Laura Sarabia Explained

Laura Sarabia
Office:General Director of the DAPRE
Term Start:February 23, 2024
President:Gustavo Petro
Predecessor:Carlos Ramón González
Office1:General Director of Social Prosperity
Term Start1:September 4, 2023
Term End1:February 19, 2024
President1:Gustavo Petro
Predecessor1:Cielo Rusinque
Successor1:Gustavo Bolívar
Office2:Chief of Staff of the Presidency
Term Start2:August 7, 2022
Term End2:June 2, 2023
President2:Gustavo Petro
Predecessor2:María Paula Correa
Successor2:Vacant
Birth Name:Laura Camila Sarabia Torres
Birth Date:20 March 1994
Birth Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Independent
Residence:Bogotá
Alma Mater:Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Political science
Relations:Married

Laura Camila Sarabia Torres (born March 20, 1994) is a Colombian political scientist. She formerly served as Chief of Staff to the Colombian president, from which post she was removed on 2 June 2023, She formerly worked as a UTL for the ex senator Armando Benedetti[1] [2] [3] also involved in the political scandal.

Career

Sarabia is a graduate of the Nueva Granada Military University in international relations and has a specialization in political,[4] marketing and campaign strategies, she served as strategic chief of the presidential campaign of Gustavo Petro,[5] on July 25 she was appointed to the position of chief of staff from which she was removed on 2 June 2023, following the revelation of evidence allegedly implicating her in illegal phone interceptions.

Sarabia was one of two political allies that were involved in the Petro administration that resigned following the scandal, including Armando Benedetti but later returned.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La confesión de Laura Sarabia: La mano derecha de Petro destapa su dolor. April 3, 2023. April 1, 2023. las2orillas.com.
  2. Web site: Petro nombró al director del Dapre y a la jefa del gabinete de la Presidencia: ¿quiénes son?. April 3, 2023. August 7, 2022. elpais.com.
  3. Web site: Cronología del escándalo de Armando Benedetti y Laura Sarabia. May 31, 2023. May 31, 2023. caracol.com.co.
  4. News: La politóloga Laura Sarabia será jefe de gabinete del presidente Gustavo Petro. April 3, 2023. August 8, 2022. Rincón. Santiago. bluradio.com.
  5. Web site: Jefe de Gabinete. April 2, 2023. August 20, 2022. petro.presidencia.gov.co.
  6. News: Luke . Taylor . 2023-06-04 . Colombian president's allies resign amid illegal wiretapping scandal . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-06-05.