Carlos Eduardo Guevara Villabón Explained

Carlos Eduardo Guevara Villabón
Office1:Member of the Senate of Colombia
Office2:Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
Constituency2:Bogotá, D.C.
Office3:Member of the Bogotá City Council
Birth Date:29 January 1977
Birth Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Profession:Industrial engineer
Alma Mater:District University of Bogotá
Party:Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
Website:www.carlosguevara.co

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]

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. During his term as Councillor, he worked in projects related to the environment, infrastructure, transport and budget. 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.[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.

Notes and References

  1. News: El concejal Carlos Baena renunció a su cargo para aspirar al Congreso . El Espectador Newspaper . 2009-07-29. 2015-11-24. es.
  2. News: Mira inscribió su candidato a la Alcaldía de Bogotá . Radio Santa Fé . 2011-08-04 . 2015-11-24 . es . 2015-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124180202/http://www.radiosantafe.com/2011/08/04/mira-inscribio-su-candidato-a-la-alcaldia-de-bogota/ . dead .
  3. News: National Civil Registry. Congresistas electos. 2019-08-28. es.
  4. News: Elecciones 2018 Resultados . Colombia.com. 2019-08-28 . es.
  5. News: Comunicado a la opinión pública. 2018-08-12 . MIRA Party. es.
  6. News: Carlos Eduardo Guevara . La Silla Vacía . 2011-09-30 . 2015-11-22 . es . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151122180323/http://lasillavacia.com/perfilquien/28085/carlos-eduardo-guevara . 2015-11-22 .
  7. News: Carlos Guevara recibió credencial como Representante a la Cámara por Bogotà . Radio Santa Fé . 2014-04-10 . 2015-11-24 . es . 2015-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124191356/http://www.radiosantafe.com/2014/04/10/carlos-guevara-recibio-credencial-como-representante-a-la-camara-por-bogota/ . dead .
  8. News: Carlos Guevara y su sueño de gobernar en Bogotá . El Tiempo Newspaper. 2011-10-27. 2015-11-24. es.
  9. News: MIRA tendrá candidato propio a la Alcaldía de Bogotá y disputará seis gobernaciones . 2011-03-07 . . 2019-08-29 . es .
  10. News: Carlos Guevara Villabón, el reto del practicante . 2011-09-30 . 2019-08-30. Caracol Radio.
  11. News: Resultados ALCALDÍA Elecciones Regionales - Octubre 30 de 2011 . Colombia.com. 2019-08-30 . es.
  12. News: Corporación Cámara -preconteo. National Civil Registry. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716173227/http://www3.registraduria.gov.co/congreso2014/preconteo/99CA/DCA1699999_L1.htm. 2019-08-28 . 2014-07-16. es.
  13. News: Representante a la Cámara Carlos Eduardo Guevara . Congreso Visible . 2011-09-30. 2015-11-22. es.
  14. Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Channel . Representante Guevara hará debate sobre incremento del servicio de energía en el país . Youtube website . Carlos Eduardo Guevara Youtube channel . Bogotá, Colombia . 2015-11-04 . es .
  15. News: Pérdidas económicas de generadoras de energía la pagarán los usuarios . Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website . 2015-10-27 . 2015-11-23 . es . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151123141815/http://movimientomira.com/perdidas-economicas-de-generadores-de-energias-las-pagaran-los-usuarios/ . dead .
  16. News: Representante Carlos Guevara solicita al Gobierno Nacional NO cobrar cargo fijo en municipios afectados por Fenómeno del Niño . El Espacio Newspaper . 2015-10-07 . 2015-11-23 . es . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151123131709/http://movimientomira.com/representante-carlos-guevara-solicita-al-gobierno-nacional-no-cobrar-cargo-fijo-en-municipios-afectados-por-fenomeno-del-nino/ . dead .
  17. Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Channel . Nota otro corrientazo NCR Nov 12 . Youtube website . Chamber of Representatives Youtube channel . Bogotá, Colombia . 2015-11-04 . es.
  18. News: $26 billones entregaron usuarios a generadoras de energía y estas NO CUMPLIERON . Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website . 2015-10-27 . 2015-11-10 . es . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151123142906/http://movimientomira.com/26-billones-entregaron-usuarios-a-generadoras-de-energia-y-estas-no-cumplieron/ . dead .
  19. News: Apoyo a proyecto por ataques con ácido . Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website . 2015-05-06 . 2015-12-01 . es . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060209/http://www.elnuevosiglo.com.co/articulos/5-2015-apoyo-proyecto-por-ataques-con-%C3%A1cido.html . 2015-12-08 .
  20. News: LAW 1773 OF JANUARY 06 2016 . Publicaciones Actualizables Legis . 2019-08-30. es.
  21. RCN News . Puntos clave de Ley que endurece penas para atacantes con ácido . Youtube website . Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation Youtube channel . Bogotá, Colombia . 2015-11-26 . es .
  22. News: "Ley que castiga ataques con ácido es toda una realidad" Carlos Eduardo Guevara (Cubrimiento en Medios). Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website. 2015-11-26. 2015-11-27. es. 2015-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126165619/http://movimientomira.com/ley-que-castiga-ataques-con-acidos-es-toda-una-realidad-2/. dead.

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