Miguel Uribe Londoño
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Miguel Uribe Londoño | |
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.jpg) Uribe in 2025 | |
| National Director of the Democratic Centre | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| President of the National Federation of Cocoa Growers | |
| In office 1989–1997 | |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1990 – 20 July 1994 | |
| Bogotá City Councilor | |
| In office 1 January 1988 – 1 January 1990 | |
| Economic Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic | |
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| President | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1945 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Political party | Democratic Centre (since 2013) |
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| Children | Miguel Uribe Turbay |
| Education | |
Miguel Uribe Londoño[a] (born 2 November 1945) is a Colombian businessman and politician.
The father of assassinated senator Miguel Uribe Turbay and the widower of slain journalist Diana Turbay Quintero, on 26 August 2025 he launched his campaign for the Democratic Centre's presidential nomination in the 2026 general election.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Miguel Uribe Londoño was born in Medellín, Antioquia, on 2 November 1945.[2][3]
His father was Rodrigo Uribe Echavarría (1918–2001), who served in the Senate and as governor of Antioquia.[4][5]
Uribe was married to journalist Diana Turbay (1950–1991), the daughter of Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916–2005), president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. Miguel Uribe Turbay was born to the couple in 1986.[6]
His second wife is Delia Jaramillo Hoyos, whom he met five years after Diana Turbay's death and married some 20 years later.[7]
Political career
[edit]Uribe Londoño was a member of the Bogotá City Council in the late 1980s and a Senator for the Colombian Conservative Party in the early 1990s. After the assassination of his son, Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was campaigning for the Democratic Centre's nomination for the 2026 presidential election, Uribe Londoño launched his own presidential campaign for the same candidacy in August 2025, saying that he intended to continue his son's legacy.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uribe and the second or maternal family name is Londoño.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rueda, Manuel (26 August 2025). "Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid". AP News. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "¿Cuántos años tiene el papá de Miguel Uribe? Biografía y edad de Miguel Londoño". Tu Nota. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Quién es Miguel Uribe Londoño, el padre del fallecido exsenador y que será precandidato presidencial de Colombia". Primicias. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "El lado paisa de Miguel Uribe con apellidos tan influyentes como el de los Turbay". Las Dos Orillas. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Barrientos, Juan Pablo (21 April 2024). "El predio que compraron Pablo Escobar y un tío del senador Miguel Uribe Turbay". Casa Macondo. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Barbosa, Julieth (2025-06-09). "Quienes son la familia Turbay: Los detalles de los parientes de Miguel Uribe". 360 Radio. Archived from the original on 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "El otro ángel de Miguel Uribe: esta es la historia de Delia Jaramillo Hoyos, la esposa del padre del precandidato presidencial". Revista Semana. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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