| Telésforo Pedraza Ortega | |
| Termstart2: | 11 April 2005 |
| Termstart4: | 14 January 1999 |
| Office4: | Ambassador of Colombia to Netherlands in The Hague |
| Preceded2: | Jaime Martínez |
| Succeeded3: | Jaime Martínez |
| Termstart3: | 20 July 2002 |
| Termend3: | 31 December 2004 |
| Termend2: | 20 July 2006 |
| Preceded: | Sandra Rocío Ceballos Arévalo |
| Birth Date: | 1945 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tunja, Colombia |
| Death Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Termend: | 20 July 2018 |
| Termstart: | 12 November 2009 |
| Office: | Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for Bogotá |
| Occupation: | Politician, lawyer, diplomat |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Party: | Colombian Conservative Party |
| Termend4: | 19 July 2002 |
| Education: | Free University of Colombia |
Telésforo Pedraza Ortega (24 July 1945 – 17 May 2023) was a Colombian politician, diplomat and lawyer.
Born in Tunja, Boyacá, Pedraza studied law at the Free University of Colombia. A Colombian Conservative Party member, Pedraza served as Councilor of Bogotá,[1] Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the same city on five occasions (2002–2004; 2005–2006; 2009–2010; 2010–2014; 2014–2018), Senator and Secretary of Education of Bogotá.[2] [3] He lost the leadership of the Conservative Party list in Bogotá in the 2018 legislative elections,[4] and lost the re-election.[5]
Pedraza was Ambassador to Netherlands and consul in Romania and Sweden.
Pedraza died in Bogotá on 17 May 2023, at the age of 77.[6]