In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is Gaviria.

Alfonso Araújo Gaviria (28 July 1902 — 4 February 1961) was a Colombian lawyer, diplomat, and Liberal party politician, who served as the 8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, the 3rd Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, the 21st Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the 15th Minister of National Education, and the 38th Minister of Public Works of Colombia, as well as Minister of Government, and Envoy of Colombia to Venezuela.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Alfonso was born on 28 July 1902 in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia to Simón Araújo Vélez and Ifigénia Gaviria Cobaleda. He graduated Juris Doctor from the Externado University in 1923.[5] He married Emma Ortiz Márquez and had four children: Emma, Helena, María Mercedes, and Roberto.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Alfoso Araujo, 58, U.N. Aide". The New York Times (Obituary). New York City. 1961-02-05. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  2. ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  3. ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  4. ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2]. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  5. ^ Otero Muñoz, Gustavo (1948). El Banco de la República: 1923-1948 (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic. p. 271. OCLC 1693599.
  6. ^ Restrepo Sáenz, José María; Rivas, Raimundo; Restrepo Posada, José (1995) [1991]. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá (in Spanish). Vol. 6. Grupo de investigaciones Genealógicas José Maria Restrepo Sáenz. p. 280. OCLC 28546996.