Víctor Mosquera Chaux Explained

Víctor Mosquera Chaux
Order:24th
Ambassador From:Colombia
Country:United States
Predecessor:Francisco Posada de La Peña
Successor:Jaime García Parra
President:Virgilio Barco Vargas
Order2:10th
Ambassador From2:Colombia
Country2:United Kingdom
Predecessor2:Alfredo Araújo Grau
Successor2:Camilo de Brigard Silva
President2:Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Office3:Governor of Cauca
Predecessor3:Francisco Lemos Arboleda
Successor3:Miguel Ángel Zúñiga
President3:Alberto Lleras Camargo
Office4:Senator of Colombia
Office7:Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives
Constituency7:Cauca Department
Birth Date:1 October 1919
Birth Place:Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
Death Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Restingplace:Templo de San Francisco
Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Liberal
Spouse:Cecilia Paz Salazar
Children:Olga Lucía Mosquera Paz
Alma Mater:University of Cauca
Profession:Lawyer

Víctor Mosquera Chaux (October 1, 1919 – November 5, 1997) was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat. A Liberal party politician, he served as Councilman of Popayán, Assemblymean of Cauca, Chamber Representative for Cauca, Senator of Colombia,[1] and Governor of Cauca.[2] He also served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States,[3] and Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.[4]

In February 1981, Mosquera held executive power for eight days as Presidential Designate, while President Julio César Turbay Ayala was indisposed for health reasons.[5]

Notes and References

  1. El Tiempo. Nunca Acepto Ser Ministro. 2010-09-26. 1997-11-11. Spanish. He Never Accepted Being a Minister.
  2. Web site: [ftp://jano.unicauca.edu.co/proyectos/Sitec/documentos/Anuario2004/ Información General [del Departamento del Cauca]]. 2010-09-26. Spanish. 3. General Information [of the Department of Cauca]. National Administrative Department of Statistics. DOC. 2001-09-06.
  3. Web site: Diplomatic Representation for Republic of Colombia. 2010-09-24. 2006-09-12. Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States.
  4. Web site: List of Colombian Ambassadors to the United Kingdom. Colombian Embassy to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2010-09-25. 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20100805080406/http://www.colombianembassy.co.uk/en/mision/list.html. 2010-08-05. dead.
  5. Revista Credencial Historia. Marlon Rafael. Cárdenas Madrid. Designados presidenciales de Colombia 1844-1993 . Presidential Designates of Colombia 1844-1993. Spanish. October 1997. 2010-09-26. Luis Ángel Arango Library. 94.