Álvaro Leyva
Álvaro Leyva | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 August 2022 – 21 May 2024 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Marta Lucía Ramírez |
| Succeeded by | Luis Gilberto Murillo |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 2 February 1991 – 4 July 1991 | |
| President | César Gaviria |
| Minister of Mines and Energy | |
| In office 20 July 1984 – 17 July 1985 | |
| President | Belisario Betancur |
| Preceded by | Carlos Martinez |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Duque Escobar |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1982 – 20 July 1984 | |
| In office 15 July 1985 – 20 July 1990 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 20 July 1978 – 20 July 1982 | |
| Constituency | Capital District |
| Deputy of the Assembly of Cundinamarca | |
| In office 1 January 1976 – 1 January 1978 | |
| Councilor of Bogotá | |
| In office 1 January 1974 – 1 January 1976 | |
| Private Secretary of the Presidency | |
| In office 7 August 1970 – 7 August 1974 | |
| President | Misael Pastrana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro Leyva Durán 26 August 1942 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Rosario Velenzuela |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | Jorge Leyva Urdaneta María Durán Laserna |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (BBA) |
Álvaro Leyva Durán (born 26 August 1942) is a Colombian lawyer, economist, politician, human rights defender and diplomat. He has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Colombia in the government of Gustavo Petro since 7 August 2022. On 7 February 2024, he was suspended from his ministerial position for three months over an investigation into potential violations of procurement laws.
Leyva has held various portfolios under different presidencies, including Minister of Mines and Energy; he has also been a Deputy of the Assembly of Cundinamarca, Councilor of Bogotá, Member of the Chamber of Representatives and a Member of the Constituent Assembly in 1991. His experience in mediation, in the armed conflict with the Illegal Armed Groups in Colombia, has led him to intervene in almost all presidential administrations as an advisor in the search for peace policies since 1982.