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]