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Gina María Parody
Senator of Colombia
Incumbent
Assumed office  July 20, 2006
Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives
In office July 20, 2002 – July 20, 2006
Born	November 13, 1973 (1973-11-13) (age 36) Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Political party	Social National Unity
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Website	http://www.ginaparody.com

Gina María Parody d'Echeona (born November 13, 1973) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. Current senator of Colombia in representation of the Partido Social de Unidad Nacional political party.

Contents 1 Early years 2 Political career 2.1 Chamber of representatives 2.2 Senator of Colombia 2006-2010 2.3 Resignation 3 External links

[edit] Early years

Parody studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá obtaining also a specialization in conflict resolution. She also studied criminology at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain and political theory at Columbia University in the United States.

[edit] Political career

Upon her return to Colombia, Parody worked as adviser to María Isabel Rueda between 1998 and 2000. She later joined the political campaign for the presidency of Álvaro Uribe in the presidential elections of 2002. Uribe suggested her to run as an independent candidate for the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia in representation of Bogota for the legislative elections of 2002. Parody achieved the second highest voting turnout in Bogota, only surpassed by Gustavo Petro.

[edit] Chamber of representatives

In congress, Parody was notable for her defense of the politics of President Uribe. She was elected President of the First Commission of the Chamber of Representatives.

[edit] Senator of Colombia 2006-2010

In the legislative elections of 2006 Parody decided to join the Social National Unity Party (U) and ran for a seat in the senate. Parody was elected and attempted to nominated herself as candidate for President of the Congress of Colombia and senate, but her party selected Dilian Francisca Toro. She was elected instead as President of the First Commission of the senate. Because of the disorder within the party, Parody organized a dissidence along senate colleagues Martha Lucía Ramírez and Armando Benedetti and chamber representative Nicolás Uribe.

[edit] Resignation

On January 15, 2009 Gina Parody announced that she will resign to her seat at the Colombian Congress. After her resignation is formalized, her seat will be occupied by Marco Alirio Cortez, a former mayor of Barbosa (Santander). So far it has not transcended the cause of her decision.

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Gina Parody official website

• (Spanish) Gina Parody announces that she will resign to her seat at the Congress

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