| Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo | |
| Ambassador From: | Colombia |
| Country: | Spain |
| Term Start: | 7 February 1974 |
| Term End: | January 1975 |
| Predecessor: | Carlos Augusto Noriega |
| Successor: | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
| President: | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Office2: | Member of the Senate of Colombia |
| Term Start2: | 1966 |
| Term End2: | 1970 |
| Office3: | Member of the National Constituent Assembly of Colombia |
| Term Start3: | 1954 |
| Term End3: | 1957 |
| Office4: | Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia |
| Term Start4: | 1951 |
| Term End4: | 1954 |
| Constituency4: | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Office5: | Mayor of Cali |
| Term Start5: | August 1946 |
| Term End5: | January 1948 |
| Predecessor5: | Guillermo A Lemus Guzmán |
| Successor5: | José Castro Borrero |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Death Place: | Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Spouse: | Mercedes Caicedo Ortiz (c 1938-1985; his death) |
| Children: | Elvira Lloreda Caicedo Álvaro José Lloreda Caicedo Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo |
Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo (15 October 1903 — 10 April 1985) was a Colombian industrialist, newspaper publisher, and politician. In 1949 Lloreda, along with his brothers Mario and Alfredo, founded the newspaper El País, which continues in print today. He was director of the newspaper for 25 years.
A Conservative party politician, he was elected as Mayor of his hometown of Santiago de Cali. Next he was elected to the Congress of Colombia, serving in both the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate.
In 1974, he was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Spain.[1] [2] [3]
He married Mercedes Caicedo de Lloreda of Costa Rica. They had three children together: Elvira, Álvaro Jose and Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo. His younger son followed him into the newspaper business and politics.