Samuel Moreno Rojas

Samuel Gustavo Moreno Rojas ( born February 11, 1960 in Miami) is a Colombian politician and lawyer. Between 2008 and 2011 he was mayor of Bogotá.

Life

Moreno's parents are former Congressman Samuel Moreno Díaz and former presidential candidate María Eugenia Rojas. His grandfather, General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla was President of Colombia after the coup on 13 June 1953. His brother Iván was Mayor of Bucaramanga, minister and senator. Moreno is married to Cristina González and has two sons, Mateo and Samuel.

Moreno studied law and economics at the University of Rosario. Harvard, he finished with a Master 's degree in Public Administration.

Political career

From 1982, Moreno was in the Anapo, which was founded by his grandfather and run at this time by his mother party, active. Between 1982 and 1985 he was a youth coordinator of the party and between 1985 and 1987 coordinator of the district of Bogotá. From 1987 to 2003 he was national coordinator of the Anapo. At the same time he was campaign manager for presidential candidate Virgilio Barco (1986) and César Gaviria (1990 ), the mayor of Bogotá campaign of his mother (1988). From 1991, he was elected senator with re- elections in 1994, 1998 and 2002.

Mayor of Bogotá

In the elections of October 28, 2007 Samuel Moreno Rojas received 43.7 % of the vote, while former mayor Enrique Peñalosa for the agreed only 28.15% of the population. On 1 January 2008, the term of office of Moreno began.

In March 2011, he was removed as mayor for bad governance and corruption of his post office. In the local elections on October 30, 2011 won Gustavo Petro of his post on January 1, 2012 compete.