Ángela Robledo

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Ángela María Robledo Gómez
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (by presidential election)
Assumed office
May 13, 2020
In office
July 20, 2018 – April 25, 2019
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for Bogota
In office
July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2018
Personal details
Born
Ángela María Robledo Gómez

September 7, 1953
Manizales, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Political partyGreen Alliance (2010-2018; 2020-present)
Humane Colombia (2018-2019)
ResidenceBogota, Colombia
EducationPontifical Xavierian University
ProfessionPolitician, psychiatrist, and academic.

Ángela María Robledo Gómez (born September 7, 1953) is a Colombian psychologist and left-wing politician. Currently a member of the Chamber of Representatives, Robledo is a former dean of psychology at Pontifical Xavierian University.

A member of the centre-left Green Alliance from 2010 to 2018, Robledo joined the socialist Colombia Humana party to serve as the vice presidential running mate of Gustavo Petro in 2018.[1] Since then, Robledo has broken with Petro and returned to the Green Alliance. She is considered a likely candidate in the 2022 presidential election.[2] Robledo is known for her feminist politics and work to end gender violence.[3]

Early life and career[]

Robledo grew up in Manizales, a city in the Caldas Department. Robledo cites her mother as the first person to introduce her to feminism. Robledo has stated that her family were not wealthy, but made enough to pay for her and her siblings' education.[4]

Robledo studied psychology at the Pontifical Xavierian University from 1971 to 1975, and would later return to college to attain a master's degree in social policy from 2004 to 2007. Robledo has served as a professor and researcher at the both the Pontifical Xavierian University as well as Del Rosario University.[5] In 2004, she became Academic Dean of the Faculty of Psychology at the Pontifical Xavierian University, and would later serve as president of the Colombian Association of Psychology Faculties.

While completing her studies, Robledo would meet future presidential candidate Antanas Mockus. Robledo would develop a close professional relationship with Mockus, regularly speaking with him about the need to address women's issues.[6] As Mayor of Bogota, Mockus would make Robledo director of the Administrative Department of Social Welfare of the District (DABS), a position she served in from 2001 to 2003. During this time, Robledo advocated for gender equality policies, helping advance the Equal Opportunities Plan for Gender Equality in the Capital District for 2004 to 2016 in cooperation with Bogota City Council member Carlos Baena.[7]

Member of the Chamber of Representatives[]

In 2010, she would run for the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as a member of the centre-left Green Alliance with the help of Mockus.[8] She received 158,415 votes and was elected to the body, and in 2014 would be reelected.[9]

Robledo was a member of the Seventh and Integral Commission for Gender Equality. Additionally, she founded the chamber's Peace Commission with Alternative Democratic Pole Senator Iván Cepeda.[10]

In 2014, Robredo would write and advocate for Law 1719 along, a proposal to modify the Penal Code to guarantee access to justice for victims of sexual violence, especially sexual violence during the armed conflict.[11][12] Robledo is an advocate of abortion rights[13] and participated in a march to end violence against trans women.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ ""Nunca me subiré en una tarima con Álvaro Uribe" | www.arcoiris.com.co 1" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ Semana (2019-10-22). "Claudia López impulsa a Ángela María Robledo a lanzarse a las presidenciales de 2022". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ^ Ruiz-Navarro, Catalina. "Opinion | I'm voting for peace in Colombia". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ^ "Angela María Robledo. Politics with the sixth sense". National Network of Women. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "ÁNGELA MARÍA ROBLEDO GÓMEZ". CvLAC - RG.
  6. ^ "Ángela María Robledo". 2018-03-22. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ "Las políticas públicas de mujer y género en Bogotá" (PDF). 2020-03-19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  8. ^ "Perfil de Ángela María Robledo Gómez". congresovisible.uniandes.edu.co. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  9. ^ Espectador, El. "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  10. ^ "Cámara De Representantes". www.camara.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  11. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2014-06-18). "Ley da dientes a jueces para castigar violencia sexual en el conflicto". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  12. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2014-06-18). "Sancionan ley para proteger víctimas de violencia sexual en conflicto". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  13. ^ "Ángela Robledo reclama al Procurador solidaridad con las mujeres". Angela María Robledo (in Spanish). 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  14. ^ "@angelamrobledo: "Me uno al Basta Ya a los asesinatos de mujeres trans en región caribe"".


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