Jesús Alberto Builes Ortega (Bello, 1946) is a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Bello and Governor of Antioquia.[2]

Alberto Builes
Governor of Antioquia[1]
In office
January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01) – December 31, 2000 (2000-12-31)
Preceded byÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Succeeded byGuillermo Gaviria Correa
Mayor of Bello
Personal details
Born1946
Colombia Bello, Antioquia, Colombia
Political party Colombian Conservative Party
Alma materUniversity of Medellín
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Biography

edit

He graduated as a lawyer from the University of Medellín and began his political career as a councilor of Bello. He later became the mayor of the same municipality and worked in the private sector as manager of the football team Atlético Nacional.[2][3]

In 1994, he ran as a candidate for the Departmental Assembly of Antioquia but was kidnapped by the Guerrilla Coordinating Board.[4]

After his release in 1997, he ran for the Governorship of Antioquia for the Colombian Conservative Party, defeating former mayor of Medellín and former governor of Antioquia, Álvaro Villegas Moreno.[4]

After leaving the governorship, Builes has remained active in politics. In 2006, he launched his candidacy for the House of Representatives but did not win the seat.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ Governors of the Department of Antioquia 1910 - 2018. Original author: Jaime Sierra García (1997). Medellín: Departmental Government of Antioquia. 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ a b "The elected". Semana (Colombia). 24 November 1997. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ El Tiempo Editorial Staff (19 September 1994). "CG kidnaps representative and candidate in Antioquia". El Tiempo (Colombia). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Alberto Builes". El Mundo (Colombia). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.