Fabio Valencia Cossio
Fabio Valencia Cossio (born 23 March 1948) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party leader and politician, Valencia was first elected to Congress in 1982 as Representative for the department of Antioquia, continuing to be re-elected until 1991 when he successfully ran for Senate, where he rose to national prominence and was elected President of the Senate in 1998. In 2001, President Andrés Pastrana Arango appointed him Ambassador of Colombia to Italy with dual accreditation to Greece, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, and the United Nations' agencies in Rome. He also served as the 4th Minister of the Interior and Justice of Colombia during the second administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
Fabio Valencia Cossio | |
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Valencia in 2024 | |
| 4th Minister of the Interior and Justice of Colombia | |
| In office 26 June 2008 – 7 August 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Carlos Holguín Sardi |
| Succeeded by | Germán Vargas Lleras |
| Colombia Ambassador to Italy | |
| In office 28 February 2001 – 8 September 2005 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Carlos Martínez Simahan |
| Succeeded by | Luis Camilo Osorio Isaza |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 12 December 1991 – 30 September 1999 | |
| President of the Senate of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1998 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Amilkar Acosta Medina |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Pinedo Vidal |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1982 – 20 July 1990 | |
| Constituency | Antioquia Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1948 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative (1968-present) |
| Spouse | María Isabel González Jaramillo (-present) |
| Children | Juan Camilo Valencia González Catalina María Valencia González Luis Eduardo Valencia González Santiago Valencia González |
| Alma mater | University of Antioquia (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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