| Alberto Builes | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Antioquia | |
| In office January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01) – December 31, 2000 (2000-12-31) | |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Gaviria Correa |
| Mayor of Bello | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) Bello, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Political party |  Colombian Conservative Party |
| Alma mater | University of Medellín |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Jesús Alberto Builes Ortega (Bello, 1946) is a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Bello and Governor of Antioquia.
Biography
He graduated as a lawyer from the University of Medellín and began his political career as a councilor of Bello. He later became the mayor of the same municipality and worked in the private sector as manager of the football team Atlético Nacional.
In 1994, he ran as a candidate for the Departmental Assembly of Antioquia but was kidnapped by the Guerrilla Coordinating Board.
After his release in 1997, he ran for the Governorship of Antioquia for the Colombian Conservative Party, defeating former mayor of Medellín and former governor of Antioquia, Álvaro Villegas Moreno.
After leaving the governorship, Builes has remained active in politics. In 2006, he launched his candidacy for the House of Representatives but did not win the seat.
References
- Governors of the Department of Antioquia 1910 - 2018. Original author: Jaime Sierra García (1997). Medellín: Departmental Government of Antioquia. 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The elected". Semana (Colombia). 24 November 1997. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- El Tiempo Editorial Staff (19 September 1994). "CG kidnaps representative and candidate in Antioquia". El Tiempo (Colombia). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Alberto Builes". El Mundo (Colombia). 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2018.