring from the Court, he went into politics becoming a Senator of Colombia in 2002, and running for President as an Alternative Democratic Pole candidate in the 2006 presidential election, ultimately losing to ex-president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, who was seeking his second term in office.
Carlos Gaviria Díaz | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 20 July 2010 | |
| Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia | |
| In office 1 March 1993 – 1 March 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Emilio Gaviria Díaz 8 May 1937 Sopetrán, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Died | 31 March 2015 (aged 77) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Political party | Alternative Democratic Pole |
| Other political affiliations | Social and Political Front |
| Spouse | María Cristina Gómez Toro (1966-present) |
| Children | Juan Carlos Gaviria Gómez Ana Cristina Gaviria Gómez Natalia Gaviria Gómez Ximena Gaviria Gómez |
| Alma mater | University of Antioquia (LLB, LLD) Harvard Law School (MA) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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