Aída Avella
Aída Avella | |
|---|---|
| Senate of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2018 | |
| Bogotá City Council | |
| In office 1 June 1992 – 14 May 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1949 Sogamoso, Boyacá, Colombia |
| Political party | Patriotic Union |
| Education | National University of Colombia |
Aída Yolanda Avella Esquivel, or Aída Yolanda Abella Esquivel (born 23 January 1949), is a Colombian pedagogue, psychologist, and politician belonging to the Patriotic Union party. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia and a councilor of the city of Bogotá between 1992 and 1996. Avella was a candidate for Vice President in the 2014 presidential election for the Alternative Democratic Pole and Patriotic Union alliance. In the 2018 parliamentarian election, Avella was elected to the Colombian Senate.