Telésforo Pedraza Ortega

Telésforo Pedraza Ortega was a Colombian politician, diplomat and lawyer.

Life

Born in Tunja, Boyacá, Pedraza studied law at the Free University of Colombia. A Colombian Conservative Party member, Pedraza served as Councilor of Bogotá, Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the same city on five occasions, Senator and Secretary of Education of Bogotá. He lost the leadership of the Conservative Party list in Bogotá in the 2018 legislative elections, and lost the re-election.
Pedraza was Ambassador to Netherlands and consul in Romania and Sweden.
Pedraza died in Bogotá on 17 May 2023, at the age of 77.