Clara López
Clara López | |
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López in 2016 | |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 25 April 2016 – 5 May 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | Luis Eduardo Garzón |
| Acting Mayor of Bogotá | |
| In office 8 June 2011 – 1 January 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | Samuel Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Petro |
| 6th Auditor General of Colombia | |
| In office 1 April 2003 – 1 April 2005 | |
| Nominated by | Supreme Court of Justice |
| Appointed by | Council of State |
| Preceded by | César Augusto López |
| Succeeded by | Piedad Zúñiga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clara Eugenia López Obregón 12 April 1950 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Alternative Democratic Pole (2005—present) |
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| Spouses | Edmond Jacques Courtois Miller
(m. 1980–1983)Carlos Arturo Romero Jiménez
(m. 1985) |
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| Profession | Economist, lawyer |
Clara Eugenia López Obregón (born 12 April 1950) is a Colombian politician who was the Minister for Employment. She also served as Acting Mayor of Bogotá from 2011 to 2012. A Harvard-trained economist, she was the Alternative Democratic Pole's nominee for President of Colombia in the 2014 election.
López is also a University of Los Andes-trained lawyer with a doctorate from the University of Salamanca, and served as the sixth Auditor General of Colombia from 2003 to 2005.