Guillermo Reyes González Explained

Guillermo Reyes
Office:Colombian Ambassador to Sweden
President:Gustavo Petro
Predecessor:María Ximena Espitia
Office1:Minister of Transport
President1:Gustavo Petro
Predecessor1:Ángela María Orozco
Successor1:William Camargo
Office2:Deputy Minister of Justice
Predecessor2:Luis Hernando Angarita
Successor2:Guillermo Rivera
President2:Álvaro Uribe
Minister2:Sabas Pretelt de la Vega
Office3:President of the National Electoral Council
President3:Álvaro Uribe
Office4:Assistant Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
Birth Name:Guillermo Francisco Reyes González
Birth Date:26 October 1965
Birth Place:Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Spouse:Carmen Larrazábal
Party:Conservative
Alma Mater:Del Rosario University (LLB)
Profession:Lawyer

Guillermo Francisco Reyes González (born October 26, 1965) is a Colombian lawyer, writer and academic. Since August 11, 2022, he has held the position of Minister of Transport of his country, under the government of Gustavo Petro. Previously he was Deputy Minister of Justice, Counselor Minister of the Colombian Embassy before the United Nations and President of the National Electoral Council.[1] [2]

Early life

He graduated as a lawyer from the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Universidad del Rosario de Colombia in 1989 and specialized in Tax Law at the same university, while he was part of the creation of the Séptima balloteta movement, which led him to be an advisor in the Constituent Assembly of Colombia in 1991.[3] In 2010 he obtained his Diploma in Advanced Studies – DEA in Philosophy of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and, in 2015, he received the degree of Doctor of Law with a mention in Philosophy of Law, Moral and Politics and Outstanding Cum Laude degree from the same university.

In August 1992, he was appointed Assistant Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, where he served until February 2000, when he resigned to serve as Rector of the Catholic University of Colombia, between March 2000 and July 2001, and served as Dean of the Faculty of law between April 2009 and May 2011, at the same institution.

As counselor minister of the Colombian Embassy before the United Nations, he served as vice president of the Commission of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), between 2001 and 2002, and was coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Nations in New York in 2002, Vice President of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and Vice President of the Commission on Privileges and Immunities of State Agents.[4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guillermo Reyes. January 27, 2023. September 7, 2022. lasillavacia.com.
  2. Web site: ¿Quién es Guillermo Reyes, el nuevo ministro de Transporte de Petro?. January 27, 2023. August 7, 2022. elheraldo.co.
  3. Book: Reyes Gonzalez, Guillermo Francisco. 8 March 2018. 2–3. Ibañez. Elecciones 2018: elecciones al Congreso de la República, presidente y vicepresidente de la República de Colombia.
  4. Web site: ¿Quién es Guillermo Reyes, nuevo ministro de Transporte?. January 27, 2023. August 7, 2022. caracol.com.co.
  5. Web site: El presidente Gustavo Petro posesionó a Guillermo Reyes González como nuevo ministro de Transporte. January 27, 2023. August 11, 2022. mintransporte.gov.co.
  6. Web site: El abogado Guillermo Reyes es designado para dirigir el Ministerio de Transporte. January 27, 2023. August 7, 2022. larepublica.co.