Alfonso Patiño Rosselli
Colombian jurist and diplomat
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Alfonso Patiño Rosselli (1923 – 7 November 1985) was a Colombian jurist and diplomat who died in the 1985 Palace of Justice siege by the M-19, where he was a magistrate and President of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia.[1] He also served as the 10th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, the 46th Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia,[2] Ambassador of Colombia to Uruguay, and Governor of Boyacá.[3][4]
PresidentMisael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded byAbdón Espinosa Valderrama
Succeeded byRodrigo Llorente Martínez
PresidentCarlos Lleras Restrepo
Alfonso Patiño Rosselli | |
|---|---|
| Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Colombia | |
| 46th Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1970 – 11 June 1971 | |
| President | Misael Pastrana Borrero |
| Preceded by | Abdón Espinosa Valderrama |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Llorente Martínez |
| Colombia Ambassador to Uruguay | |
| In office 1969–1970 | |
| President | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| Preceded by | Humberto Silva Valdivieso |
| 10th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
| In office 1966–1967 | |
| President | Guillermo León Valencia |
| Preceded by | Germán Zea Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| Governor of Boyacá | |
| In office 1951–1952 | |
| Appointed by | Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez |
| Preceded by | Carlos Arturo Torres Poveda |
| Succeeded by | Luis Sarmiento Buitrago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 7 November 1985 |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | María Cristina Zuleta |
| Alma mater | Externado University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
